Education

🎓 Trader Readiness Course

A gold-focused path from zero to ready, in order. Each module builds on the one before it, and videos and lessons are added as they’re recorded.

modules: 12 modules
topics: 51 topics
videos: Soon videos

Course rule: no live trading until you pass the final assessment. Follow the modules in order and practise on demo first.

Module 0Start hereReality CheckBefore anything else: what trading really costs and what it doesn’t promise.4 topics
- 1What trading is and isn’t: most retail traders lose money, especially on leveraged CFDsComing soon
- 2Trading vs. investing vs. gamblingComing soon
- 3Time, capital and emotional cost. Only use money you can afford to loseComing soon
- 4Course rule: no live trading until the final assessment is passedComing soon
Module 1Market FoundationsHow markets work, who trades them and when gold moves most.4 topics
- 1What a market is: buyers, sellers, liquidity, price discoveryComing soon
- 2Instruments: spot, CFDs, futures, ETFs. Where XAUUSD fitsComing soon
- 3Market participants: central banks, institutions, retail tradersComing soon
- 4Sessions: Asia, London, New York, overlaps, and why gold moves most in London/NYComing soon
Module 2Gold SpecificallyWhy gold has value and the forces that push its price.4 topics
- 1Why gold has value: safe haven, inflation hedge, central bank reservesComing soon
- 2Key drivers: USD (DXY), real yields, Fed policy, inflation data, geopoliticsComing soon
- 3Correlations: gold vs. DXY, US10Y, silver, equitiesComing soon
- 4Gold’s volatility profile and typical daily rangeComing soon
Module 3Broker & MechanicsBrokers, costs, leverage and orders: the plumbing behind every trade.6 topics
- 1Choosing a regulated broker and the red flags to avoidComing soon
- 2Pips/points on XAUUSD, lot sizes, contract sizeComing soon
- 3Spread, commission, swap, slippageComing soon
- 4Leverage and margin: margin calls, stop-outs, how accounts blow upComing soon
- 5Order types: market, limit, stop, SL, TP, trailing stopComing soon
- 6Platform walkthrough (MT4/MT5, TradingView)Coming soon
Module 4Reading ChartsCandles, timeframes and market structure.4 topics
- 1Candlesticks and what each one actually tells youComing soon
- 2Timeframes and top-down analysis (D1 → H4 → H1 → M15)Coming soon
- 3Market structure: highs/lows, trend, range, break of structureComing soon
- 4Support/resistance, supply/demand zonesComing soon
Module 5Technical Analysis ToolkitThe common tools, what they measure and where they fail.5 topics
- 1Trendlines and channelsComing soon
- 2Moving averages, RSI, MACD, ATR: what each measures, and their limitsComing soon
- 3Fibonacci retracements/extensionsComing soon
- 4Chart patterns, plus why most “patterns” fail without contextComing soon
- 5Avoiding indicator overloadComing soon
Module 6Fundamental Analysis & NewsThe economic releases that move gold and how to handle them.3 topics
- 1Economic calendar: CPI, NFP, FOMC, PCE, GDPComing soon
- 2How high-impact news moves gold, and spreads widening during newsComing soon
- 3Rules for trading around news (or not trading it)Coming soon
Module 7Most importantRisk ManagementPosition sizing, expectancy and the math of drawdowns.5 topics
- 1Risk per trade (1% rule) and position sizing calculationComing soon
- 2Risk-to-reward ratio and win-rate math (expectancy)Coming soon
- 3Daily/weekly max loss limitsComing soon
- 4Drawdown and recovery math (losing 50% requires +100% to recover)Coming soon
- 5Correlated exposure and overtradingComing soon
Module 8Building a Trading PlanTurn what you’ve learned into rules you can follow.5 topics
- 1Define your style: scalping, day, swingComing soon
- 2Entry criteria, exit criteria, invalidationComing soon
- 3Pre-trade checklistComing soon
- 4When NOT to tradeComing soon
- 5Writing your plan down as a one-page documentComing soon
Module 9Trading PsychologyThe emotions that break plans, and how to keep following yours.4 topics
- 1Fear, greed, FOMO, revenge tradingComing soon
- 2Handling losing streaksComing soon
- 3Discipline, patience, and following rules when it feels wrongComing soon
- 4Signal dependency: why copying signals without understanding failsComing soon
Module 10Journaling, Backtesting & DemoProve the plan on paper and on demo before real money.4 topics
- 1Trade journal: what to log (setup, reason, emotions, result, screenshots)Coming soon
- 2Backtesting a strategy manually or on TradingView (minimum 100 trades)Coming soon
- 3Key stats: win rate, avg R, max drawdown, expectancyComing soon
- 4Demo requirement: 2–3 months or 50+ trades following the plan, with positive expectancy and no rule breaksComing soon
FinalGate to live tradingFinal Assessment: Ready for Live?Show you’re ready before risking real money.3 topics
- 1Quiz covering mechanics, risk math, and gold driversComing soon
- 2Submit trading plan plus demo journal statsComing soon
- 3Start live with a small account and reduced risk (0.5%), then scale only after consistencyComing soon

Appendix

GlossaryComing soonEvery term used in the course, in plain words

Position size calculator→Work out your lot size from your risk Economic calendar→The news that moves gold this week

Recommended readingComing soonBooks worth your time

Educational content only, not financial advice. Trading gold, forex and crypto carries a high risk of loss.