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01

Crypto & Wallet Basics

4 lessons~4 minBeginner
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Lesson 1.1

What is a blockchain?

Think of a blockchain as a public spreadsheet that everyone in the world can see but nobody can cheat. Every transaction ever made is recorded permanently. No bank, no middleman. Just math and code.

There are many blockchains (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana). For meme coin trading, we use Solana because it's fast (under 1 second transactions) and cheap (fees are fractions of a cent).

Lesson 1.2

What is SOL and why do you need it?

SOL is Solana's native currency, the fuel that powers everything. Every trade costs a tiny bit of SOL as a fee. Always keep at least 0.05 SOL for fees, even after buying tokens.

How to get SOL

Buy on a centralized exchange (Coinbase, Binance) and send to your wallet, or buy directly through Axiom's built-in on-ramp with a card.

Lesson 1.3

Wallets: Your keys, your coins

A crypto wallet is where your tokens live. Unlike a bank, you control it completely. It has a public address (safe to share, like an email) and a seed phrase (12-24 words that give full access).

Critical rule

NEVER share your seed phrase with anyone. Not support staff, not admins, not friends. Anyone who asks is trying to steal your funds. Write it on paper and store it offline.

Lesson 1.4

Setting up Phantom wallet

Install Phantom from phantom.app (always verify the URL). Create a wallet, write down your seed phrase on paper, done. Connect it to platforms like Axiom. They can see your balance but can never move funds without your approval.

Someone in Discord DMs says they're from "Phantom Support" and need your seed phrase to fix a bug. What do you do?
02

How Meme Coins Actually Work

4 lessons~5 minBeginner
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Lesson 2.1

What is a meme coin?

A meme coin is a token created around internet culture, jokes, or viral moments. Unlike Bitcoin, meme coins usually have no underlying technology. Value comes purely from community hype and speculation.

Anyone can create one in under 60 seconds on Pump.fun. Thousands launch daily. Most go to zero. A tiny handful explode.

Lesson 2.2

The lifecycle of a meme coin

Stage 1: Creation — Launched on Pump.fun with a name and image. Starts under $10K market cap.

Stage 2: Bonding curve — Price rises automatically as people buy. At ~$69K market cap, it "graduates" to Raydium.

Stage 3: Raydium migration — Real trading begins with a liquidity pool. Biggest price movements happen here.

Stage 4: Moon or death — Either picks up massive momentum, or interest dies and it bleeds to zero.

Lesson 2.3

Market cap explained simply

Market cap = price x total supply. It's the "size" of a token. How to read it:

Under $10K — Extremely early, extremely risky. Most die instantly.

$10K-$100K — Still early. Signs of life if community is active.

$100K-$1M — Real traction. Still room for big gains.

$1M-$10M — Established. Could 5-10x but easiest gains are behind it.

Lesson 2.4

PVP: The reality

Meme coin trading is player vs player. Every dollar you make is a dollar someone else lost. Roughly 90-95% go to zero. The 100x screenshots on Twitter are survivorship bias.

Reality check

Only trade money you can afford to lose completely. Not rent. Not savings. That's your tuition for learning.

03

Spotting & Avoiding Rugs and Scams

5 lessons~6 minEssential
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Lesson 3.1

What is a rug pull?

A rug pull is when a creator drains all liquidity, making it impossible to sell. Your token goes from worth something to zero instantly.

Types: hard rugs (liquidity pulled instantly), soft rugs (developer slowly dumps holdings), and honeypots (you can buy but literally cannot sell due to contract code).

Lesson 3.2

Red flags before buying

Before buying any token, check these five things. If any of them look bad, skip the token.

1. Can the creator take the money and run? Look for "liquidity locked" or "liquidity burned." If it is not locked, the creator can pull all the money out and your tokens become worthless instantly.

2. Can the creator print more tokens? Look for "mint authority revoked." If it is still active, the creator can make millions of new tokens out of thin air and crash the price by selling them.

