The Prop Academy

Learn to read the market, one lesson at a time.

Follow a practical learning path from market basics to planning, executing, and reviewing your first complete simulated trade.

12 lesson course1 available nowBeginner to practice-ready

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Your path from first chart to first trade

Each lesson adds one skill you will use later. Complete them in order so risk and process come before strategy.

Lesson 1

Module 1 · FoundationsAvailable now

What Trading Is — and How Markets Move

Meet buyers, sellers, exchanges and brokers, and learn why price moves when supply and demand change.

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10:15

Module 1 · FoundationsComplete earlier lessons

Your Trading Screen: Prices, Orders and Costs

Understand bid, ask, spread, market and limit orders before placing your first simulated trade.

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11:20

Module 2 · Chart SkillsComplete earlier lessons

Reading Candlesticks Without Guessing

Read open, high, low and close, then use candle sequences to describe what price actually did.

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12:10

Module 2 · Chart SkillsComplete earlier lessons

Market Structure: Trends, Ranges and Turning Points

Identify swing highs and lows, distinguish a trend from a range, and recognise when structure changes.

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10:40

Module 2 · Chart SkillsComplete earlier lessons

Support and Resistance as Zones

Mark useful decision areas, avoid false precision, and see how price reacts when a level is tested.

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11:35

Module 3 · Market ContextComplete earlier lessons

Top-Down Analysis: Choosing the Right Timeframe

Use a higher timeframe for context and a lower timeframe for timing without mixing conflicting signals.

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12:25

Module 4 · RiskComplete earlier lessons

Risk First: How Much Can One Trade Lose?

Learn fixed risk, drawdown and position sizing so one bad idea never decides the whole challenge.

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12:05

Module 4 · RiskComplete earlier lessons

Stops, Targets and Risk-to-Reward

Place logical invalidation points, set realistic targets, and compare trades using R-multiples.

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13:10

Module 5 · StrategyComplete earlier lessons

One Repeatable Setup: Trend, Pullback, Confirmation

Combine structure, a key zone and a clear trigger into one simple setup you can practise consistently.

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10:55

Module 5 · StrategyComplete earlier lessons

Build Your Pre-Trade Plan and Checklist

Define the setup, entry, stop, target, size and no-trade conditions before you click a button.

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11:45

Module 6 · ExecutionComplete earlier lessons

Executing Under Pressure: Discipline and Psychology

Handle fear, FOMO, losses and overtrading by following a process instead of chasing an outcome.

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Module 6 · ExecutionComplete earlier lessons

Your First Complete Trade: Plan, Execute, Review

Walk through a simulated trade from analysis to journal entry, then turn the result into one improvement.