Crypto & Stock Market Trading Blog

On Thursday, July 3, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India stood in front of a Parliamentary committee and said something that spooked a lot of Indian crypto traders. RBI told the committee that cryptocurrency should not be legalized in India. Within hours, WhatsApp groups were on fire. Crypto Twitter went into panic. Beginners were messaging us at TradeSteady asking whether they should sell everything and get out. Take a breath. Nothing has actually changed. Your Delta Exchange ac

Bitcoin was trading at $77,300 on Sunday June 1. By Tuesday morning IST, it had broken below $70,000 for the first time since April. By Wednesday morning, it touched $65,372 — a 24-hour low. That is an 11-15% drop in 72 hours. Every Indian crypto trader who logged in this week opened their app to red candles and the same question: why is Bitcoin falling so fast? This blog is the honest answer. Not a vague “market sentiment turned bearish” explanation. Six specific, documented

This Week in 30 Seconds BTC: ~$76,000. Grinding inside a tight $75K–$77K range that has been tested from both sides multiple times. $78K is the critical resistance — a daily close above it changes the picture significantly. ETH: ~$1,940. Continuing to underperform BTC. The ETH/BTC ratio has weakened to its lowest level since February. Fear & Greed Index: 30 — Fear (edged up from Extreme Fear last week). The biggest macro story: the US-Iran ceasefire deal is reportedly “mostly

Every week, traders walk into our centres in Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Bengaluru asking some version of the same question. “Should I trade stocks or crypto?” Most have heard of both. Some have a Demat account that has been sitting idle for two years. Others have made a few small Bitcoin trades on their phone but never thought of it as a serious craft. Almost no one has a clear picture of how the two markets actually differ. This blog is for both kinds of beginners. The stock-curi

Most Indian retail traders treat crypto options like lottery tickets. They see a $90,000 BTC call expiring next Friday selling for Rs 800, do the math at 50x return if BTC moons, and click buy. Five days later the option expires worthless and they have lost Rs 800. They do this every week, lose every week, and conclude that options do not work. Professional traders do the exact opposite. They are not buying lottery tickets. They are selling them. And they have been doing it c

This Week in 30 Seconds BTC: ~$80,800. Holding the $80K psychological floor after rejecting $82K twice last week. Range-bound consolidation between $78K and $82K. ETH: ~$2,375. Quietly reclaimed $2,300 and pushing toward $2,400. ETH/BTC ratio improving for the first time in months. The one event that matters: CPI release TODAY (Tuesday May 12) at 6:00 PM IST. Consensus expects headline at 3.6–3.7% YoY (up from 3.3% prior), core at 2.7% (up from 2.6%). The split between headli

A student raised his hand in our Saket batch last week. “If everyone is going to use AI to trade,” he said, “won’t the edge disappear? Why should I learn this if a ChatGPT prompt will eventually do it for me?” It is the right question. The honest answer surprised the room — and it surprises most of the readers we share it with. AI will not narrow the gap between profitable traders and unprofitable ones. AI is going to widen it. Significantly. This blog is about why. It is bui

Eight times a year, the Federal Open Market Committee meets in Washington. The decision they release moves Bitcoin more than almost any other event on the calendar. If you trade crypto and you do not understand the FOMC, you will get caught on the wrong side of moves you could have anticipated. This guide is a complete reference. What FOMC actually is, why crypto reacts so violently to a US central bank meeting, the specific patterns that show up around every FOMC, and the pr

This Week in 30 Seconds BTC: ~$78,100. Up 5% from last Sunday. Pressing the $78K–$80K resistance zone for the third time in 2026. A clean break opens the path to $86K–$90K. ETH: ~$2,330. Up 2% weekly. Holding above $2,300 support — the highest sustained level since February. Why this week matters: Three high-impact events for crypto. The Bitcoin 2026 Conference (Mon–Wed) typically produces major treasury and ETF announcements. FOMC Wednesday is likely Powell’s last as Chair b

Indian crypto traders face one of the harshest tax regimes in the world — but the rules differ dramatically depending on what you trade. Spot holdings are taxed differently from INR-settled futures, which are taxed differently from USDT-settled futures, which are taxed differently from options. Most traders do not understand these distinctions and either overpay tax or risk non-compliance. This guide breaks down crypto tax in India for FY 2025–26 across all three product type