3. Does one person own too much? Check the top holders. If a single wallet owns more than 5-10% of all tokens, they can crash the price whenever they want by dumping.

4. Is the community real? Check the Twitter/X account. Was it created today? Are the followers real people or bots? Real projects have real conversations, not just rocket emojis.

5. Is the contract safe? Copy the token address into RugCheck.xyz or Birdeye.so. These tools scan for hidden traps in the code that could steal your money.

Lesson 3.3

Bundled launches and insider wallets

A "bundle" is when the developer secretly buys a huge portion of supply using multiple wallets at launch. Looks like organic buying but it's one person who will dump on everyone.

Spot it: check first 20-30 buyers. Multiple wallets buying in the same second/block = bundle. Axiom's Pulse shows you this.

Lesson 3.4

Common scam tactics

Fake partnerships — "Just partnered with [big name]!" Always verify directly.

Airdrop phishing — Random tokens in your wallet with links. Never interact with unknown tokens.

Impersonation — Fake accounts of real traders posting "alpha calls."

Urgency manipulation — "Buy NOW!" so you skip research.

Paid shilling — Influencers promoting tokens they plan to dump.

Lesson 3.5

The 60-second safety check

Run this before EVERY trade:

Liquidity locked/burned?
Mint authority revoked?
Top holders clean (no single wallet over 5%)?
Chart looks organic?
Checked for bundled wallets?
Comfortable losing this entire amount?
Golden rule

If even ONE check fails, skip the trade. There will always be another token. There won't always be another wallet balance.

Great chart, Twitter buzzing, but one wallet holds 25% of supply and liquidity isn't locked. What's the move?
04

Setting Up Axiom (Step by Step)

4 lessons~3 minPractical
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Lesson 4.1

Why Axiom?

Axiom is the fastest and most complete Solana trading tool. Y Combinator backed. What makes it different: sub-400ms execution, built-in MEV protection, whale tracking, and everything in one screen.

Lesson 4.2

Create account and fund wallet

Go to axiom.trade/@stygian to save 10% on all trading fees. Sign up with email or connect your Phantom wallet. Fund it by sending SOL from an exchange or using the built-in card on-ramp.

Start small

$50-100 is plenty to learn with. The goal right now is education, not profit. You can add more once you have the basics down.

Lesson 4.3

Explore the dashboard

Once you're logged in, take a few minutes to click around and get familiar with the layout. Don't worry about understanding everything yet, we cover each section in later modules.

Good to know

Axiom has built-in MEV protection. Make sure it's turned on in your settings so bots can't front-run your trades.

Lesson 4.4

The Axiom dashboard

Pulse — New token launches in real time. Your scouting tool.

Trading view — Full chart, holders, order book. Where you execute trades.

Wallet tracker — Follow whale wallets and see their trades live.

Portfolio — Your holdings, PnL, and transaction history.

05

Entry & Exit Strategies

4 lessons~5 minIntermediate
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Lesson 5.1

When to enter a trade

Biggest beginner mistake: buying based on FOMO. Strong entry signals: token just migrated with organic buying, developer wallet is clean, narrative connects to current trends, volume building steadily.

Weak signals: heard about it on Twitter after a 10x, Discord screaming "BUY NOW", or feeling like you're missing out.

Lesson 5.2

Position sizing

Never risk more than 5-10% of your total balance on a single trade. $500 total = $25-50 per trade max.

The math

5% per trade = 20 trades before running out. If 3-4 hit a 5-10x, you're profitable even if the other 16 go to zero.

Lesson 5.3

Taking profits (the hardest skill)

Use a tiered exit strategy:

At 2x: Sell 25-30%. You've recovered your investment. Rest is house money.

At 5x: Sell another 25-30%. Sitting on real profit now.

At 10x+: Sell another chunk. Let a small "moonbag" ride.

Lesson 5.4

Stop losses and cutting losers

Rule: if it drops 30-50% from entry, sell and move on. Don't "diamond hands" a meme coin.

