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FOUNDATIONS

What is cryptocurrency?

A plain-language explanation of what cryptocurrency is and is not, why it can hold value, and which risks matter most when you are just getting started.

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FOUNDATIONS

How does blockchain work?

A step-by-step look at the path from sending a transaction to confirming it, the logic of validation and consensus, and the real trade-offs decentralisation brings.

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FOUNDATIONS

Web2 vs Web3

Comparing the identity, data, and control differences between the experience centralised platforms provide and a model where the user directly controls assets and identity.

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FOUNDATIONS

Crypto wallets, private keys, seed phrases and custody

Clarifying what a wallet actually stores, how a private key relates to a seed phrase, what custody choices exist, and the security mistakes people make most often.

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FOUNDATIONS

Stablecoins, smart contracts and Layer 2

Explaining stablecoin designs, what smart contracts can and cannot do, and what Layer 2 scaling solves — along with the new dependencies it introduces.

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MARKETS AND RISK

Spot, futures and leverage

Explaining the difference between buying spot, futures contracts, and leverage; how leverage relates to liquidation; and when not to use leverage, with a worked example.

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MARKETS AND RISK

What is Forex or FX?

Explaining the anatomy of currency pairs, base/quote logic, pips and spreads, how FX differs from crypto, and why trading sessions matter.

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MARKETS AND RISK

What is a prop firm and how does a challenge work?

Explaining the stages of a prop-firm evaluation, the typical rules, how drawdown limits work, and the realistic risks — without promising you will pass.

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MARKETS AND RISK

Risk management: position sizing, leverage, liquidation, and drawdown

Covering how to size a position with a numeric example, the maths of recovering from drawdown, invalid assumptions, and a pre-trade risk checklist.

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ANALYSIS

What is technical analysis?

A critical look at what technical analysis is, how observation differs from interpretation, the categories of tools, and its biggest trap — confirmation bias.

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ANALYSIS

Price action: trend, support, and resistance

Covering trend, support, and resistance with a schematic example, the logic of invalidation, the false-breakout trap, and the bridge from observation to a rule.

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ANALYSIS

Moving averages, RSI, and MACD

A critical look at what the three most-used indicators measure, the risks of lag and misuse, a combined-signal example, and the myth of a “best indicator.”

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STRATEGY RULES

Turning a trading idea into explicit strategy rules

Showing the steps to turn a vague “idea” into a deterministic, testable rule with every parameter completed — using a transformation table and a worked example.

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TEST AND VALIDATEBUILT

What is backtesting, how is it done, and what does it not prove?

Explaining the steps of a backtest, the assumptions it rests on, typical traps like lookahead and overfitting, and what the results do and do not prove.

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TEST AND VALIDATE

Paper trading, overfitting, win rate, and interpreting results

Covering forward validation with a validation ladder, metrics with a comparison matrix, typical failure examples, and a readiness checklist for going live.

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