This Week in 30 Seconds BTC: ~$74,500. Up 5% from last Sunday. Breakout above the $70K resistance that held for 7 weeks. First close above $74K since the Iran war started in late February. ETH: ~$2,280. Up 7% weekly. Finally reclaiming the $2,200 zone. BlackRock IBIT inflows $269M in a single day. Why now? Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz on April 17. Oil dropped from $115 to $85 in days. Core CPI came in at 2.6%, below expectations. The two things that have held BTC back sin

CoinDCX and Delta Exchange are both FIU-IND registered crypto exchanges serving Indian traders, but they are built for completely different purposes. CoinDCX is a spot exchange — you use it to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrencies. Delta Exchange is a derivatives exchange — you use it to trade crypto futures and options with leverage, settled in INR. Choosing between them is not about which is “better.” It is about what you want to do. If you want to buy Bitcoin and hold it,

Yes. Binance is legal in India in 2026. It is registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit of India (FIU-IND) as a reporting entity under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and operates fully within Indian law. You can legally create an account, complete KYC, deposit INR via P2P, and trade cryptocurrencies on Binance from India. That said, “legal” does not mean “unregulated” or “risk-free.” There are tax obligations, platform limitations, and important differenc

This Week in 30 Seconds BTC: ~$66,500. Down another 3% from last Sunday. Sliding since the FOMC hawkish hold + hot PCE Friday. Demand zone: $64,000–$65,000. Supply zone: $68,500–$70,000. ETH: ~$2,000. Testing the psychological floor. Down ~4% weekly. Demand: $1,900–$1,950. Supply: $2,100–$2,200. Fear & Greed Index: 12 (Extreme Fear). Crashed from 23 last week. This is the lowest reading of 2026. Main event: Friday, April 3 — Nonfarm Payrolls (March). After February’s shocking

Today’s Numbers at a Glance Date: March 27, 2026. Monthly + Quarterly expiry. Delta Exchange India expiry: 5:30 PM IST. Deribit: 1:30 PM IST (08:00 UTC). $14.16B in BTC options expiring on Deribit — ~40% of all open interest. BTC Max Pain: $75,000 (spot: ~$71,000). Put/Call Ratio: 0.85. IV compressing. Theta at peak. If you’re an options seller, today is payday. Today is Crypto options monthly expiry on Delta Exchange India, coinciding with Deribit’s quarterly expiry — the la

This Week in 30 Seconds BTC: ~$68,600. Pulled back from $76K after hawkish FOMC. Demand zone: $65K–$66.5K. Supply zone: $71K–$73K. ETH: ~$2,080. Retreated from $2,327 but underpinned by record ETF inflows (BlackRock ETHB). Demand: $1,950–$2,050. Supply: $2,300–$2,400. Main event: Friday, March 27 — GDP final estimate + Core PCE (Fed’s preferred inflation gauge). This is THE volatility day. Bias: Cautiously neutral with a slight bearish lean heading into Friday’s data. Welcome

Navigating Fiat On-Ramps in the 2026 Crypto Market With Binance now fully registered as a reporting entity with the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND), Indian traders have regained access to the world’s largest crypto exchange. Since direct INR bank deposits remain restricted, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) trading continues to be the primary gateway for converting your Indian Rupees (INR) into Tether (USDT). If you are just starting your crypto journey, buying USDT is your firs

Navigating the 2026 Crypto Landscape Entering the cryptocurrency market can feel like stepping onto a high-speed treadmill. The market operates 24/7, the technology is nascent but rapidly evolving, and the volatility offers huge upside potential alongside significant risks. For a beginner, the sheer volume of jargon, charts, and news is overwhelming. However, trading is not about guessing; it is about building a systematic, formalised process. If you want to transition from a

Friday the 13th: A Nightmare on Wall Street? The timing couldn't be more ominous. It is Friday, February 13, 2026 , and the crypto market is fighting for its life. Just two weeks ago, we were discussing Bitcoin at $88,000. Today, we are scrapping at $66,340 . The "Jobs Data Hangover" has decimated sentiment—the US economy added 130,000 jobs in January (double the expectation), killing hopes for an early rate cut. Now, all eyes turn to the final boss of the month: The CPI In

The "Sell the News" Era is Over. Welcome to the "Ignore the News" Era. If you stayed up late last night (Indian Standard Time) waiting for a massive Bitcoin candle after the Federal Reserve's announcement, you likely went to bed disappointed. The Observation: You have spotted a distinct shift in market behavior. In previous years (2022-2024), a Fed meeting meant 5-10% swings in minutes. Yesterday, on January 28, 2026 , the Fed announced its decision, and the market... yawned