I have put together some of the tools I use to trade as well as other good links I have come across, if you or anyone you know needs a good solution or you know of a good link I can add let me know!
Exchanges
Binance
9 out of 10
Pros: A lot of hot coins, very low fees
Cons: UI is ok, no stop market orders, can be laggy during high usage.
Coinbase
9 out of 10
Pros: Top coins traded, sells into US Dollar (not Tether), adding coins frequently, limit orders are free
Cons: No shorting, fees are a little high for market orders
Bitmex
8 out of 10
Pros: Top coins traded, very high leverage
Cons: For experienced traders only, Needs VPN to use in the US (look below), unable to do anything during high order times.
Tools
IP Vanish VPN
9 out of 10
Pros: Inexpensive VPN, good performance, lots of servers to chose from
Cons: None really
Charting platforms
Trading View
9 out of 10
Pros: This platform gives you alerts, trading through APIs, great tools,
Cons: Doesn’t have all coins, Coinbase volume is wrong
Coinigy
9 out of 10
Pros: Easy to find coins, nice looks, uses Trading View charts, trading through APIs,
Cons: Does not have a traditional watchlist, not full Trading View charts
Info
Coinmarket Cap
10 out of 10
Pros: Access to almost every coins information, market information aggregation, free
Cons: None really
CoinCheckup
10 out of 10
Pros: Similar to CoinMarket Cap, with easy to use custom features for you. Free website with some fun features
Cons: Not as good looking as CMC in my opinion
AltCoinIndex
10 out of 10
Pros: Interesting take on the market, free platform, fun
Cons: None really