Trading, one clear step at a time

Start with the market

1. 1What is trading?3 min read
2. 2What is the forex market?3 min read
3. 3Read your first currency quote3 min read
4. 4Build a demo-first learning plan3 min read

Prices, size and trading costs

1. 5Bid, ask and spread3 min read
2. 6Pips, pipettes and lots3 min read
3. 7Calculate profit and loss3 min read
4. 8Sessions and changing liquidity3 min read

Place and manage orders

1. 9Check a broker before opening an account3 min read
2. 10Market, limit and stop orders3 min read
3. 11Leverage, margin and forced closeout3 min read
4. 12Stop-losses, targets and slippage3 min read

Protect the practice account

1. 13Risk budget and position size3 min read
2. 14R multiples and expectancy3 min read
3. 15Drawdown and loss limits3 min read
4. 16Measure combined currency exposure3 min read

Read a chart

1. 17Candles and timeframes3 min read
2. 18Trends, ranges and swing structure3 min read
3. 19Support and resistance as zones3 min read
4. 20Use several timeframes consistently3 min read

Candlestick patterns with context

1. 21Doji and spinning top: small body, unanswered question3 min read
2. 22Hammer and shooting star: put the wick in context4 min read
3. 23Engulfing: compare bodies, then test the idea3 min read
4. 24Harami and stars: two different containment stories4 min read

Turn observations into testable setups

1. 25Candlestick patterns in context3 min read
2. 26Breakouts and failed breakouts3 min read
3. 27Build a trend-pullback hypothesis3 min read
4. 28Build a range-trading hypothesis3 min read

Use indicators with a purpose

1. 29Moving averages and lag3 min read
2. 30Momentum, RSI and MACD3 min read
3. 31Volatility, ATR and bands3 min read
4. 32Volume, tick volume and profiles3 min read

Profile workshop: read what the bars count

1. 33Volume and TPO: two different questions3 min read
2. 34Build POC and value area one row at a time4 min read
3. 35High and low volume nodes: read the landscape3 min read
4. 36Developing profiles: use only what existed then3 min read

Order-flow workshop: follow executions carefully

1. 37Footprints: read executed bid and ask volume3 min read
2. 38Delta, CVD and absorption: watch the price response3 min read
3. 39Imbalances and exhaustion: define the comparison3 min read
4. 40One session, one decision at a time4 min read

Understand the economic context

1. 41Central banks and expectations3 min read
2. 42Inflation, jobs and growth3 min read
3. 43Prepare for scheduled news3 min read
4. 44Yields, carry and market sentiment3 min read

Evaluate advanced ideas critically

1. 45Liquidity and order flow3 min read
2. 46Translate SMC ideas into testable rules3 min read
3. 47Fibonacci and wave frameworks3 min read
4. 48Why a strategy can stop working3 min read

Chart patterns in context

1. 49Double tops and bottoms: wait for the middle level3 min read
2. 50Head and shoulders: the neckline is the test3 min read
3. 51Triangles and wedges: compression is not a direction3 min read
4. 52Flags and pennants: pause after an impulse3 min read
5. 53Harmonics: use ratios as checkpoints3 min read

Wyckoff: read the range

1. 54Wyckoff's three laws, in plain language3 min read
2. 55Read price and volume together3 min read
3. 56Accumulation phases A to E3 min read
4. 57Spring and test: two separate observations3 min read
5. 58SOS and LPS: strength, then a test3 min read

Wyckoff: test the bearish story

1. 59Distribution: the bearish range story3 min read
2. 60Upthrust and UTAD: location changes the meaning3 min read
3. 61SOW and LPSY: weakness, then a weak recovery3 min read
4. 62Reaccumulation or distribution? Keep two maps3 min read
5. 63When the schematic fails: a useful Plan B3 min read

Elliott Wave without guesswork

1. 64Elliott Wave: the three standard-impulse rules3 min read
2. 65Corrections: ABC is a starting point3 min read
3. 66Guidelines: alternation and extensions3 min read
4. 67Degrees and alternate counts: keep the map honest3 min read
5. 68Wave invalidation and trade risk are different3 min read

Read structure before the label

1. 69BOS, CHoCH and MSS: what changed?3 min read
2. 70Equal highs: a map of possibilities3 min read
3. 71Sweep or breakout? Wait for a response3 min read
4. 72Displacement: fast is not automatically meaningful3 min read
5. 73Premium and discount: choose the ruler first3 min read

Zones, gaps and failed ideas

1. 74FVG: read three candles, not an empty promise3 min read
2. 75Order blocks: give the rectangle a rule3 min read
3. 76Breaker and mitigation: name the event clearly3 min read
4. 77Balanced price range: find the overlap3 min read
5. 78Inverse FVG: first admit the original failure3 min read

OTE and Silver Bullet step by step

1. 79OTE: the zone depends on your anchors3 min read
2. 80Silver Bullet: start with the right clock3 min read
3. 81Silver Bullet: an original bullish walkthrough3 min read
4. 82Silver Bullet: bearish example, then a no-trade day3 min read
5. 83Judas swing: an early move that may mislead3 min read

From chart stories to fair tests

1. 84Multi-timeframe bias: a question, not a command3 min read
2. 85Entry, stop, target: let size come last3 min read
3. 86Invalidation is an idea; a stop is an order3 min read
4. 87Replay: test the rule, not your drawing skills3 min read
5. 88Your ICT/SMC study rulebook: one page, clear decisions3 min read

Auction, volume and execution

1. 89Volume Profile, Market Profile and the value area3 min read
2. 90Auction thinking: balance, rejection and acceptance3 min read
3. 91Footprint, delta and CVD: know what is counted3 min read
4. 92VWAP and Anchored VWAP: an average with a starting point3 min read
5. 93ATR and position management: adapt size, not hope3 min read

Build a testable process

1. 94Liquidity, correlation and changing regimes3 min read
2. 95Breakeven and trailing stops: protection has a price3 min read
3. 96Scaling in and out: do the cash-risk maths3 min read
4. 97Journal and statistics: a win rate is an estimate3 min read
5. 98Capstone: one clear playbook, several useful lenses3 min read

Build an evidence-based routine

1. 99Backtest without looking ahead3 min read
2. 100Forward test and keep a journal3 min read
3. 101Psychology and decision rules3 min read
4. 102Capstone: write your trading plan3 min read