Trading Foundation Program

Fundamental Analysis & Economic Cycles

• We explain how financial markets work, who is involved and what they do, and how central banks act to maintain a stable economy.
• We also describe how politics and news events can affect the longer term market trends, and how to get a feel for the longer term picture.

Macroeconomic (Macro) Data

• Macro data such as interest rates, inflation, employment data, etc. affect every asset class, from currencies to stocks to commodities.
• We explain how macro data can cause high market volatility and we provide strategies to enable you to profit from these short term reactions.

Technical Analysis
Technical analysis is the study of price charts and trends to help predict future price direction. Technical analysis is by far the most popular analysis method for individual retail traders, so we spend a significant amount of time explaining technical tools and indicators and how to apply them.

• Support & resistance, trends & price patterns
• Fibonacci, candles, volume & options trading
• Moving averages and momentum indicators

The ultimate aim is to help you understand market movements and build a structured trading plan to enable you to achieve consistent trading performance with controlled risk.

Trading Psychology

This is the most important aspect of trading, since you need to be able to control your emotions at all times.
We explain the common psychological pitfalls and provide solutions to help maintain disciplined trading.

Risk Management

It’s also vital to stay in the game, so we explain how to manage your risk at all times to avoid any uncomfortable losses. This is linked to psychology, so we aim to help you build a structured trade plan to avoid emotional errors and stick to your risk management limits