The order of the track is deliberate. Volume comes first because it answers the question "is this move real", and without that answer every other tool works blind. Then moving averages, which give the levels price actually turns from. Only after that the oscillators, RSI and MACD, which measure the strength of a move but mislead you if you cannot tell a trend from a range.
The last lessons of the track are about time rather than indicators: trading sessions and weekends. They explain why the same pattern deserves different levels of trust during the London session and on a Sunday evening.
A separate theme is what confirms a move. Price can rise on an empty market where nobody happened to be selling, and on volume where buyers took out every offer. On the surface both are the same green candle; in reliability they are two different situations, and the very first lesson of the track teaches you to tell them apart.
One more thing the track puts in place: an indicator does not give signals, it describes a state. RSI does not say "sell" — it says "the move up has been strong relative to pullbacks". What to do with that depends on whether you are in a trend or a range. Once that distinction becomes second nature, half of the "indicators that don't work" start working.
Lessons in this track
- VolumeHow to read trading volume and use it to confirm price moves.12 min
- EMAMoving averages 20/50/100/200 as trend support and resistance.8 min
- RSIOverbought, oversold, and divergences.9 min
- MACDMomentum and trend change from the histogram and lines.7 min
- Structural MarkupRemove the noise and see the key peaks and troughs.5 min
- FractalsLocal extremes by Bill Williams.6 min
- Trading sessionsAsia · London · New York and their character.5 min
- WeekendWhy weekends are dangerous: thin liquidity and gaps.4 min
Frequently asked questions
- How long does the whole track take?
- About an hour of reading for all eight lessons. You do not have to do them back to back, but the order matters: volume and moving averages are needed to make sense of the oscillators.
- Do I need trading experience?
- No. The track is written for someone who opens a chart and sees a set of lines. It assumes no special knowledge, though it also does not retell the very basics like "what a candle is" — that comes up inside the lessons as needed.
- Is this enough to start trading?
- No, and promising otherwise would be dishonest. This is the base layer of chart reading: it is what you need to understand what is happening, but it does not replace risk management and your own tested system.
Academy tracks
This material is educational and is not individual investment advice.