Technical Analysis in Depth
Go beyond the basics: read market structure precisely, combine timeframes, zones, patterns and indicators, and test a setup honestly with results recorded in R.
Self-study course Self-study course: written lessons, videos and downloadable materials for independent learning. There is no supervision, assessment, individual feedback or tutoring. Self-check quizzes are evaluated automatically in your browser — we do not see your results.
All 10 lessons free
Before you start
- Completed a beginner trading course (candlesticks, support and resistance, trend, EMAs, RSI basics)
- Comfortable with basic arithmetic and percentages
- Access to a charting platform or printed charts for practice
What you will be able to do
- Define swing points, trends, ranges and breaks of structure with written, repeatable rules
- Build a top-down plan across two or three timeframes and calculate its reward-to-risk ratio
- Draw and grade supply and demand zones and calculate measured-move targets for common chart patterns
- Calculate SMA, EMA, RSI, MACD, ATR and Fibonacci levels by hand and explain their limits
- Backtest a setup with yes/no rules and calculate win rate, expectancy and profit factor in R
- Identify curve-fitting and look-ahead bias in a trading test
Lessons in this course
What Technical Analysis Can and Cannot Do
Understand technical analysis as a way to describe probabilities, not to predict the future with certainty.
Market Structure: Swings, Trends, Ranges and Breaks
Use precise definitions of swing points, trends, ranges and breaks of structure.
Multi-Timeframe Analysis
Use a higher timeframe for bias and a lower timeframe for entries without letting them conflict.
Supply and Demand Zones
Draw supply and demand zones instead of single lines and grade them with a simple scorecard.
Chart Patterns and Measured Moves
Recognise flags, triangles, head and shoulders and double tops or bottoms, and understand why many patterns fail.
Moving Averages in Depth
Calculate simple and exponential moving averages and understand crossovers, dynamic support and lag.
Momentum Indicators: RSI and MACD in Depth
Understand how RSI and MACD are calculated, how to read divergence, and how to avoid indicator overload.
Volume, ATR and Volatility Contraction
Use volume to confirm moves, calculate ATR by hand and recognise volatility contraction.
Fibonacci Retracements and Extensions
Draw Fibonacci retracements and extensions correctly and use them only as confluence.
Backtesting and Forward-Testing a Setup
Test a setup with written rules, record results in R and avoid curve-fitting and look-ahead bias.
Risk & Trade Management
Continue with "Risk & Trade Management" to turn your tested setup into a complete plan for position sizing, drawdown control and trade handling.
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