Learn Trading — The RektCalc Academy

Free, no-hype crypto & futures trading education. No signals, no "get rich" nonsense — just how the mechanics actually work. Every lesson is tied to a free calculator so you can plug in your own numbers.

Most trading guides tell you what to do. We show you the math behind why — because the traders who survive are the ones who understand liquidation, position sizing and expectancy before they click "buy". Start with the basics, then run the numbers yourself.

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🎯 Start Here — Core Concepts

Trading Strategies Explained

Scalping, swing, DCA, breakout, trend-following, grid & more — with the math and risk profile of each.

Strategy →

Risk Management 101

The 1% rule, stop placement, position sizing and why risk-of-ruin — not win rate — decides who blows up.

Risk →

How Leverage Works

What 10x really means, how margin and liquidation price are calculated, and where beginners get wrecked.

Leverage →

What Liquidation Really Is (and How to Avoid It)

Understand crypto futures liquidation: what triggers it, how the liquidation price is…

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How Perpetual Funding Rates Work

A clear explanation of perpetual futures funding rates: what they are, who pays whom, how…

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Position Sizing: How Much to Risk Per Trade

Learn how to size crypto futures positions using a fixed-risk method: set risk per trade,…

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Where to Place a Stop-Loss (Without Getting Wicked Out)

Learn how to place crypto futures stop-losses at structure and volatility, not round…

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Long vs Short: Trading Both Directions in Futures

Understand going long vs short in crypto futures: how each makes or loses money, the…

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What Is a Perpetual Swap (Perp)?

A plain-English guide to perpetual swaps: how perps differ from spot and dated futures, how…

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Long vs Short Explained

How shorting actually works, why a short can lose more than 100%, and how liquidation and funding treat each side.

Basics →

Order Types Explained

Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing and take-profit — when to use each and how it changes your fees.

Orders →

Trading Glossary

40+ futures & leverage terms in plain English — leverage, margin, funding, PnL, ROE, maker/taker and more.

Reference →

Technical Indicators

Moving averages, RSI & MACD — what they show, and why they lag price.

Indicators →

Funding Rates Deep Dive

How perpetual funding really costs you, converted to daily & annual rates.

Perps →

Margin Explained

Initial vs maintenance, cross vs isolated — and how each behaves in a loss.

Margin →

What Is a Funding Rate?

The plain-English definition: what funding is, who pays whom, and how to read positive vs negative funding as sentiment.

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Crypto Trading Fees Explained

Maker vs taker, funding as a hidden fee, spread & slippage, and the levers that actually cut your bill — with the math.

Fees →

How to Calculate PnL & ROI

The PnL formula, realized vs unrealized, why ROE on leverage isn't ROI, and what fees quietly take from your result.

Basics →
🧮 Learn + Calculate

Position Sizing

How much to risk per trade so one loss never ends your account. Fixed-fractional & the 1% rule.

Calculator →

Liquidation Price

The exact price your leveraged position gets force-closed — and how to keep it far away.

Calculator →

Break-Even Win Rate

The win rate your risk-reward ratio actually needs to be profitable. Most strategies fail here.

Calculator →

Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA), Honestly

What DCA really does to your average price, when lump-sum beats it, and why averaging down on leverage is a liquidation trap.

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Averaging Down / DCA

How adding to a losing position changes your entry — and your liquidation. Do the math first.

Calculator →
📊 Indicators & Market Reading

MVRV Ratio

The on-chain indicator that has called every Bitcoin cycle top and bottom.

Indicator →

What Is Open Interest?

What OI actually measures, how rising or falling OI confirms — or warns against — a trend, and how to read it alongside price.

Market →

Funding Rates

What funding is, why it costs you, and how to read it as a sentiment gauge. Live rates included.

Live →

Data-Backed Blog

Honest trading notes from real backtests — win-rate traps, leverage survival, fee math. No hype.

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⚠️ Educational only — nothing here is financial advice. Crypto trading with leverage can lose your entire deposit. Trade only what you can afford to lose.