Emotional trap

"What if I sell and it recovers?" Statistically, a meme coin down 50% is far more likely to go to zero than recover. Protect your capital.

06

Reading Charts & Volume

4 lessons~5 minIntermediate
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Lesson 6.1

Candlestick basics

Each candle = one time period. Green = price went up. Red = price went down. The body shows open/close, wicks show high/low.

Big green candles + volume = strong buying. Big red + volume = strong selling. Small candles + low volume = nobody cares.

Lesson 6.2

Volume: The only indicator that matters

Rising price + rising volume = Real momentum. Money flowing in. Good.

Rising price + declining volume = Weak move. Running out of steam. Be careful.

Falling price + high volume = Dump in progress. Stay away.

Lesson 6.3

Support and resistance

Support = price floor where buyers step in. Resistance = ceiling where sellers appear. When a token breaks resistance on volume, it often runs. When it breaks support, it often dumps.

Lesson 6.4

Patterns that matter

The staircase — Pump, consolidate, pump again. Healthy growth. Enter during sideways parts.

Spike and dump — Straight up, crashes back. Don't chase it.

Slow bleed — Lower highs, lower lows. Token is dying. Cut losses.

Price climbing but volume decreasing for the last hour. What does this mean?
07

Whale Tracking & Copy Trading

3 lessons~3 minAdvanced
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Lesson 7.1

What is whale tracking?

Whales are traders with large wallets who consistently profit. On Solana, every transaction is public. You can see exactly what the best traders are buying and selling in real time. Instead of guessing, watch proven winners.

Lesson 7.2

Finding whales on Axiom

Use Axiom's Wallet Tracker. Look for wallets with: 60%+ win rate, consistent profits over 7-30 days, and reasonable position sizes. Add them to your watchlist for real-time alerts.

Important

Never blindly copy a whale. Some trade hundreds of tokens daily. Use whale activity as a starting point, then run your own safety checks before buying.

Lesson 7.3

Smart vs blind copy trading

Blind = whale buys, you instantly buy. Bad. Price already moved and you have different risk tolerance.

Smart = whale buys, you note the token, run your safety check, evaluate the entry, then decide. Whale pointed you there. You still make the call.

Best signal: convergence. Multiple unrelated whales buying the same token around the same time. Much stronger than one wallet.

08

Risk Management & Bankroll

4 lessons~5 minEssential
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Lesson 8.1

The bankroll mindset

Think of your capital like a poker bankroll. Decide how much you can afford to lose completely. If that's $200, that's your bankroll. Now manage it like a pro.

Lesson 8.2

The survival rules

1. Max 5-10% per trade. No exceptions, no matter how sure you are.

2. Take profits on the way up. Selling too early is always better than selling too late.

3. Cut losses fast. If it drops 30-50% from your entry, sell and move on. No hoping.

4. Never revenge trade. Lost money? Walk away for an hour. Trading angry makes it worse.

5. Track every trade. Write down what you bought, why, and what happened.

Lesson 8.3

Emotional management

Fear makes you sell winners too early and avoid good trades. Greed makes you hold losers and buy at tops.

Fix: have a plan before every trade. Entry, targets, stop loss. Write it down. Execute the plan. Emotions lose power when you stick to the plan.

Lesson 8.4

Your daily trading routine

Morning (5 min): Check portfolio, scan whale activity, review Axiom Pulse.

Before each trade (60 sec): Safety checklist from Module 3.

After each trade: Log it. Token, reason, result, lesson.

End of week (10 min): Review all trades. Win rate. Patterns in mistakes.

Final thought

Survivors aren't the ones with the best alpha. They're the ones with the most discipline. Stay disciplined, manage risk, keep learning.

Lost 3 trades in a row. Frustrated. New token pumping hard. You want to go all in to make it back. What should you do?
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You Made It

8 modules done. You now know more about meme coin trading than 95% of people who lose money in the trenches.

Scam detection
Entry & exit strategy
Chart reading
Whale tracking
Risk management

Now go trade. Start small. Follow your rules.

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