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Path 02 · Beginner

Understand the market

Read the numbers, then put them in context.

3 lessons9 min in totalEnds with a 3-question check
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The lessons

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  1. 01

    Market cap, volume and dominance

    How Dextape calculates market value, reported turnover and market share, and what each figure leaves out.

    3 min read · Markets & charts · Lesson
  2. 02

    How to read a Dextape chart

    Area, candles, log scale and moving averages are views of the same sourced price series, not forecasts.

    3 min read · Markets & charts · Lesson
  3. 03

    Circulating supply, market cap and FDV explained

    Understand the supply behind a token’s valuation, work through a simple example, and know what to check before comparing assets.

    3 min read · Markets & charts · Guide

Check your understanding

Are you ready for the next step?

01 How is market cap calculated on Dextape?
02 Why can reported volume mislead?
03 What does a log-scale price axis show?

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