Technical Analysis & Trading Discipline
Read price and volume, define a setup and test its limitations. Build trading rules around execution, costs and the possibility of being wrong.
What you will learn
- Describe trends, ranges, volatility and volume without treating a chart pattern as a certainty.
- Specify entry, exit, sizing and cost assumptions in a reproducible trading rule.
- Build a trading rulebook and review journal using historical examples and paper decisions.
A breakout is a hypothesis
Turn a visual setup into a rule that includes failed signals, execution and costs.
Read the free lessonA free reading lesson with worked examples.Course outline
Explore the concepts and practical work, one module at a time.
01 Read the chart in context
Work with time frames, adjusted prices, candles and volume. Distinguish a trend description from a forecast and check what the chart omits.
02 Make the setup explicit
Define support, resistance, moving averages and breakouts with rules that another person can reproduce. Avoid changing the definition after seeing the outcome.
03 Study the failed signal
Inspect false breaks, gaps and changing volatility. Compare winning and losing examples from the same rule rather than selecting persuasive charts.
04 Size and execute the decision
Connect position size to a stated loss budget. Include spreads, fees, slippage and the fact that a stop order does not guarantee an exit price.
05 Build the trading rulebook
Write the market, setup, invalidation rule, sizing method and review process. Keep a paper-trading journal and distinguish gross results from results after costs.
A chart-based hypothesis and trading journal
Bring the methods together in a worked case, with sources, assumptions and checks visible.
Before you begin
- An understanding of share prices, returns and basic order types.
- Comfort with percentages and reading a time-series chart.
- Access to a spreadsheet or charting tool; a live trading account is not required.
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