Alexander “Alex” Novak — Markets & Trading Editor
My name is Alexander Novak, but everyone at Coinsale.org calls me Alex. I lead our markets and trading coverage, focusing on price action, derivatives, liquidity, and the microstructure of both centralized and decentralized exchanges. Before moving full-time into journalism, I spent several years as a quantitative analyst at a European prop trading firm, where I worked on strategies involving Bitcoin, Ethereum, and major altcoin futures. That trading floor experience shaped my obsession with order flow, funding rates, and how news actually moves markets in real time.
I hold a degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from a technical university in Central Europe, and I started writing market commentary for crypto communities long before it was my main job. At Coinsale.org, I specialize in short, timely market updates, options and futures analysis, and explainers that help readers understand why volatility spikes, why liquidity dries up, or why a narrative suddenly rotates from L1s to memecoins. I enjoy backtesting strategies, building dashboards, and talking with traders from both CeFi and DeFi to stress-test my views. When I’m not staring at charts, you’ll probably find me playing chess blitz games or tinkering with trading bots that almost always need “just one more” tweak.
