🔹 Market Trends & Phases

• Bull Market – A period where prices are generally rising, showing optimism and strong buying momentum.

• Bear Market – A period where prices are falling, reflecting pessimism and increased selling pressure.

• Sideways / Range-Bound Market – When price moves within a defined horizontal range, showing no clear directional trend.

• Trend Reversal – A shift from an uptrend to a downtrend (or vice versa), signaling a potential change in market direction.

• Market Structure – The sequence of highs and lows that defines a trend:

  • Uptrend: Higher highs and higher lows.

  • Downtrend: Lower highs and lower lows.

🔹 Sessions & Time-Based Concepts

• Asian Session (Tokyo Open) – Marks the start of the global trading day; generally lower volatility.

• London / European Session – High activity period when major banks and institutions enter the market.

• New York Session – Overlaps with London; typically the most volatile and liquid time of day.

• Session Overlaps – Especially the London–New York overlap, where trading volume and volatility peak.

• Open & Close Times – Each session has defined start and end times (local and GMT), which influence price movement and volatility patterns.

• Pre-Market – Activity before the official open; helps gauge early sentiment.

• Post-Market / After Hours – Trading after the main session ends; often lower volume.

• Pre-Market High & Low – Key reference points used as potential support or resistance for the upcoming session.

🔹 Types of Traders

• Scalper – Enters and exits trades within minutes, capturing small price moves.

• Day Trader – Buys and sells within the same day, avoiding overnight exposure.

• Swing Trader – Holds trades for several days to capture medium-term moves.

• Position Trader – Focuses on longer-term trends lasting weeks or months.

• Algorithmic / Quant Trader – Uses systems or models (like our private algo) to automate trade entries and exits.

• Institutional vs. Retail Trader – Institutional traders (banks, funds) move large volumes and often influence trends, while retail traders (individuals) typically follow them.

🔹 Time Frames & Multi-Timeframe Analysis

Trading decisions are often based on multiple chart time frames:

• Lower time frames (e.g., 1-min, 5-min, 15-min) show short-term momentum and entries.

• Higher time frames (e.g., 1-hour, 4-hour, daily) reveal major trend direction and market structure.

Using multi-timeframe analysis means aligning smaller trade setups with the broader trend — a core principle of successful trend trading.

🔹 Support & Resistance Concepts

• Support – A price level where buying interest is strong enough to prevent further decline; often acts as a “floor.”

• Resistance – A price level where selling pressure prevents price from moving higher; acts as a “ceiling.”

Recognizing support and resistance helps in identifying entry, exit, and stop-loss levels.

🔹 Chart Patterns

Chart patterns reflect the psychology and behavior of traders through price action. Some common ones include:

• Double Top / Double Bottom – Indicates a potential reversal after a strong move.

• Head & Shoulders – A reversal pattern signaling a trend change.

• Triangles (Ascending, Descending, Symmetrical) – Patterns of consolidation before a breakout.

• Flags & Pennants – Short-term continuation patterns that form after strong moves, often followed by another push in the same direction.

🔹 Risk & Money Management

Risk control is the foundation of professional trading. Key principles include:

• Position Sizing – Determining how much to trade based on your account size and risk tolerance.

• Stop Loss / Take Profit – Predetermined price levels to protect capital and secure profits.

• Risk–Reward Ratio – Comparing potential profit to potential loss (e.g., 1:3 means risking $1 to make $3).

• Leverage – Borrowed capital that magnifies both gains and losses.

• Margin – The portion of capital required to open and maintain a leveraged position.

• Drawdown – The reduction in account value from its peak during losing trades. Keeping drawdowns small helps preserve long-term growth.

🔹 Market Psychology

Trading is as much about managing your mindset as it is about analyzing charts.

• Fear & Greed – Emotional extremes that drive most market behavior.

• FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) – The impulse to chase trades, often leading to poor entries.

• Discipline / Emotional Control – Following your plan consistently, regardless of emotions or short-term results.

• Patience in Trend Following – Waiting for high-probability setups and allowing winning trades to develop.

🧭 Final Note

These are the core topics we’ll explore in detail — not only what they mean, but how to apply them in real market conditions using our algorithm-based trend approach.

If you’d like to start early, begin researching these terms and observing how they appear in live charts. This preparation will give you a strong head start when we begin on November 15.