Welcome to the Course!
  • Welcome to the course!
Fundamental vs. Technical Analysis
  • What is technical analysis? How will it help me become a better trader?
  • What are some common mistakes to avoid when trading?
  • Market sentiment and the physhology behind investor decisions.
  • What kind of investor do you want to be?
  • The foundation of technical analysis is focused on price action and volume.
  • Using support and resistance to manage risk when trading.
  • Significant price levels to be mindful of.
Trends, Trend Lines, Life Cycle of a Trend, & Gaps.
  • Trend analysis is important when trading any security.
  • How to find opportunity in downward trends.
  • Using trend lines to identify the general direction a security is heading.
  • Multiple trend lines and summary.
  • What is the life cycle of a trend?
  • The 4 stages of a trend.
  • Quiz: Can you identify the stages?
  • Solution to the quiz in the previous lecture.
  • Trend life cycle summary.
  • A gap occurs when the stock market closes.
  • Exhaustion & catastrophic gaps and section summary.
Candlesticks & Average True Rating (ATR)
  • Getting started with candlestick charting.
  • Bullish & bearish expanded range candles and reversals.
  • Hammers, Shooting Stars, and Dojis.
  • More candlestick patterns and summary.
  • What is the personality of a stock?
  • The practical applications of Average True Rating (ATR).
  • How do we use ATR to determine when we buy/sell a stock?
Valuable Technical Indicators for Determining When to Buy & Sell Stock
  • Volume is the fuel that drives stocks.
  • How does light & heavy trading volume influence the price of stocks?
  • Moving averages are a powerful statistic to look at with trending stocks.
  • Identifying trends within moving averages.
  • Golden cross, death cross, and exponential moving averages.
  • Technical indicators offer secondary confirmation.
  • Let's take a look at some additional MACD signals.
  • The Relative Strength Index measures a stocks current condition.
  • Let's take a look at some additional RSI signals.
Trading the Markets & Proper Financial Management
  • Breaking down the markets.
  • The four major markets in the U.S.
  • Broad market analysis checklist.
  • Sector analysis checklist.
  • How many shares should you purchase? How much money should you risk in a trade?
  • Proper diversification is essential when holding stocks.
  • Position sizing (pt. 1)
  • Position sizing (pt. 2)
  • "Plan your trade, then trade your plan."
  • How to use a trading calculator.