Beginner
Technical Analysis Foundations
A beginner course in chart language after Trading Foundations. You learn what technical analysis claims, Dow Theory in plain English, how charts are built, how trend is classified, and how reversal patterns are described. Education only: nothing here is a recommendation to trade.
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Lessons
Module 1
How this track works
What this course adds after Trading Foundations, which chart skills you already have, and the education-only boundary.
| # | Lesson | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How this technical analysis track works | 8 min | |
| 2 | Chart skills you already have | 8 min | |
| 3 | Education, paraphrase, and limits | 8 min |
Module 2
Philosophy of TA
A plain definition of technical analysis, its three premises, and how it sits next to fundamental study.
| # | Lesson | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | What technical analysis is | 10 min | |
| 5 | The three premises | 11 min | |
| 6 | Technical and fundamental study | 10 min |
Module 3
Dow Theory
Where Dow Theory came from, why two averages must confirm, and why signals arrive late on purpose.
| # | Lesson | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Where Dow Theory came from | 9 min | |
| 8 | Averages must confirm | 11 min | |
| 9 | Phases, volume, and delay | 11 min |
Module 4
Chart construction
Chart types, how a bar and volume are plotted, and arithmetic versus log scale. Not a repeat of candle reading.
| # | Lesson | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Types of charts | 9 min | |
| 11 | Plotting volume and open interest | 10 min | |
| 12 | Scale and longer bars | 10 min |
Module 5
Trend concepts
Three directions, three time classifications, and channels. Basic swing structure was already taught.
| # | Lesson | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Trend has three directions | 10 min | |
| 14 | Trend has three classifications | 10 min | |
| 15 | Steepness, fans, and channels | 11 min |
Module 6
Price patterns
How reversal patterns are grouped, how a head and shoulders completes, and how doubles fail.
| # | Lesson | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Reversal and continuation families | 10 min | |
| 17 | Head and shoulders | 12 min | |
| 18 | Doubles, triples, and failed ideals | 11 min |
Education only. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to trade. Trading involves risk and you can lose money.