Curriculum
What you will learn at TradeMaster Academy
Everything the Academy teaches, in the order you work through it: 11 modules and 50 short lessons, from what a share actually is to sizing a trade and managing it after you click buy. You can read this page without an account — every module below shows its summary, what you should be able to do by the end, and each lesson inside it.
Every lesson has an audio version. Press play at the top of a lesson and it is read aloud in plain English, step by step, while each step is highlighted on screen — made for people who learn better by listening, or who cannot read comfortably.
Market Basics
What you are actually buying and selling
Before a single dollar moves, know the difference between a share and a coin, how price is set at any moment, and the six orders that do all the work.
Explain what you own, and place any order with confidence.
- 016 minWhat a stock actually isExplain, in one sentence, what you own when you buy a share.
- 026 minCrypto, coins and tokensKnow what you hold in crypto, and where it actually lives.
- 037 minThe six orders that do all the workPlace the right order type for the situation, without guessing.
- 046 minBid, ask, spread, slippage and feesEstimate what a trade costs you before you take it.
Open Your Brokerage Account
Every click, start to your first order
Choose a broker on facts instead of ads, set up a cash or margin account correctly, and configure your platform before the market opens.
A funded, correctly configured brokerage account you can trade from.
- 017 minPick the right broker on facts, not adsHave a written shortlist of brokers and the reasons you chose one.
- 027 minCash or margin — and the 2026 day-trading rulesChoose the right account type and know the current day-trading requirements.
- 038 minSetting the account up, step by stepComplete every setup step without a single support ticket.
- 046 minConfigure your platform before you tradeHave a screen layout that shows you your trade, and only your trade.
- 057 minYour first order, walked throughTake one complete trade in paper mode, end to end.
Reading the Market: Structure and Flow
Trends, levels, volume and the tape
Learn to read a chart the way a trader reads it: structure first, then the levels that matter daily, then who is actually buying and selling.
Look at any chart and say what it is doing and where the decision points are.
- 016 minReading a candlestick in 60 secondsRead any candle and say who won that period.
- 026 minTimeframes: the five-minute needs the dailyAlways know the bigger picture before you look at the small one.
- 037 minTrend structure: higher highs, higher lowsState the trend of any chart from structure alone.
- 048 minThe levels that matter every single dayHave yesterday's and today's key levels written down before the open.
- 058 minVolume, liquidity and how price actually movesTell the difference between a real move and an illusion.
Bull, Bear and Sideways Markets
How to trade each kind of market
A bull market and a bear market reward opposite behaviour. Learn what defines each, what drives them, and how your trading changes with them.
Name the current market regime and trade the plan that fits it.
- 016 minWhat makes a bull marketRecognise a bull market early and know what to do in it.
- 027 minWhat makes a bear marketKnow when you are in a bear market and change your behaviour accordingly.
- 036 minSideways markets and volatility: the chopRecognise a range before it costs you three stopped-out trades.
- 047 minCrypto cycles and risk-on / risk-offUnderstand why crypto moves together, and when to be in or out.
Choosing What to Trade
Build a daily watchlist worth your money
Most bad trades are bad choices of instrument. Learn the five filters, where candidates come from, and how to build a short list the night before.
A ranked 8–10 name watchlist with written levels, ready before the open.
- 017 minThe five filters for a stock worth tradingReject bad candidates in under a minute.
- 026 minWhere candidates come fromGenerate a list of candidates in fifteen minutes.
- 036 minBuilding and using your watchlistTrade from a ranked list of 8 to 10 names instead of a universe.
- 046 minChoosing crypto pairsPick the two or three coins worth your attention.
Charts and Setups
Where to enter and what proves you right
The handful of setups that repeat every day, the indicators that earn their place, and the exact trigger that puts you in a trade.
Recognise your setups live and know the price that confirms them.
- 018 minThe setups that repeat every dayName your setups instead of reacting to price.
- 026 minSupport, resistance and confluenceFind the three or four prices that actually matter on a chart.
- 037 minIndicators that earn their placeRun three indicators, and know exactly what each one answers.
- 047 minEntry triggers: what actually proves you rightWait for one specific event before you click buy.
- 056 minThe four windows of the trading dayBe at your screen when the odds are actually good.
Your Trading Plan
Rules written before money moves
A plan is what stops a bad day becoming a bad month. Write the one-pager, define your A+ setup so precisely you cannot argue with it, and set hard stops on the day.
A one-page plan you can read in 60 seconds before every session.
- 018 minWrite your one-page trading planHave a plan you can read in sixty seconds.
- 027 minDefine your A+ setup so you cannot argue with itDescribe your best setup precisely enough that a friend could spot it.
- 036 minDaily loss limits and stopping for the daySet the number that protects you from your worst day.
- 045 minThe pre-trade checklistRun every trade through the same eight gates.
Risk and Position Size
The math that keeps you in the game
The 1% rule, the position size formula, stops that make sense, R-multiples, break-even win rates and expectancy — the arithmetic of survival.
Size any trade in 20 seconds and know your edge in numbers.
- 017 minWhy risk control beats pickingUnderstand why survival, not selection, decides who lasts.
- 028 minThe 1% rule and the position size formulaSize any trade in twenty seconds, from the stop backwards.
- 037 minPlacing stops that make sensePut every stop where the idea dies, not where it is comfortable.
- 047 minRisk-to-reward, R-multiples and the win rate you needKnow why a 40% win rate can be very profitable.
- 058 minExpectancy: the number that proves your edgeCalculate whether your trading actually makes money on average.
Managing the Trade and Taking Profit
What to do after you click buy
Entries are the easy half. Learn scaling, breakeven stops, partial profits, trailing, time stops, and how to actually keep what you make.
A repeatable routine from the moment you are filled until you are flat.
- 016 minGetting in: full size or scaledChoose an entry style and stop improvising halfway in.
- 028 minManaging after entry: breakeven, partials, trailingHave a written rule for every stage of an open trade.
- 037 minGetting out: targets, time stops and thesis breaksKnow all three ways a trade ends — and use them.
- 048 minKeeping it: profit, taxes and compoundingTurn a good month into money that actually stays.
Worked Example Picks
Nine scenarios, step by step, with the dollars
Real setups, real price levels, full reasoning, and the exact profit or loss on a $25,000 account. Including the two trades that lost money and why.
See the full chain from watchlist candidate to dollars in and out.
- 016 minHow to read a worked pickBreak any example trade into seven parts.
- 028 minExample 1: the bull flag breakoutWalk one clean trend trade from watchlist to dollars.
- 037 minExample 2: the VWAP pullbackTrade the most repeatable setup in day trading.
- 047 minExample 3: the failed breakout shortLearn to trade the trap that catches other traders.
- 059 minExample 4: the trade that lost — and the ones that ruin accountsSee exactly how a good setup loses, and how size turns a loss into a disaster.
Your First 90 Days
Psychology, routines and the mistakes to skip
The daily routine, a twelve-week ramp from screen time to real size, the four emotions that empty accounts, what high-risk investing really means, and how to spot the scams.
A dated plan for your first three months as a trader.
- 016 minYour daily routineHave a fixed shape to every trading day.
- 028 minThe first 90 days, week by weekHave a dated ramp from screen time to real size.
- 038 minThe four emotions that empty accountsName the emotion before it names your position.
- 048 minWhat high-risk investing actually meansRecognise high risk for what it is, in any market.
- 057 minScams, red flags and who to trustRecognise the offers that are designed to take your money.