Learn to Trade
A structured path through everything from how markets came to exist to how to manage a session without letting emotion make the decisions. Whether you’re starting from zero or filling in gaps, each topic stands on its own.
Content is published in waves — some topics below are live, others are faded out below while they’re still being written. New topics are added regularly.
If you’re completely new to this, start with Foundations.
Nothing on this page is financial advice. Trade your own account, manage your own risk.
Foundations
12/12 publishedWhere markets came from, how they work, who participates, and the basic vocabulary every trader needs before anything else makes sense.
- History of Trading
- The Evolution to Digital Trading
- What Are Markets?
- Who Controls Markets?
- Types of Markets
- Trading Instruments and CFDs
- Market Opens and Closes
- Trading Sessions
- Pips and Points
- Brokers and Spreads
- Leverage
- Demo vs Live Trading
Reading Charts
7/7 publishedHow to read what price is doing: candlesticks, patterns, support and resistance, trendlines, and the role of indicators and volume.
- Candlestick Basics
- Candlestick Patterns
- Chart Types and Timeframes
- Support and Resistance
- Trendlines
- Intro to Indicators
- Volume
Market Structure
10/10 publishedThe bigger picture: trends, ranges, supply and demand, fair value gaps, order blocks, Elliott Waves, and how to read multiple timeframes.
- What Is Market Structure?
- Supply and Demand
- Supply and Demand Flips
- Fair Value Gaps (FVG)
- Impulse and Corrective Waves
- Elliott Waves
- Order Blocks
- Liquidity and Stop Hunts
- Accumulation and Distribution
- Trading Multiple Timeframes
Price Action
7/7 publishedTrading what price is doing rather than what an indicator says it should be doing. Entries, breakouts, pullbacks, and how to find confluence.
- Price Action vs Indicators
- How to Trade Trendline Breaks
- Breakouts and Fakeouts
- Inside Bars and Compression
- Pullbacks and Entries
- Failed Breakouts
- Confluence
Risk Management
7/7 publishedProtecting capital. Position sizing, stop placement, risk-to-reward, daily loss limits, and prop firm specific rules.
- Position Sizing
- Stop Loss Placement
- Risk to Reward Ratio
- Daily Loss Limits
- Account Management
- Prop Firm Risk Rules
- Compounding
Psychology
0/10 publishedThe part most traders underestimate. Fear, greed, discipline, patience, revenge trading, overtrading, burnout, and building a routine that holds up under pressure.
- Emotion and Trading
- Fear, Greed, and FOMO
- Discipline and Rules
- Patience — Sitting on Your Hands
- Consistency
- Revenge Trading
- Overtrading
- Burnout
- Dealing With Losses
- Building a Trading Routine
Execution
0/8 publishedPutting it all together: trading plan, session preparation, entering and managing trades, reviewing your sessions, and knowing when to stop.
- Trading Plan
- Session Preparation
- Pre-Session Checklist
- Entry Execution
- Managing the Trade
- Post-Session Review
- When to Stop Trading
- Trade Journaling