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Trading Education

Structured trading courses that take you from the basics to a funded account: risk management, trading psychology, complete strategies, prop firm challenges and the macro that moves markets. Clear, honest and built to use on your own charts.

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8
courses
57
modules, each with a self-test
~13h
of material

Step by step

Every course runs in order, from why a strategy works to a complete, written playbook. Each module opens with clear learning objectives.

Diagrams & worked examples

Concepts are drawn out and walked through on real chart scenarios, so you see exactly what to look for.

A self-test in every module

Check you've really got it before moving on. No guessing whether the lesson sank in.

Built to use on your charts

Written to follow with TradingView open beside you, and to log what you learn straight into your Lumivar journal.

The courses

Foundations

Start here: how markets work, how to manage risk and how to stay disciplined.

Start here · Beginner

Trading Basics

From zero to your first trading plan: how markets work, setting up TradingView, candlesticks, trend and levels, indicators, and risk.

7 modules · about 90 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Read a candlestick chart with confidence
  • Mark trend, support and resistance
  • Size a position from your stop
  • Write a simple trading plan you can follow
Modules
  1. How Markets Work12 min
  2. Setting Up TradingView14 min
  3. How Candlesticks Work15 min
  4. Trend, Support & Resistance13 min
  5. Indicators Without the Clutter11 min
  6. Risk Management & Position Sizing15 min
  7. Your First Trading Plan12 min
Trading foundations · All levels

Risk Management Masterclass

The maths that keeps you in the game: risk of ruin, position sizing models, R-multiples and expectancy, loss limits, correlation, scaling in and out, and surviving drawdowns.

7 modules · about 95 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Choose a risk per trade that won't blow you up
  • Size any trade in forex, stocks, futures or crypto
  • Measure your edge in R and expectancy
  • Write a complete personal risk plan
Modules
  1. Risk of Ruin14 min
  2. Position Sizing Models15 min
  3. R-Multiples and Expectancy14 min
  4. Daily and Weekly Loss Limits13 min
  5. Correlation and Exposure13 min
  6. Scaling In and Out13 min
  7. Surviving Drawdowns14 min
Trading foundations · All levels

Trading Psychology & Discipline

Why good traders break their own rules, and how to stop: fear, greed and FOMO, revenge trading and tilt, routines, checklists, honest self-review and surviving drawdowns.

7 modules · about 95 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Spot fear, greed and FOMO before they cost you
  • Stop revenge trading with circuit breakers
  • Build routines and a pre-trade checklist
  • Measure your discipline with a journal
Modules
  1. Why Good Traders Break Their Own Rules13 min
  2. Fear, Greed and FOMO14 min
  3. Revenge Trading and Tilt13 min
  4. Building Routines That Protect You14 min
  5. The Pre-Trade Checklist12 min
  6. Reviewing Yourself With a Journal14 min
  7. Handling Drawdowns14 min

Strategies

Complete, testable approaches you can trade and journal.

Strategy · Intermediate

Breakout Trading

Trade the moment price escapes a range: find levels worth trading, spot volatility squeezes, enter three different ways, avoid fakeouts, and run an opening-range playbook.

7 modules · about 95 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Find levels and patterns worth trading
  • Spot volatility squeezes before they break
  • Handle false breakouts instead of fearing them
  • Run a session opening-range playbook
Modules
  1. What Breakouts Are and Why They Work12 min
  2. Finding Levels and Patterns Worth Trading14 min
  3. Volatility Squeezes: Spotting Breakouts Before They Go13 min
  4. Entries: Stop Orders, Closes and Retests15 min
  5. False Breakouts and How to Trade Them14 min
  6. Stops, Targets and Trade Management13 min
  7. Session Breakouts and the Opening-Range Playbook15 min
Strategy · Intermediate

Trend Following

Ride the big moves: define a trend, enter on pullbacks and breakouts, trail your stop, size by volatility, and build a system you can actually stick to.

