This course provides a comprehensive and practical foundation in technical market analysis, equipping learners to interpret charts, identify patterns, and apply technical tools across global financial markets. Participants master essential skills such as trend identification, candlestick interpretation, support/resistance mapping, and indicator-based analysis, enabling disciplined and data-driven trading decisions.

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Skills & learning objectives

There are 9 modules in this class


  • The Basics of Technical AnalysisUnlock this class to watch3m 13s
  • Core Assumptions + Myths & MisconceptionsUnlock this class to watch4m 4s
  • Market Psychology: Why TA WorksUnlock this class to watch1m 10s
  • Technical vs. Fundamental AnalysisUnlock this class to watch3m 18s
  • Tools & Platforms (Charting Software, Mobile Apps, Data Access)Unlock this class to watch3m 13s
  • Data Reliability and Reproducibility ChecklistUnlock this class to watch2m 49s

  • Dow TheoryUnlock this class to watch3m 3s
  • Elliott Wave Theory (Overview + Challenges)Unlock this class to watch2m 26s
  • EMH vs. Technical AnalysisUnlock this class to watch2m 19s
  • EMH Evidence Brief and Debate LabUnlock this class to watch3m 3s
  • Behavioral Finance (Biases, Herding, Prospect Theory)Unlock this class to watch2m 21s
  • Intermarket RelationshipsUnlock this class to watch2m 10s
  • Cognitive Biases in Trading (Anchoring, Recency, Confirmation)Unlock this class to watch1m 52s
  • Bias Map and Journaling IntegrationUnlock this class to watch1m 48s

  • Types of Price Charts: Line, Bar, CandlestickUnlock this class to watch1m 54s
  • Candlestick Anatomy & Key PatternsUnlock this class to watch2m 8s
  • Advanced Price Charts: Heikin-Ashi, Renko, Point & FigureUnlock this class to watch1m 47s
  • Volume & Open Interest InterpretationUnlock this class to watch1m 44s
  • Price Action & Multi-Time-Frame AnalysisUnlock this class to watch1m 36s
  • Practical Chart ExamplesUnlock this class to watch1m 23s
  • Anchored VWAP & Volume ProfileUnlock this class to watch1m 13s
  • Pattern Base-Rate & Failure AnalysisUnlock this class to watch1m 30s

  • What Is a Trend?Unlock this class to watch2m 58s
  • Trendlines, Channels & Log vs Linear ScaleUnlock this class to watch3m 28s
  • Support & ResistanceUnlock this class to watch3m 19s
  • Breakouts, Pullbacks, and RetestsUnlock this class to watch3m 4s
  • Structural Patterns & Market PhasesUnlock this class to watch2m 14s
  • Reversal vs Continuation SignalsUnlock this class to watch1m 26s
  • Regime Detection & Pattern ReliabilityUnlock this class to watch1m 49s

  • Head & Shoulders, Double Tops/Bottoms, Cup & HandleUnlock this class to watch2m 17s
  • Flags, Pennants, Triangles & RectanglesUnlock this class to watch1m 55s
  • Gaps & WindowsUnlock this class to watch1m 27s
  • Volume ValidationUnlock this class to watch1m 41s
  • Pattern Failure & ReliabilityUnlock this class to watch1m 34s
  • Regime Switcher Demonstration (Trend vs Mean-Reversion)Unlock this class to watch1m 40s
  • Parameter Discipline & Walk-Forward TestingUnlock this class to watch1m 32s

  • Leading vs Lagging IndicatorsUnlock this class to watch1m 6s
  • Moving Averages — SMA, EMA, WMAUnlock this class to watch1m 3s
  • Momentum Indicators — RSI, MACD, StochasticUnlock this class to watch1m 7s
  • Volatility Indicators — Bollinger Bands & ATRUnlock this class to watch1m 5s
  • Volume Indicators — OBV & VWAPUnlock this class to watch1m 5s
  • Indicator Confluence StrategyUnlock this class to watch55s
  • Common Pitfalls in Indicator UsageUnlock this class to watch55s
  • Volatility-Targeting & Fractional Kelly SizingUnlock this class to watch1m 3s
  • Order Types, Slippage & Market ImpactUnlock this class to watch57s
  • Session Effects & Gap RiskUnlock this class to watch55s

  • Strategy Design: Trading Based on RulesUnlock this class to watch2m 6s
  • Strategy Types: Trend, Mean Reversion, BreakoutUnlock this class to watch2m 8s
  • Entry, Exit, Stop-Loss DesignUnlock this class to watch2m 55s
  • Position Sizing & Risk-Reward LogicUnlock this class to watch2m 28s
  • Portfolio-Level Technical AllocationUnlock this class to watch7m 17s
  • Backtesting & OptimizationUnlock this class to watch2m 37s
  • Risk Psychology & Behavioral TrapsUnlock this class to watch3m 6s
  • Drawdown Distribution & Recovery StatisticsUnlock this class to watch2m 50s
  • White’s Reality Check & Hansen’s SPA ValidationUnlock this class to watch1m 57s
  • Transaction-Cost Sensitivity & Post-Trade AttributionUnlock this class to watch1m 46s

  • Asset Class Differences: Stocks, Futures, Crypto, ForexUnlock this class to watch2m 35s
  • Timeframe-Based Trading: Intraday, Swing, PositionalUnlock this class to watch1m 39s
  • Automated & Algorithmic Technical TradingUnlock this class to watch1m 1s
  • AI & Machine Learning in Technical TradingUnlock this class to watch1m 11s
  • Real-Life Case Studies & ExamplesUnlock this class to watch2m 39s
  • Ethics & Regulation in Technical AnalysisUnlock this class to watch58s
  • Micro Capstone Lab — Trade Execution ChallengeUnlock this class to watch53s
  • AI Monitoring for Forecast & Execution StabilityUnlock this class to watch1m 2s
  • Trading Playbook Archetypes — Trend, Mean-Revert, BreakoutUnlock this class to watch1m 3s
  • ClosingUnlock this class to watch1m 3s

Final exam

Assess your learning with a final exam covering all class topics.

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ClassFAQs

The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of technical analysis, including chart-based methods, market psychology, indicators, price patterns, risk management, and systematic trading techniques.
The course is designed for traders, investors, and financial professionals who want to strengthen their technical skills and apply structured analysis across multiple asset classes.
The module covers the purpose, assumptions, and limitations of technical analysis, along with price-action logic, market psychology, TA tools, and common misconceptions.
The course teaches key tools including moving averages, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ATR, OBV, VWAP, and volume-profile techniques, emphasizing indicator confluence and avoiding over-optimization.
Learners will understand rule-based trading, entry and exit logic, stop-loss placement, position sizing, risk-reward evaluation, journaling, behavioural discipline, and strategy validation techniques.

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