#basics
4 guides tagged #basics
- Candlestick Patterns: 5 to Learn FirstHammer, engulfing, doji, shooting star and marubozu, read on real charts: why confirmation matters and what a failed hammer looks like.5 min
- How to Read a Stock Chart, Step by StepRead swings, moving averages, volume and invalidation in a fixed order, using Microsoft's 2025 decline and recovery as the worked example.5 min
- Risk Management: Position Size, Stops and the 1% RuleWork out position size from your stop, not your gut. A full JPM example with real ATR, a swing-low stop and drawdown math.5 min
- Multi-Timeframe Analysis: Weekly vs Daily ChartsUse a higher time frame for direction and a lower one for timing. A real NKE case where the daily and weekly charts disagreed.5 min