The Academy
Strategies you can practise, not just read about
Each lesson explains one idea in plain English, shows it on a chart with volume and gives you exact rules. Then you plan a trade yourself and get feedback, with no real money involved.
New to charts? Start with candlesticks and volume.
Classic methods
Approaches that have been taught for decades.
Lesson 1
Trend Following
Trading in the direction of the swings, instead of guessing where they end.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 2
Breakout
A close beyond a range, why many fail, and why we wait for the retest.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 3
Range and Mean Reversion
Trading from one edge of a range back to the other, until the range ends.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 4
Pullback
Waiting for a move to pause, instead of buying at its furthest point.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 5
Support and Resistance
Zones where price has reacted before. Areas of interest, not promises.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 6
Price Action
Reading candles and swings directly, and writing down what you see.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 7
Moving Averages
A smoothed line of past prices, what it shows and why it lags.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 8
Supply and Demand
Zones where a strong move began. Close in spirit to an order block.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 9
Scalping
Very short trades, why costs matter so much and why we do not suggest starting here.
8 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 10
Swing Trading
Holding for days, with wider stops, overnight costs and weekend gaps.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Modern concepts
The ideas traders are talking about now. Many are new names for older ideas, so we show you the connection.
Lesson 11
Fair Value Gap
Also called FVG
A three-candle gap left behind by a fast move, and how to plan around it without chasing every one.
12 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 12
Liquidity Sweep
Also called Liquidity Grab, Stop Hunt
When price trades through an obvious level and snaps back, and what has to happen before it means anything.
12 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 13
Order Block
The last opposite candle before a strong move, and the conditions that make it worth watching.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 14
Breaker Block
A level that failed one way, then gets tested from the other side.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 15
Market Structure Shift
Also called MSS, Change of Character (ChoCh)
The first close that breaks a trend’s pattern, and why it is evidence rather than proof.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 16
Premium and Discount
Splitting a range in half, and what the 3:1 rule really asks of your entry.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 17
Liquidity Pool
Also called Equal Highs and Lows
Why obvious levels gather orders, and how to use them as a target rather than a trigger.
8 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 18
Imbalance
Also called Inefficiency
A one-sided run of candles, and how it relates to a fair value gap.
8 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 19
SMT Divergence
When two related markets disagree at a key level, and why that is a clue rather than an entry.
10 min · chart, companion and practice
Lesson 20
Displacement
How to tell a truly forceful move from a noisy one, and why you never chase it.
8 min · chart, companion and practice
Your certificate
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