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Trading volume
Trading volume is the amount of an asset traded during a set period, such as 24 hours, counted in units or in their money value. It shows how much buying and selling took place, and is often read as a sign of interest and liquidity.
What it means for you. Reported volume can be inflated by wash trading, so a large 24-hour figure does not prove you could sell a large amount near the quoted price. Like any chart data, volume describes the past and does not tell you what happens next. Volume on one platform or one trading pair can be much smaller than the headline total.
Sources: CFTC Glossary, Cong, Li, Tang and Yang: Crypto Wash Trading (arXiv) · checked 4 October 2026
Liquidity
Liquidity is how easily an asset can be bought or sold at a fair market price when you want to. A liquid asset has many buyers and sellers, so trades move the price little; an illiquid one has few.
What it means for you. A coin can show a price and still be hard to sell. In an illiquid market FINRA warns you may have to accept a lower price, or not be able to sell at all if no one will buy at a price you accept. Market liquidity is different from a DeFi liquidity pool, though a small pool means thin liquidity.
Source: FINRA: Understanding Market Liquidity and Your Investments · checked 4 October 2026