Take-Profit and Stop-Loss: Setting Them Properly
Take-Profit and Stop-Loss orders can automate your exit, but what happens after a trigger depends on price reference, execution mode, liquidity, and volatility. Learn how TP/SL works on XT Spot and Futures.
Hedging With Futures: The Basics
Learn how crypto futures hedging works, what risks it introduces, and why a hedge does not eliminate losses. This beginner’s guide covers the mechanics of using a short futures position to manage Spot exposure, including leverage, liquidation, fees, and key trade-offs.
How and When to Stop Copying a Trader
Learn when to review or stop copying a trader on XT Exchange. This guide covers the key signals, metrics beyond headline ROI, and practical steps to take before and after ending a copy trading relationship.
Spot Order Types: Market, Limit and Stop
Learn how market, limit, and TP/SL orders work on XT Exchange’s spot market. This guide explains each order type’s trade-offs between speed, price control, and automation — plus an introduction to Stop Limit, Trailing Stop, and OCO.
Why Your Entry Price May Differ From the Lead Trader’s
Copy trading mirrors a lead trader’s strategy, but your entry price may not match exactly. Learn why timing delays, slippage, market liquidity, and execution mechanics create price differences, and how to reduce their impact on XT Exchange.
Ticker Briefing: Oil and the Strait That Holds the World Hostage
Brent crude sits at 84 USD as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate. Explore why oil remains the one commodity that can reshape inflation, geopolitics, and risk appetite overnight, and how to trade OILUSDT on XT Exchange.
Ticker Briefing: WTI Crude and the Battle for America’s Energy Identity
WTI crude trades near 79.55 USD as US shale production reshapes global oil flows. Learn why America’s domestic benchmark tells a different story than Brent, and how to trade CLUSDT on XT Exchange.
Fixed Amount vs Proportional Copy: Choosing Your Method
XT Exchange offers three Custom Copy Trading methods for Futures: Fixed Amount, Proportional Copy, and Multiplier. Each controls how margin is allocated per copied trade. Learn how they work, when to use each, and which fits your budget and risk tolerance.
Win Rate and Risk Metrics
Win rate only tells you how often a trader closes in profit — not how much they win or lose. Learn why this popular metric can be misleading and which additional risk metrics to check before copying a lead trader on XT Exchange.
Ticker Briefing: Google and the Fight to Stay Indispensable
Alphabet’s 4.5 trillion USD empire faces antitrust rulings and an AI arms race led by OpenAI. From Google Cloud growth to Waymo’s expansion, this analysis examines why Google’s next chapter is about defending dominance, not building it.
ROI Is Not the Same as Profit: What the Numbers Really Mean
ROI is a percentage. Profit is a dollar amount. Learn why confusing them is one of the most common mistakes in copy trading, and how to read both metrics together for smarter decisions.
How to Read a Lead Trader Profile Before You Copy
Learn how to evaluate a lead trader’s profile on XT.com before copying. This guide breaks down ROI, win rate, drawdown, trading frequency, and follower count, with a six-step pre-copy checklist and a side-by-side profile comparison.