7 modules · about 100 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Define a trend objectively
  • Enter on pullbacks, breakouts and continuations
  • Trail stops and size by volatility
  • Build and test a written system
Modules
  1. What Trend Following Is (and Why It Works)13 min
  2. Defining a Trend14 min
  3. Entries: Pullbacks, Breakouts and Continuations15 min
  4. Stops, Trailing Stops and Exits14 min
  5. Position Sizing, Pyramiding and Portfolios14 min
  6. When Trends End: Reversals, Divergence and Chop13 min
  7. Building, Testing and Running Your System16 min
Strategy · Intermediate

FVG & ICT Concepts

Fair value gaps, liquidity, market structure shifts, order blocks, premium and discount, killzones and a complete step-by-step model, explained clearly and honestly.

8 modules · about 105 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Read market structure, BOS and MSS
  • Trade fair value gaps and order blocks
  • Use liquidity sweeps and killzone timing
  • Test an ICT model without fooling yourself
Modules
  1. What ICT and Smart Money Concepts Are12 min
  2. Market Structure: BOS, MSS and Displacement13 min
  3. Liquidity: Pools, Sweeps and the Draw13 min
  4. Fair Value Gaps15 min
  5. Order Blocks, Premium and Discount14 min
  6. Time: Killzones, Silver Bullet and Power of 313 min
  7. Putting It Together: A Complete ICT Model15 min
  8. Testing, Risk and Common Pitfalls12 min

Going pro

Funded accounts and the bigger picture.

Going pro · Intermediate

Passing a Prop Firm Challenge

How funded-trader programmes really work, the rules decoded (daily loss, trailing drawdown, consistency), choosing a firm, a risk plan built around the rules, passing both phases, staying funded and getting paid.

7 modules · about 95 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Understand every common challenge rule
  • Compare firms and spot red flags
  • Build a risk plan that fits the limits
  • Pass both phases, stay funded and get paid
Modules
  1. How Prop Firms Make Money13 min
  2. The Rules Decoded15 min
  3. Choosing a Firm13 min
  4. A Risk Plan Built for the Rules15 min
  5. Phase 1 and Phase 2 Strategy14 min
  6. Staying Funded13 min
  7. Payouts and Scaling12 min
Trading foundations · All levels

Macro for Crypto Traders

Inflation, bonds, the dollar, central banks, crypto market structure and risk: the macro picture behind every big move.

7 modules · about 85 min · self-test in every module
You'll learn to
  • Understand CPI, yields and the dollar
  • Follow central bank liquidity
  • Read crypto cycles, flows and derivatives
  • Turn macro into a trading process
Modules
  1. Inflation, CPI & the Data That Moves Markets15 min
  2. The Charts Every Crypto Trader Should Watch15 min
  3. Bonds, Yields & How Money Moves Between Markets15 min
  4. Central Banks, Liquidity & the Money Plumbing10 min
  5. Crypto Market Structure: Cycles, Flows & Derivatives10 min
  6. Trading Craft: Price Action, Risk & Psychology10 min
  7. Market History, Case Studies & Glossary10 min
Educational plan

Every course, plus everything in Pro

All 8 courses and new ones as they're added, with the full trading journal, analytics, economic calendar, earnings, news and portfolio tracker.

€49.99 / month
or €39.99/month billed yearly · Pro without courses is €19.99/monthGet the Educational plan

Questions

Who are the courses for?

Anyone who wants a structured way to learn trading. If you're new, start with the Foundations path: Trading Basics, then Risk Management and Trading Psychology. The strategy courses suit traders who know the basics and want a complete, testable approach, and the prop firm course is for traders getting ready for a funded-account challenge.

How long does each course take?

Each course takes about an hour and a half, split into 12–16 minute modules. Altogether there are around 13 hours of material. Go at your own pace.

What markets do they cover?

The ideas apply to forex, indices, futures, stocks and crypto. Session times are given in Irish time, and the Macro course focuses on crypto.

What's included in the Educational plan?

Every course, plus everything in Pro: full analytics, the custom dashboard, unlimited trades, the full economic calendar, earnings, news and the portfolio tracker.

Is this financial advice?

No. The courses are educational material to help you build and test your own process. Trading involves substantial risk of loss.

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Educational material only, not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss.