BECOME A TRADER

BECOME A TRADER

Introductory course to become a Trader 

This section introduces YOU to the 8 essential elements for a trader or investor to know.
Note: You don’t need to register with an account as this section is open to the public hence free access.

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TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS

Every industry, be it manufacturing, IT, medicine, sport or hobby have its own terminology. Trading is no different. Here we have a section dedicated to common trading terminology, along with a full comprehensive glossary page.

1) CANDLE STICKS
Candle sticks Introduction
What are “Candle Sticks”
 A candle stick represents price action within a time frame. In essence it a method to represent price behaviour and by creating symbols of price behaviour, we can extract some information of a period of time. 

The makeup of a candle stick:
> The candle sticks body represents the price that it started and the price it ended within a particular time frame.
> The wicks of a candle stick represent what happened to price during a period. It shows you the range of the price action during that time.
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2) SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS
Support and Resistance Introduction
Support and resistance levels are critical concepts in technical analysis used by traders to identify potential price levels where the price of an asset is likely to encounter obstacles or reverse its current direction. These levels are based on the idea that markets tend to remember previous price levels and react to them in the future.

The significance of support and resistance levels lies in the fact that they can act as turning points for the price. If a support level holds, it suggests that buying pressure is strong enough to push the price higher. Conversely, if a resistance level holds, it indicates that selling pressure is sufficient to prevent the price from rising further.
Traders often use support and resistance levels to make trading decisions. 
3) THE TREND
Trend Introduction
In trading, trends refer to the general direction in which the price of an asset is moving over a period of time. Identifying and understanding trends is crucial for traders as it helps them make informed decisions about when to enter, exit, or stay out of the market. There are 3 main types of trends in trading. Uptrend, downtrend and range bound which is no trend.

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4) MOVING AVERAGES
Moving Averages Introduction
A moving average (MA) is a popular technical analysis tool used in trading and finance to smooth out price data over a specified period and identify trends. It is a lagging indicator, meaning it relies on past price data to calculate its value. The moving average is calculated by adding up the prices of an asset (such as a stock or currency) over a certain number of periods and then dividing the sum by the number of periods.
For example, if you want to calculate a simple moving average (SMA) for a stock’s closing prices over the last 5 days, you would add the closing prices of the last 5 days and divide the sum by 5.
Moving averages help traders identify the general direction of a trend and smoothen out the noise in the price data, making it easier to identify potential entry and exit points for trades.

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5) FIBONACCI LEVELS
Fibonacci Introduction
Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio exist everywhere in trading. We will look at how to apply them. We can use the   Fibonacci Retracement tool to highlight price areas with strong significance in both uptrends and   downtrends, on both HTF and LTF  .
It can provide a trader with great confluence to identify a strong trade entry or take profit.
Fibonacci Retracement is a must-have in your confluence toolset.
This series will reveal the full power of Fibonacci being applied to your analysis, study this without distraction, put it into practice, and see for yourself.


6) DIVERGENCE / CONVERGENCE
Divergence Introduction
Divergence is one of the most effective indicators when used well and is the most common market conditions indicator that provides a reliable trading signal for a reversal. However its also fought with risk as well. 

The concept is simple and that’s why its like by traders all over. The signal of the upcoming price moment appears from this divergence. The indicator can only notify you of over bought or oversold or exhaustion conditions on the horizon using a oscillator type of indicator, Convergence is another.

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7) ELLIOT WAVES
Elliot wave Introduction
Mandatory Subject as its the basis for all charts and trading.

Elliott Wave Theory was developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott in the 1920s. Its a theory based on observation of the financial markets with characteristic movements that repeat. Hence he called these movements “waves” due to the highs and lows and cyclical up and down motion. In total there are 13 major Elliott wave patterns. Here we will only provide an introduction, enough for you to understand and for you to take it further.
8) INDICATORS
Indicators Introduction
This section is all about indictors and how they can be used. This is a basic introductory module for the popular indicators like the MACD, RSI, etc

The moving average convergence divergence (MACD) is a trend-following momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages (ema) of a price action. The MACD is calculated by subtracting the 26-period exponential moving average (EMA) from the 12-period EMA. The result of that calculation is the MACD line.
The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum indicator that measures the magnitude of recent price changes to evaluate overbought or oversold conditions in the price of a stock or other asset;

The RSI is displayed as an oscillator (a line graph that moves between two extremes) and can have a reading from 0 to 100. An example is given below;


9) LIQUIDITY
Liquidity Introduction

The word “liquidity” is used a lot in trading and there is a reason for it, its part and parcel of the trading environment and its real. Therefore it makes sense that you understand this factor and adopt into your chart analysis and into your trading strategy.

So what is Liquidity in general terms and what is it when it comes to actual trades ?


APPRENTICE LEVEL
This section is all about Risk Management, TradingView, other tools, Trading Position Size, Trading with Leverage and managing expectations.

Note: The above 8 elements are part of the curriculum to being an apprentice or trader including this module.

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MISCELLANEOUS

This section is all about topics that broaden your mind on what is actually out there and reality. Being a trader means you need to know what really is taking place so you can make better decisions. 

For example, what is money, how is it created and who and how they control it.

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