The Free Trading Course

Learn to read the chart, one candle at a time.

Short video lessons, plain-English notes and a file for every lesson. Free, in order, and built for people starting from zero.

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6modules

12lessons so far

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BTC-USD · 4HLesson 1 · Candles

Lessons come from the Being Invested x dYdX video series.

01Watch the videoEvery lesson starts as a short video on Instagram, YouTube or X.

02Comment the keywordComment a word like CANDLES and the lesson link lands in your DMs.

03Learn it properlyThe link opens that lesson here, with the video, notes and a file to keep.

Module 01

Foundations

What a chart is actually telling you, one candle at a time.

01 How to Read a CandleOpen, high, low and close. What one candle tells you about the fight between buyers and sellers. CANDLES 6 min 02 Wicks and What They HideWhy the thin lines often matter more than the body, and how to spot rejection. WICKS 5 min 03 Choosing Your TimeframeHow the same move looks on the 15-minute, 4-hour and daily chart, and which one to trust. TIMEFRAME 6 min

Module 02

Candlestick patterns

The handful of patterns worth knowing, and when they fail.

04 The Engulfing PatternTwo candles that signal a shift in control, and the context that makes them worth trading. ENGULF 7 min 05 Doji, Hammer and Shooting StarSingle-candle patterns that show indecision and rejection at key levels. HAMMER 7 min

Module 03

Market structure

Trends, ranges, support and resistance, and how price moves between them.

06 Higher Highs and Lower LowsRead a trend in ten seconds by following the swing points. STRUCTURE 8 min 07 Support and Resistance That Actually HoldsHow to draw levels from real reactions instead of guesswork. LEVELS 8 min

Module 04

Risk management

Position size, stops and leverage. The part that keeps you in the game.

08 Position Sizing in One FormulaRisk a fixed slice of your account on every trade, whatever the setup. SIZE 6 min 09 Where to Put Your StopPlace stops where your idea is wrong, not where the loss feels comfortable. STOP 6 min

Module 05

Execution and perps

Placing orders, funding rates and running a perps trade end to end.

10 Leverage and Liquidation, ExplainedWhat leverage really changes, and how to calculate your liquidation price before you enter. LEVERAGE 9 min 11 Funding Rates on PerpsWhy you pay or earn funding, and when it should change your plan. FUNDING 7 min

Module 06

Your trading plan

Journaling, reviewing and turning lessons into a repeatable plan.

12 Build a Trading Journal That Teaches YouLog the few fields that matter and review them every week. JOURNAL 6 min