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Learn
Short lessons on the things a check looks at, so you read them when they matter. Every factor in a check links to one of these.
New to this?
Three short lessons to read before your first check. About 15 minutes in all.
Technicals
- Moving averages without the mystery What the 50 and 200 averages actually show, and what they don't.
- Reading the trend on more than one timeframe Small moves tend to last longer when the bigger picture agrees.
- Stops that survive normal noise Use ATR to see whether your stop sits inside everyday price movement.
- Support, resistance and where targets fail Recent turning points are where other traders act, so your targets should respect them.
- What RSI does and doesn't tell you Overbought means stretched, not finished.
Macro and fundamentals
Strategy
Risk
- How much to risk on one trade The one number that decides whether a losing streak is annoying or fatal.
- Reward to risk, and why win rate isn't everything You can be wrong most of the time and still make money.
- What a losing streak does to your account Streaks are normal. Planning for them is what keeps you trading.
- What a stop loss is really for A stop isn't a pain limit. It's the price that proves your idea wrong.
Glossary
51 trading terms explained in plain English, each linking to the lesson that covers it.