The Fundamentals of Stock Trading

What you learn will set you apart from the vast majority of traders who buy and sell without a solid understanding of the market’s inner workings. Prepare for this course by discarding what you know, or think you know, about the stock market. Begin your study with a clear and open mind.

• Get introduced to Technical analysisand candlestick charting which is essentially used in analysing the markets for trading all types of financial instruments
• Read price action and analyse the movement of price on a chart
• Use technical analysis to your advantage when looking for key moments to execute trades and investments
• Explore the concepts of of individual psychology and behaviour while trading and learn to mitigate harmful emotions
• Understand and apply risk management in Trading

• Introduction to Stock Market
• Financial instruments traded on Stock Exchange
• Trading Vs Investing
• Types of orders
• Placing a trade - Going long Vs Short
• Technical Analysis – Introduction & Principles
• Technical Vs Fundamental analysis
• Types of charts
• Introduction to candlesticks
• Market movement – Uptrend & Downtrend
• Price and volume
• Technical indicators
• Charting - Support and Resistance
• Trendlines
• Money management Vs Risk management
• Concept of Stop losses
• Risk to reward ratio
• Trading Psychology
• Interactive exercise