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Trading Basics: The Concepts Everything Else Rests On

The foundations, in plain English. What market structure actually is, how support and resistance really behave, what a pip and a lot are, and how to size a position so one bad trade does not end your account.

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If you are new, work through these in order.

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Market Structure Explained

What is market structure in trading? Learn higher highs, lower lows, swing points, break of structure (BOS) and change of…

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Support and Resistance Explained

Support and resistance explained in plain English: what they are, why they form, how to find and draw key levels, why broken…

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Trending vs Ranging Markets

Learn how to tell a trending market from a ranging one using higher highs and lows, ADX, the Choppiness Index and moving…

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Pips, Lots and Leverage Explained for Beginners

Pips, lots and leverage explained for beginners: what a pip and pipette are, standard, mini and micro lot sizes, pip value per…

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Order Types Explained: Market, Limit and Stop

Trading order types explained for MT5: market order, buy and sell limit, buy and sell stop, stop-limit, plus stop loss, take…

Risk and mindset

The half of trading that decides whether you last.

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Risk Management for Traders

Risk management in trading explained: the 1 to 2 percent rule, position sizing math, stop-loss placement, risk-to-reward, and why…

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How to Build a Trading Plan That You Stick To

A trading plan turns vague intentions into rules: which markets, your setup, entry, stop, target, risk per trade, daily loss…

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Trading Psychology: Discipline Over Emotion

Trading psychology decides outcomes more than any setup. Learn to beat fear and greed, stop overtrading and revenge trading, and…

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Trading Styles Explained: Scalping vs Day vs Swing

Trading styles explained: compare scalping, day trading, swing trading and position trading by time, stress, costs and trade…

Reading the chart

Patterns, structure and timing.

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Candlestick Patterns Explained

Candlestick patterns explained simply: how to read open, high, low, close, body and wicks, plus the few high-value patterns (pin…

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Breakout Trading Explained: Avoiding False Breakouts

Breakout trading explained in plain English: what a breakout is, why breakouts work, how to spot false breakouts and fakeouts,…

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Divergence Trading Explained

Divergence trading explained in plain English: what RSI divergence is, regular vs hidden divergence, bullish vs bearish, how to…

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Timeframes and Multi-Timeframe Analysis Explained

Multi timeframe analysis means reading the same market on several timeframes at once. Learn how to choose a timeframe, do top…

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Forex Trading Sessions Explained

A practical guide to forex trading sessions: Asia, London and New York hours in GMT, the London/New York overlap, and the best…

The advanced vocabulary

Terms you will meet online, explained honestly.

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Liquidity in Trading Explained: Grabs and Stop Hunts

Liquidity in trading explained: what resting orders and clustered stop losses are, why price is drawn to them, and how a…

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Order Blocks Explained: Finding Institutional Zones

Order blocks explained in plain English: what an order block is, bullish vs bearish order blocks, how to identify them, how price…

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Smart Money Concepts (SMC) Explained for Beginners

Smart money concepts explained for beginners: market structure, BOS and CHoCH, order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity grabs and…

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Supply and Demand Zones Explained for Traders

Supply and demand trading explained: what supply and demand zones are, how they differ from support and resistance, the drop base…