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Start with the market you trade, then work through the skill guides. Each one is written as a manual, not a blog post - made for traders who want to survive year one and compound from there.

Pick your market

Markets17 ch · 25 min
Stock Trading
Order types, technicals, sizing, shorting, dividends - the complete beginner-to-intermediate path.
Markets16 ch · 25 min
Options Trading
Calls, puts, Greeks, IV crush, liquidity, expirations, and how to not blow up on your first weekly.
Markets18 ch · 28 min
Forex (FX) Trading
Pairs, pips, lots, leverage, sessions, carry, and the risk rules that keep you in the game.
Markets17 ch · 26 min
Futures Trading
Contract specs, tick value, margin, session dynamics, rollover, and the prop-firm playbook.
Markets16 ch · 24 min
Crypto Trading
Spot vs perps, funding, liquidations, CEX vs DEX, on-chain hygiene, and surviving 24/7 markets.

Skill & process guides

Process14 ch · 20 min
Trading Journal
What to capture per trade, how to review, and the metrics that actually make you better.
Journaling10 ch · 10 min
Best Trading Journal Apps
TradeSimple, TradeZella, Tradersync, Edgewonk and spreadsheets compared - and how to pick.
Journaling10 ch · 9 min
Trading Journal Template
The 14 fields to log on every trade, pre and post, plus a copy-paste column list.
Journaling11 ch · 11 min
How to Analyze Your Trades
The 12 metrics that actually move your P&L, and how to segment for hidden edges.
Journaling11 ch · 10 min
Import Trades From Your Broker
CSV export and broker API sync - get trades into your journal without manual entry.
Journaling10 ch · 10 min
Trading Journal in Excel
Build a free journal in Excel with real formulas, and know when to upgrade.
Process15 ch · 22 min
Prop Firms
How evaluations work, firm-by-firm breakdowns, and the playbook to actually pass.
Skill14 ch · 20 min
Trading Psychology
Tilt, routine, FOMO, fear, confidence. The boring-but-load-bearing part of trading.
Skill16 ch · 24 min
Technical Analysis
Support, resistance, trendlines, patterns, moving averages, and multi-timeframe discipline.
Skill14 ch · 20 min
Risk Management
R-multiples, expectancy, position sizing, drawdown rules - survival math for traders.
Skill13 ch · 18 min
Backtesting
How to backtest without lying to yourself: sample size, survivorship, walk-forward, and honest stats.
Practical13 ch · 18 min
Taxes for Traders
Short vs long-term, wash sales, mark-to-market, trader status, and setting aside profits.

Reading is step one. Reps come from journaling.

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