Pips, lots and risk quiz
- Why this comes next
- Price movement and position size are the arithmetic underneath every later exercise.
- Done when
- You can work out a pip move, cash risk and a simple position size from the given inputs.
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SUGGESTED START
See this route Read the building blocks first
Start at step one. The route builds each idea before asking you to use it.
01 / FOUNDATIONS
Read the building blocks first
Pips, candle shapes and indicators become much easier to combine once each one makes sense on its own.
Worked maths Visual drill Candlestick pattern quiz
- Why this comes next
- Bodies and wicks show what happened inside one period before a pattern name is added.
- Done when
- You can point out the open, high, low and close and explain the candle without guessing the next one.
Chart reading Indicator reading quiz
- Why this comes next
- Indicators describe price in a different form; they do not replace price or risk rules.
- Done when
- You can separate an indicator reading, a possible signal and the extra check a method requires.
02 / CHART READING
Move from shapes to context
Work from the larger structure into a level, the completed close and a clear point where the idea no longer holds.
Visual guide Learn how the chart is built
- Why this comes next
- Candles, timeframes, prices and indicators are easier to use when each part of the screen has one clear job.
- Done when
- You can read OHLC, separate a forming candle from a completed one and explain what each chart layer adds.
Structure drill Chart pattern quiz
- Why this comes next
- Larger patterns make more sense when you judge the boundary and confirmation rather than the silhouette alone.
- Done when
- You can tell a forming pattern from a confirmed break and point to its failure level.
Zone practice Support and resistance lab
- Why this comes next
- A zone gives a chart idea a location and stops every nearby turn from looking equally important.
- Done when
- You can draw a defensible zone and explain whether the completed close held, broke or retested it.
Reaction practice Liquidity-sweep lab
- Why this comes next
- A wick through a level means little until you compare it with the prior level and the close back around it.
- Done when
- You can identify the swept level, the confirming close, the failure point and whether there is room for a target.
Top-down drill Multi-timeframe lab
- Why this comes next
- The same price path can be a trend, pullback and trigger depending on the window being viewed.
- Done when
- You can give the higher timeframe context, working level and lower timeframe trigger separate jobs.
03 / EXECUTION AND RISK
Turn a chart idea into an order
Choose how an order should behave, define where the idea fails and only then turn the cash limit into a size.
Order mechanics Order types lab
- Why this comes next
- Market, limit and stop orders behave differently when the next candles reach their prices.
- Done when
- You can choose the intended order, say when it activates and recognise when it remains pending.
Decision drill Risk scenarios quiz
- Why this comes next
- The difficult risk choices involve costs, combined exposure and drawdown as well as one stop distance.
- Done when
- You can explain the safer choice in sizing, cost, correlation and loss-limit examples.
Calculator Position-size calculator
- Why this comes next
- The amount at the stop should come from a chosen cash limit, not how convincing a setup feels.
- Done when
- You can enter balance, risk, stop and pip value, then reproduce the result by hand.
Account impact Margin and leverage calculator
- Why this comes next
- Used margin, notional exposure and planned stop loss answer three different questions.
- Done when
- You can compare all three numbers and check the platform specification before relying on them.
04 / STRATEGY LOOP
Take one method from idea to replay
Choose one family of setup, write its rules, check the exact method and then watch it unfold one candle at a time.
Strategy finder Choose one strategy family
- Why this comes next
- A finder narrows the library by market condition and style before indicators start piling up.
- Done when
- You have chosen one method to practise and can say what market condition it is designed to study.
Write the method Strategy rule-card builder
- Why this comes next
- A setup becomes testable when long, short, stop, exit and no-trade rules fit on one page.
- Done when
- Every field has a clear rule that another person could apply to the same completed chart.
Worked checklist See a complete practice checklist
- Why this comes next
- A filled example shows the level of detail needed before a replay without forcing you to invent the format.
- Done when
- You can compare the example with your card and spot any setting, timing, filter or exit that is still vague.
Guided replay Try it candle by candle
- Why this comes next
- The guided simulator loads the relevant chart tool and pauses around completed-candle cues before future bars are visible.
- Done when
- You have planned, passed or closed one virtual example and can explain which written rule drove each choice.
05 / REVIEW LOOP
Turn one decision into the next useful change
Keep the original plan, what happened and the process review separate so one win or loss does not rewrite the method.
Keep the record Private trading journal
- Why this comes next
- The original prices, rule and result need to survive after the chart outcome becomes obvious.
- Done when
- The entry has the planned setup, entry, stop, target, result in R and a short process note.
Review one trade Trade-review scorecard
- Why this comes next
- Scoring the decision before dwelling on profit keeps rule-following separate from luck in one outcome.
- Done when
- You have marked what matched the plan, what changed and the single action you will carry forward.
Set boundaries Trading-plan builder
- Why this comes next
- Repeated review findings belong in a plan only when they become a clear rule or pause condition.
- Done when
- The plan states the setup, risk cap, stop conditions and review habit in plain language.
Make it repeatable Trading-routine builder
- Why this comes next
- A small before, during and after routine gives the plan somewhere practical to live.
- Done when
- You have a routine that fits your available time and includes chart preparation, limits and review.
Practice is for learning how decisions work; it cannot show that a method will be profitable or that live trading is suitable for you.