intermediate course

Six months of paper or live trading under your belt. Time to add derivatives, multi-timeframe systems, screening, and proper backtesting.

prereq: Comfortable with candles, indicators, position sizing, and the 1% rule.
outcome: Filter setups, think in portfolios, measure in R-multiples, use derivatives without blowing up.
pace: 1–2 months
chapters: 10

№01 Market Microstructure The mechanics of how a trade actually happens. Understanding this turns you from a "price taker" into someone who can read order flow.
№02 Futures A futures contract is an agreement to buy/sell an asset at a fixed price on a future date. In India, equity & index futures are cash-settled (no physical delivery for index; sto…
№03 Options Basics An option is the right (not obligation) to buy or sell an asset at a fixed price by a fixed date. You pay a premium for this right.
№04 Option Greeks Greeks measure how an option's premium responds to changes in price, time, and volatility. You cannot trade options seriously without understanding them.
№05 Multi-Timeframe Analysis (MTFA) "The trend on a 5-minute chart is noise to a daily trader. The trend on a daily chart is noise to a weekly investor. Always know which game you're playing."
№06 Advanced Indicators The basics (RSI, MACD, EMAs) are well-known, hence less edge. These tools are heavier, more nuanced, and used by more sophisticated traders.
№07 Screening & Watchlists You can't trade what you don't see. Screening = systematically narrowing the universe of 5,000+ stocks to the 5–10 worth your attention today.
№08 Backtesting Properly "There are lies, damned lies, and backtests."
№09 Sector & Macro Context A great chart in a bad sector is still a coin flip. A great chart in a leading sector during a bullish macro regime is an edge. Always trade with the wind.
№10 Trade Management Entries and exits get the glory; management is where most of the P&L is decided. The same setup, managed two different ways, can yield very different results.