Ten lessons, about an hour in total
Read them in order if you are starting from zero. Each one ends with a single thing to do before moving on.
What trading actually is — and what it is not
The honest definition, the three ways people lose before they start, and why "investing" and "trading" are different jobs.
6 min readHow to read a price chart
Candles, timeframes, and the three things a chart can honestly tell you. Everything else people claim to see in charts is optional.
7 min readWhat you can actually trade — options, forex, CFDs, stocks, crypto
The five products a beginner is offered, in one table, with the risk each one hides. Some are much harsher than they look on the signup page.
8 min readThe one rule that decides whether you survive: risk per trade
The 1–2% rule, why a 50% loss needs a 100% gain to undo, and the arithmetic of losing streaks. If you read one lesson, read this one.
7 min readOrders, stop loss and position size
How to turn "I'll risk 1%" into an actual number of lots or contracts, and the four order types you need. Also: what leverage really is.
7 min readWhy most beginners lose — the six specific mistakes
Not "they lacked discipline". Six concrete, named behaviours, each with the fix. Most people reading this are doing at least three.
6 min readTrading psychology, in practical terms
Fear, greed, FOMO and tilt are not character flaws — they are predictable states with mechanical countermeasures. Here are the countermeasures.
6 min readHow to use a demo account properly
A demo is free practice — and it teaches beginners the wrong lessons unless you set it up to mimic your real account. Here is how.
5 min readHow to judge a trading platform
Seven checks that matter, in order — and the three marketing features that matter far less than they look. Do the withdrawal test before the big deposit.
8 min readYour first 30 days — a concrete plan
Week by week, what to do and what not to. The plan is deliberately slow, because the fast version is the one that ends in week two.
6 min read