Academy · Tools & Strategies
PATH 4 · HOW TO TRADE
Tools & Strategies
Indicators used honestly, complete intraday setups, and trading the right hours around the session opens.
3chapters
48lessons
Chapter 1 · Indicators & Tools
20 lessons- 01Indicators: Servants, Not MastersWhat indicators mathematically are, the lag they all carry, and the mindset that keeps them in their proper place.6 min
- 02Moving Averages: The Trend's BaselineSMA vs EMA, the periods that matter intraday, and using MAs for bias and dynamic support rather than crossovers.6 min
- 03The 20 EMA Pullback: A Complete Intraday MethodOne moving average, one trend filter, one entry pattern: a full worked method with rules and examples.6 min
- 04Moving Average Crossovers: What They're Actually Good ForWhy crossovers disappoint as entries but serve as regime filters, with honest expectations from tested history.6 min
- 05RSI: Momentum, Not MagicWhat RSI measures, why overbought can stay overbought, and the divergence and range-shift readings that actually help.6 min
- 06Divergence: When Price and Momentum DisagreeRegular and hidden divergence on any oscillator: where it signals exhaustion and where it just signals trend strength.6 min
- 07MACD for Intraday TradersReading MACD as smoothed momentum: histogram behavior, zero-line context, and its role as a confirmation tool.6 min
- 08Bollinger Bands: Volatility Made VisibleBand squeezes, expansions and walks: using bands to classify market state before choosing tactics.6 min
- 09ATR: The Number That Sizes EverythingAverage True Range as the master input for stops, targets and position size, with the formulas made simple.6 min
- 10VWAP: The Institutional Reference PriceWhy volume-weighted average price anchors intraday index trading, and fade/trend tactics around it.6 min
- 11Volume: Reading Participation Behind the MoveTick volume in forex and real volume in indices: confirming breakouts and spotting empty moves.5 min
- 12Stochastic Oscillator: Timing Inside the RangeWhere stochastics earn their keep — range rotation timing — and where they mislead in trends.5 min
- 13Fibonacci Retracements: Useful Map or Self-Fulfilling Myth?The honest case for and against fibs, the levels professionals actually watch, and using them as zones of interest.5 min
- 14Pivot Points: The Floor Trader's Levels That Still WorkDaily pivots, R1/S1 and the central pivot: mechanical levels that structure the intraday map.5 min
- 15The Indicator Stack: Building a Non-Redundant ToolkitWhy five momentum indicators are one indicator, and composing a stack that covers trend, momentum and volatility once each.5 min
- 16Backtesting an Indicator Rule HonestlyA hand-testing protocol: sample size, market states, and the pitfalls (hindsight, curve-fit) that fake good results.5 min
- 17Keltner Channels vs Bollinger Bands: Choosing Your EnvelopeHow the two envelopes differ, the trend-pullback role Keltners play, and picking one to master.5 min
- 18The Naked Chart Challenge: A Week Without IndicatorsA structured exercise for internalizing price action, and what most traders discover about their indicator dependence.5 min
- 19Oscillator Ranges: Reading Bull and Bear RegimesHow RSI ranges shift between trends, and using that shift as an early regime-change detector.5 min
- 20Custom Alerts: Making the Platform Watch the ScreensTurning levels and indicator states into alerts so you trade the plan instead of staring at ticks — setup patterns included.5 min
Chapter 2 · Intraday Strategies & Setups
18 lessons- 01Anatomy of a Complete Trading SetupThe five components every setup needs — context, trigger, invalidation, target, size — and grading setups A to C.5 min
- 02The Opening Range BreakoutDefining the opening range on forex sessions and index opens, and the classic ORB entry with its filters and failure modes.5 min
- 03Trend Continuation: The Bread-and-Butter Intraday TradeThe pullback-in-trend setup end to end: locating the trend, qualifying the pullback, triggering the entry and trailing the winner.5 min
- 04Mean Reversion: Fading Extremes With a NetWhen markets snap back: the conditions that favor fading, the tools that define 'extreme', and the risk rules that keep fades survivable.5 min
