Trading fundamentals
Learn the chart, order mechanics and risk arithmetic, then practise and keep a journal.
Trading: write the risk before the trade →
A testable plan, position sizing, order types and an honest trading journal.
Read a candle without guessing the story →
Open, high, low and close — and what a candle cannot tell you.
Candle patterns: a visual field guide →
Recognise common shapes, then ask about trend, location and contrary evidence.
Technical analysis: make the chart testable →
Trend, levels, momentum and volume with clear limits and invalidation.
Order types: a price on screen is not a fill →
Understand market, limit, stop and stop-limit orders, then make spread and slippage part of the example.
Position sizing: work backwards from a loss scenario →
Turn an assumed price distance into a whole-share example, then check cash, gaps and costs.
Paper trading & backtesting: keep the failures →
Practise the process and test a defined rule without turning simulation into a performance claim.
Trading journals: a high win rate can still lose money →
Keep a consistent record of planned risk, actual outcomes, costs and rule changes before judging a method.
Put the path into practice
Write a paper-trading plan and record ten fictional outcomes, including missed fills, costs and rule breaks. Review the evidence without treating the sample as proof of an edge.
A read mark records your progress. It does not assess competence or establish readiness to trade.
Read the chart, then explain it
8 short exercises on candle anatomy, context, gaps and timeframes.
Open chart practice →PLAIN-ENGLISH REFERENCELook up a market term
40 definitions with examples, source links and related guides.
Search the glossary →Keep the plan and the outcome
A downloadable share-trading journal with 100 blank entries, calculated planned risk, net P&L and net R, plus instructions and four fictional examples.
GBP share prices and quantities only. Includes long and short arithmetic. Enter all costs yourself. No broker connection, macros or live prices.
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