# How do I use stacks?

Category: Hold
Source: https://strike.me/support/how-do-i-use-stacks/

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A stack is a named portion of your bitcoin, set apart inside your Strike account for a goal or purpose. Move bitcoin in to keep it aside, and move it back to your “Bitcoin balance” when you want to send, withdraw, or spend it.

Moving bitcoin into a stack doesn’t change how much bitcoin you hold on Strike. It stays in the same [custody](/support/how-are-my-assets-held) as the rest of your bitcoin, and a stack is part of your one account, not a separate account, wallet, or Bitcoin address. Stacks hold bitcoin only, and cash stays in your cash balance.

## How to create a stack

Find and create your stacks below the balance on the <BitcoinSignIcon /> “bitcoin” tab of the home screen in the mobile app, and beside the price chart on the web dashboard home.

You can have up to 5 stacks open at once. Each needs a name that is different from your other open stacks. To rename one later, open it and tap “Edit stack”.

## How to transfer bitcoin in and out of a stack

A new stack starts empty. To [buy](/support/how-do-i-buy-or-sell-bitcoin) in, tap “Trade” on the stack. To move bitcoin, open a stack and tap “Transfer”, then pick the source and destination and enter an amount. You can move between your bitcoin balance and a stack, or directly from one stack to another. Transfers have no fees and no limits.

To [send](/support/how-do-i-send-cash-or-bitcoin) or [withdraw](/support/how-do-i-withdraw-bitcoin) bitcoin that’s in a stack, transfer it back to your bitcoin balance first. Everything you receive or deposit lands in your bitcoin or cash balance, never directly in a stack.

## How to check your total balance in and out of stacks

The balance at the top of the bitcoin tab excludes stacks, so it shows what you can send. Funding a stack lowers that number without lowering what you hold.

Tap <ChevronDownIcon /> “Bitcoin balance” below the amount to open a breakdown: your bitcoin balance, each stack by name, and “Total held on Strike”.

## How to close a stack

To close a stack, open it and tap “Close stack”. You don’t need to empty it or cancel its purchases first. Closing returns any funds to your bitcoin balance and cancels any [recurring purchases](/support/how-do-i-schedule-recurring-purchases) pointed at that stack. A purchase already under way when you close lands in your bitcoin balance. Closing is permanent, but you can create a new stack with the same name as a closed one.

From Strike's help center — https://strike.me/support/