- 05The London Breakout Strategy, Honestly TestedThe popular Asia-range breakout at London open: rules, realistic statistics, and the filters that separate signal from folklore.5 min
- 06Breakout-Pullback: Entering on the ConfirmationSkipping the break and buying the retest: mechanics, when it beats immediate entry, and what you give up for confirmation.5 min
- 07The Liquidity Sweep ReversalThe stop-run-then-reverse setup: identifying resting liquidity, recognizing the sweep, and entering the reclaim with tight risk.5 min
- 08Range Rotation: Harvesting the BoxA complete range-trading playbook: qualifying the range, entries at the rails, and the exit rule before breakout risk builds.5 min
- 09News Momentum: Trading the Aftermath, Not the SpikeWhy the first seconds of news are untradeable, and the post-news drift and retracement setups with defined risk.5 min
- 10The Second Entry: Letting the First Signal FailWhy second attempts at a level succeed more often than firsts, and the patience framework for waiting for entry two.5 min
- 11Session Momentum: Riding One Directional DayRecognizing trend days early — open location, breadth of candles, shallow pullbacks — and the hold-and-trail plan they deserve.5 min
- 12Scalping: The Truth About Trading the Smallest TimeframesWhat scalping demands in costs, focus and execution speed, who it suits, and a realistic scalp framework for majors.5 min
- 13The Two-Trade Day: Quality Over QuantityA constraint-based approach: two bullets per session, and how scarcity forces selectivity and improves every metric.5 min
- 14Confluence Stacking: Building High-Conviction EntriesCombining structure, level, candle and momentum into one checklist, and the minimum score that earns your risk.5 min
- 15Trading the Pullback to VWAP on IndicesA complete index setup: trend qualification, VWAP touch behavior, entry trigger and management through the session.5 min
- 16Failed Breakdown, Long Reclaim: The Trap TradeThe bear-trap reversal on ranges and support: what the trap looks like as it springs, and the reclaim entry that follows.5 min
- 17Building Your Personal PlaybookTurning setups into a documented playbook: templates per setup, screenshots, stats, and the review loop that refines them.5 min
- 18From Setup to System: Adding Rules Until It's RepeatableThe path from discretionary chart-reading to a rule-based process, and which decisions should stay discretionary.5 min
Chapter 3 · Sessions, Timing & News
10 lessons- 01The 24-Hour Map: When Each Market Actually MovesHour-by-hour volatility profiles for majors, indices, gold and oil — the empirical map of when your instrument does anything.6 min
- 02Choosing Your Trading Window: Quality Hours Over Long HoursMatching your two best hours to your instrument and life, and why session focus beats all-day screen-watching.6 min
- 03Killzones: The Institutional Hours of the Trading DayThe high-participation windows around London and New York opens, and why setups from these hours carry more weight.6 min
- 04NFP Day: A Survival and Opportunity GuideNonfarm payrolls from a day trader's seat: the pre-positioning, the spike mechanics, and the tradable aftermath.7 min
- 05CPI, FOMC and Rate Days: Trading the Big PrintsHow inflation and rate events move forex and indices differently, and session plans for before, during and after.7 min
- 06The Asian Session: Range Building and Early CluesWhat Tokyo hours actually offer: range-trade conditions, the Asia range as a London reference, and JPY-pair exceptions.6 min
- 07Friday Afternoons and Holiday Tape: When to Stop TradingThin-liquidity conditions that distort every edge, the calendar spots where they cluster, and the discipline of the early weekend.6 min
- 08The Daily Close and Rollover Hour: A Time to Stand AsideWhy 5 PM New York produces phantom moves and wide spreads, and how to schedule around the daily reset.6 min
- 09Month-End and Quarter-End FlowsRebalancing flows that bend price against the trend, when they hit, and reading them instead of fighting them.6 min
- 10Building a Weekly Rhythm: From Monday Prep to Friday ReviewThe professional week: planning Sunday, executing midweek peaks, reviewing Friday — a calendar template included.6 min
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