Knowledge base · articles: 38
Trader's knowledge base
Technical analysis without the fluff: indicators, strategies, patterns and risk management. Every article covers what it is, why it works, where it fails and how to use it.
Basics
Candles, levels, trend and volume — what every analysis rests on.
Technical analysis: where to startWhat technical analysis is made of and why there's no single right way to trade.5 min readJapanese candlesticksWhat a candle is made of and why a pattern only matters at a level.5 min readSupport and resistanceWhy price reacts to levels and how to tell a strong one from a random one.6 min readSupply and demand, daily levels, pivotsSupply and demand zones, yesterday's extremes and pivot levels.6 min readTrend and market structureHow to read highs and lows and spot the end of a trend.5 min readSideways markets: how to trade a rangeBreakout, bounce and false breakout: three ways to trade a range.6 min readVolume and relative volumeWhy a volume spike at a level is one of the best entry triggers.5 min readTimeframes: higher and lowerHow to connect the higher and lower chart and pick your timeframe.5 min read
Indicators
Moving averages, VWAP, RSI and more: what they show and where they lie.
The right indicator for the market phaseTrend, range and breakout: the tool each phase needs.5 min readMoving averagesWhy price bounces off the line and which length fits which trend.6 min readGolden Cross and Death CrossThe best-known trend-change signal: a short moving average crosses a long one.6 min readVWAP — the volume-weighted average priceThe line big players use to judge their entry price.5 min readRSI — Relative Strength IndexWhat 70 and 30 really mean and how to spot divergences.6 min readMACD — momentum and breakoutsLine, signal and histogram: reading momentum and confirming breakouts.5 min readBollinger BandsHow to spot the squeeze before a big move.5 min readStochastic for range tradingHow to catch reversals at the range edges.5 min readVolume Profile and hidden levelsWhat the POC is and why price reacts to volume levels.5 min readFibonacci retracementsHow to draw the grid and why the 0.5–0.618 zone works.6 min read
Concepts and strategies
Smart Money, liquidity, Elliott Wave, Wyckoff, breakouts.
Smart Money Concepts (SMC)Liquidity, breaks of structure, order blocks and the classic SMC setup.6 min readImbalance and Fair Value GapHow to find an imbalance with three candles and why price comes back to fill it.5 min readLiquidity and stop huntsWhere stops cluster and how to turn a stop hunt into an entry.5 min readBreakouts and fakeoutsSigns of an imminent breakout and why the speed of approach matters.5 min readElliott WaveFive impulse waves, three corrective waves and the labelling rules.6 min readThe Wyckoff methodThe accumulation schematic, its key events and the spring entry.6 min read
Patterns
Chart and candlestick patterns: how to spot them and how to trade them.
Candlestick patternsPin bar, engulfing, harami, doji — and why without a level they're worth nothing.5 min readHead and shouldersThe neckline, the entry and the target calculation.5 min readDouble and triple tops and bottomsHow to trade two tests of one level and not confuse the pattern with a range.5 min readFlags and pennantsA pause after an impulse: where to enter and how to measure the target with the pole.5 min readTriangles and wedgesSqueeze patterns: the types and which way they tend to break.6 min readCup and handleA rounded bottom, a handle at the rim and a breakout: trading the bullish and bearish versions.5 min readDiamond and broadening triangleRare patterns where the market loses its balance: how to spot them and when to enter.5 min read
Risk and psychology
Position sizing, a trading plan and discipline — what keeps your account alive.
Risk management: the real secretThe basic rules, risk-to-reward, breakeven and partial profits.6 min readPosition sizingA simple position-size formula with worked examples.5 min readThe trading planEntry, stop, size, target — and the Where–What–When method.5 min readTrading psychologyThe market's emotional cycle, realistic expectations and learning to lose.5 min readThe formula for losing tradingFive habits that reliably empty an account.5 min readProp challenges: rules and riskHow a challenge works and why controlling drawdown is the key.6 min read
On-chain
How blockchain transfers work: networks, addresses, fees and wallets.
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