Trading Roadmap: From Basics to Price Action Mastery
1. Candlestick Basics
Start here - it's your trader's language.
- Learn individual candle types (e.g. doji, hammer, engulfing)
- Understand bullish vs bearish candles
- Recognize basic candle psychology
Goal: Read what the market is 'saying' candle by candle.
2. Chart Patterns
Use multiple candles to form patterns with meaning.
- Classic patterns: head & shoulders, double tops/bottoms
- Continuation patterns: flags, wedges, triangles
Goal: Spot market behavior and potential reversals or continuations.
3. Support & Resistance
This is the backbone of price action.
- Identify key levels (swing highs/lows, zones)
- Learn how price reacts near S&R
Goal: Predict where price might stall, bounce, or break.
4. Volume
Check who's behind the move.
- Volume spikes = strong interest
- Confirm breakout strength
- Use with candles and patterns
Goal: Validate moves using volume activity.
5. Strength & Momentum
This helps you enter confidently.
- Learn indicators: RSI, MACD, Stochastic
- Understand divergence
Trading Roadmap: From Basics to Price Action Mastery
- Confirm the power of trends
Goal: Know when price has energy (momentum) or is weakening.
6. Putting It All Together
Now start combining everything.
- Candles + Patterns + Volume + S&R + Momentum
- Create simple trade setups with confirmations
- Journaling and backtesting strategies
Goal: Practice phase starts here.
7. Multi-Timeframe Analysis (MTFA)
Zoom in/out like a sniper.
- Identify higher TF trend (e.g. daily or H4)
- Execute on lower TF (e.g. M15 or M5)
- Align bias across timeframes
Goal: Trade in the direction of the dominant market trend.
8. Liquidity
Get into the smart money layer.
- Understand stop hunts, false breakouts, and liquidity pools
- Identify where retail traders get trapped
Goal: Avoid traps, trade with institutional logic.
9. Market Structure
Learn how the market moves in phases.
- Break of structure (BOS), higher highs/lows
- Change of character (ChoCH)
- Trend vs range
Goal: Anticipate shifts in trend and direction.
Trading Roadmap: From Basics to Price Action Mastery
10. Price Action Mastery
Develop pure chart-reading skills.
- No indicators - just price, candles, structure, liquidity
- Refine your entries and exits
- Journal like a pro
Goal: Trade confidently with minimal tools and maximum precision.