Intermediate module
Reading charts without superstition: trend, levels, indicators — and their honest limits.
10 lessons· ~60 min totalStart the module
1Trend and market structureRead trends through swing highs and lows, spot structure breaks, and see why the old saying is only half-true.6 min2Support and resistance traders actually respectHow real levels form from memory and resting orders, why zones beat lines, and how to tell when a level is dead.6 min3Moving averages: the market’s memorySMA versus EMA, the lengths that matter, an honest look at crossovers, and the truth about dynamic support.6 min4RSI: measuring exhaustionWhat RSI actually computes, why overbought is not a sell signal, and how divergence and range shifts really work.6 min5MACD: momentum, twice removedHow MACD is built from EMAs, what the signal line and histogram add, and where a lagging tool still earns its keep.6 min6Volume: conviction behind the moveReading volume as conviction — confirmation, climaxes, dry-ups, and why each asset class has its own rhythm.6 min7Chart patterns and their failure ratesHead and shoulders, triangles, and flags — what they really describe, how often they fail, and why failure is useful.6 min8Timeframes and confluenceTop-down analysis, what to do when timeframes disagree, choosing a home timeframe, and confluence used honestly.6 min9What indicators can’t seeLag, shared DNA, overfitting, and repainting — the structural blind spots no indicator settings can fix.6 min10Building a chart routineA repeatable daily process: mark levels, classify the trend, script scenarios, and set invalidation before entry.6 min