DURATION
6–8 hrs
Five stages, taken in order. Each stage answers a single question. Don't skip ahead — the later stages depend on habits formed earlier.
A note on order: the maturity map is linear by design. Many learners want to jump to Stage 2 (setups) — we suggest you don't. Stage 3 (risk) is the most common gating skill among professionals, and learners under-invest in it.
A short list of the questions we are asked most often, answered plainly.
You can. We'd still suggest you read Lesson 0.5 — most beginners do not have a clear picture of what their trades actually cost, and getting that right early saves real money later.
If you study 30–45 minutes a day, most learners finish Stages 0–3 in 4–5 months. Stage 4 is open-ended — it is the rest of your practice, and you will be in it for years.
You very well might. We will not pretend otherwise. Our promise is that you will lose less of it, more slowly, with a clearer mind, than if you had not studied at all. We strongly discourage trading capital you cannot afford to lose without changing your life.
The principles in this curriculum apply to most liquid markets. Crypto is our worked example because it trades around the clock, has low barriers to entry, and is where most new traders begin — for better and for worse.
Introduced briefly in Stage 4, and only after a long apprenticeship on spot. We discourage their use in the first year.