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Level 1: Technical Analysis Foundations

A condensed foundation course that teaches the language of technical analysis: markets, trend, probability, chart reading, confirmation and trader mindset.

beginner3 hr 4 min4 modulesDayTradingPost Academy
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Course overview

A condensed foundation course that teaches the language of technical analysis: markets, trend, probability, chart reading, confirmation and trader mindset. This DayTradingPost course turns core technical-analysis concepts into a direct, guided path focused on practical chart reading, strategy design and risk-aware execution.

What you will learn

  • Read a chart through trend, structure and confirmation
  • Understand why trading is probability-based
  • Build a practical foundation before moving into strategy design

Who this course is for

  • New traders who need a guided path
  • Premium prospects who need the DayTradingPost framework
  • Self-directed traders who want a cleaner chart-reading process

Course details

Difficulty
beginner
Duration
3 hr 4 min
Access
free
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Curriculum

Course modules and lessons

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Module 1

Market Basics

Understand what technical analysis studies and why price, volume and behavior matter.

Required30 min
  1. What Technical Analysis StudiesText · 14 min · Required
  2. Markets, Instruments and TimeframesText · 16 min · Required
Module 2

Trend and Structure

Use trend, support, resistance and moving averages to define market direction.

Required36 min
  1. The Trend Is the First DecisionText · 18 min · Required
  2. Moving Averages as StructureText · 18 min · Required
Module 3

Confirmation and Mindset

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