Learn to trade crypto with a plan: Bitcoin and Gold Crypto
Plain-English guides from the Ten12 Mentors team: market timings in IST, position sizing, costs, the rules for Indian traders, and the free lessons from our Academy. No hype, no tips: just the method.
How Bitcoin and gold move
A beginner-friendly guide to why XAUUSD, BTCUSD and major forex pairs move: trading sessions in IST, liquidity at obvious levels, and how each market behaves.
6 MINHow to read a trade plan: entry, stop loss, targets and R
What 1R means, how to express targets as R-multiples, and how to read a trade alert with an entry, a stop loss and three targets. With worked examples.
8 MINHow to calculate position size from your stop loss
The position size formula with worked examples for XAUUSD (100 oz lots), EURUSD (pips) and Bitcoin, and how to include brokerage so a stop costs exactly your planned risk.
5 MINSpread, commission and slippage: the hidden cost of trading
How spread, commission and slippage eat into returns, why tight stops make costs a bigger share of every trade, and practical ways to reduce them.
7 MINGold trading hours in IST: when XAUUSD opens, closes and moves most
XAUUSD market timings in IST: weekly open and close, the daily break, Asia, London and New York sessions, and when US data hits gold. Updated for daylight saving.
8 MINXAUUSD vs XAUUSDT: what is the difference?
How spot gold (XAUUSD) differs from USDT-settled gold perpetuals (XAUUSDT): pricing, contract size, funding, fees, leverage and rules for Indian traders.
9 MINIs forex trading legal in India?
What Indian residents can trade: exchange-traded currency derivatives, why offshore forex and CFD apps are not permitted under FEMA, the RBI Alert List, and crypto tax.
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Courses from the foundations to risk management, macro and trading psychology, with quizzes and lessons matched to your own trading journal.