Intermediate
Trend following with defined entry and exit rules
A trend method turns persistent price movement into a set of testable decisions. The rules must explain entries, exits and exposure before the next chart is...
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Futures Trading Guide
Understand futures contracts, read market structure and build strategies for direction, relative value and hedging. Follow ten stages from contract basics to advanced research and disciplined risk management.
Start with What a futures contract commits you to, then follow the next lesson links. Explore 40 lessons with worked examples, exercises and further reading.
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Directional Strategies
Build and test rules for trends, breakouts, reversals and scheduled events.
Intermediate
Breakouts false breaks and opening range rules
A breakout needs a defined boundary and a plan for failure. A dramatic candle alone is not an executable trading method.
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Intermediate
Mean reversion without assuming every dip will recover
Mean reversion assumes a temporary departure from a reference level. It requires evidence and an exit rule for the times when the market is repricing permanently.
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Intermediate
Trading scheduled events and overnight gaps
An announcement changes both information and the conditions for execution. Plan the exposure through the event before trying to interpret its headline.
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