Digital currencies and forex trading - Level 1
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SMARI Support & Resistance, Supply & Demand. Unlock the Power of Every Pattern Advanced Course Outline (1 month) Note: A student will be able to choose from these two strategies. No student can study both of them after the beginners' course. Course Objective Train students to identify high-probability trading zones using a fused approach of Support & Resistance, Trendlines, Supply & Demand, Top-Down Analysis and Price Action Confirmation and build a repeatable strategy suitable for funded accounts. Week 1 Module 1 - Market Foundations (Advanced Level Basics) - Market sessions and volatility windows - Understanding how price moves (pushes, pullbacks, expansions) - The structure of trends (impulsive vs corrective waves) - Introduction to the FMA Trading Methodology - Charting tools overview (TradingView + MT4/5) Outcome: Students understand market flow and chart behavior at a deeper level. Module 2 - Candlestick Psychology and Entry Confirmation - The psychology behind candles - Strong vs weak candles - Momentum shift candles - Rejection candles - Mastering candle confirmation at supply/demand and S/R levels - Multi-timeframe candle alignment Outcome: Students learn how to read market intention from candles alone. Week 2 Module 3 - Support and Resistance + Trendline Fusion System Support and Resistance (Precision Version) - Identifying major vs minor levels - How to confirm real levels vs noise - Using levels with trend direction - Breakout and retest logic Trendlines (Directional Logic) - Correct trendline drawing technique - Trend continuation setups - Trendline breaks as early signals - Reversal identification using trendline structure Fusion of S/R + Trendlines - How to combine both to get stronger zones - The Triple Confirmation Rule - High-probability reversal zones - Continuation setups (trend continuation entries) Outcome: Students learn the strongest zone-identification method. Module 4 - Supply and Demand Mastery - What causes real supply/demand - Identifying strong vs weak zones - The origin of moves (base candles) - Zone refinement using smaller timeframes - How supply/demand interacts with trendlines and S/R - When supply/demand fails (and why) Outcome: Students gain advanced zone mastery aligned with the strategy. Module 5 - Top-Down Analysis System - Higher timeframe bias - Mapping weekly to daily to 4H to 1H - Finding alignment between timeframes - Creating a story of price movement - Having a directional bias before entering - The FMA Market Blueprint Method Outcome: Students can build professional analysis before each trade. Week 3 Module 6 - Entry Strategy - Entry confirmation components: - Bias from top-down - Major zone selection - Candle + trendline + S/R alignment - Precision entry using refined zones - Stop-loss placements - TP placement based on structure and momentum - Avoiding low probability entries Outcome: Students learn exactly how to enter trades step by step. Module 7 - Risk Management and Trade Management - Risk per trade - Lot size calculation - Reward-to-risk planning - Scaling positions (optional module) - How to avoid blowing accounts - How to hit consistency with low risk Outcome: Students protect capital and grow accounts safely. Week 4 Module 8 - Trading Psychology and Consistency System - Discipline with the strategy - Removing emotions - Managing losing streaks - Confidence building - Avoiding overtrading - Becoming a rule-based trader Outcome: Students develop a consistent trader mindset. Module 9 - Building Your Custom FMA Strategy - Zone identification method - Entry confirmation method - Risk rules - Trade management approach - Weekly routine and checklist - Strategy testing template Outcome: Each student leaves with a personalized trading system. Module 10 - The Funded Trader Bootcamp (optional) - Preparing for challenges - Daily and weekly drawdown handling - Passing the challenge with low stress - Maintaining consistency on live funded accounts - Withdrawal discipline system Bonus - Zone Validation and Market Preparation Logic - Why price revisits zones - How price prepares for big moves - How momentum builds before reversals - How a zone becomes more valid after certain movements - How to read market preparation instead of inducement SMARI Smart Money Concepts (SMC) - Full Course Outline (Beginner to Advanced) 1 month Introduction to the SMC Strategy Smart Money Concepts (SMC) is a trading approach based on understanding how big institutional players manipulate price. Unlike retail strategies that focus on indicators, SMC focuses on market structure, liquidity, order blocks, supply and demand, institutional candles, and engineered moves. Students learn to: - Read market structure cleanly - Identify where liquidity lies - Catch institutional entries - Ride trends created by big players - Avoid retail traps SMC = High accuracy, tight stop losses, clear logic, predictable behavior, and institutional-level trading. Full SMC Course Outline Week 1 Module 1 - Foundations (Beginner Level) 1. What Is Smart Money? - Difference between smart money vs retail traders - Why institutions move the market - Market psychology from a smart money point of view 2. Market Structure Basics - Understanding swing highs and lows - Bullish vs bearish structure - Break of structure (BOS) - Market trends vs consolidation 3. Liquidity Basics - Liquidity pools - Equal highs and equal lows - Stop loss hunts (retail traps) - Why price seeks liquidity before moving 4. Candlestick Essentials - Institutional candles - Rejection wicks vs commitment candles - Imbalance (Fair Value Gap basics) Module 2 - Intermediate Concepts 1. Order Blocks - Bullish and bearish order blocks - Identifying valid zones - Order block confirmation rules - When OBs fail 2. Supply and Demand (SMC Version) - Institutional supply and demand vs retail zones - Strong vs weak zones - Refining zones to the last candle - How to combine with market structure 3. Liquidity in Depth - Internal vs external liquidity - True liquidity vs fake setups - Liquidity grabs and engineered liquidity 4. FVG / Imbalance - What is imbalance - How price fills imbalance - Using imbalance as confluence Week 2 Module 3 - Advanced SMC 1. Advanced Market Structure - Shift of Market Structure (SMS) - Change of Character (CHOCH) - Complex pullbacks - Relationship between BOS to CHOCH to Entry 2. Institutional Mitigation - What is mitigation - Mitigation blocks - Mitigation of order blocks - Where banks re-balance price 3. Liquidity Engineering - How institutions create liquidity - Why liquidity is stacked before a move - The difference between grab and continuation 4. Entry Models - SMC lower-timeframe entry model - Refined OB entry - FVG entry - Liquidity sweep + CHOCH entry - Combining multiple confluences 5. Risk Management (SMC Style) - Tight stop-loss system - Scaling in positions - Scaling out - Institutional RR ratios Week 3 Module 4 - Master Level (Execution and Psychology) 1. Multi-Timeframe SMC - Top-down analysis - Using HTF as direction - LTF sniper entry system 2. Smart Money Psychology - Understanding manipulation - Why patience = profit - Psychological traps for SMC traders 3. Backtesting and Journaling - How to backtest SMC properly - Creating your SMC trading plan - Building a consistent journal 4. Putting It All Together - Full SMC trading system - Market structure to Liquidity to OB to FVG to Entry to Target - Example breakdowns - Live chart practice Week 4 Module 5 - Live Practice + Assessment - Weekly SMC chart markups - Students analyze and explain SMC setups - Challenge: Find OB to Liquidity to CHOCH to Entry - Final assessment: Build a full SMC strategy plan Thank you!
Course Format
Practical hands-on training
Duration
3 Months
Career Outcomes
Start a career in property sales and management with practical skills for agencies, developers, and brokerage teams.
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Rolling admissions - No deadline (Kampala)
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