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How GRIT works
One year. Nine modules, in order. A test at the end of every stage, live calls Monday to Thursday, and 1-to-1 time with me. Here's exactly what you're signing up for.
At a glance
GRIT Trading Academy in ten facts.
- What it is
- A structured one-year online trading education
- Founder
- Archie Spencer, ABE Level 5 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading
- Approach
- Fundamentals first, technicals for timing
- Curriculum
- Nine core modules in order, each ending in a test (VIP adds 5 extra modules)
- Live teaching
- Live calls Monday to Thursday, plus 6 or 14 hours of 1-to-1
- Where
- Fully online: course and community on Skool, calls by video
- Prices
- $49/month Community (1-week free trial), $3,000 Premium, $5,000 VIP
- How to start
- A free 60-minute call with Archie: book here
- What it is not
- No signals, trade alerts, copy trading, managed money or income promises
- Company
- GRIT Trading Academy Ltd, England and Wales, no. 16735799. Education only, not FCA authorised
The GRIT method
Fundamentals first. Technicals for timing.
Most courses teach patterns and indicators and stop there. That's half the picture.
At GRIT you learn why markets move first: interest rates, economic data, central bank policy, geopolitics, and how money rotates between risk-on and risk-off. Then technical analysis does the job it's actually good at, which is telling you when.
Fundamentals
What's driving the market this week, and which way the pressure is pushing.
Technicals
Price action, market profile and levels that tell you where and when to act.
Illustration only. Not a trade recommendation.
How you learn
Eight ways the course keeps you moving.
Watching videos alone doesn't make anyone a trader. GRIT mixes teaching, live practice, feedback and testing, so what you learn actually sticks.
Lessons and slides
Every module taught through video lessons and slide decks you can go back to.
Live calls
Monday to Thursday. Markets broken down live, with your questions answered.
Breakdown videos
My own analysis recorded, so you see the whole thought process.
Practical tasks
Tasks to hand in throughout the course, with feedback from me.
Gated tests
A test at the end of every stage. Pass it and the next one opens.
1-to-1 calls
6 or 14 hours of private time with me, booked when you need it.
The community
Everyone on the same path, sharing work and asking questions on Skool.
Weekly macro outlook
The week's big data releases and what they could mean, in plain English.
The curriculum
Nine modules. Every one tested.
This is the order you'll learn in. Each module builds on the one before, which is why you can't skip ahead. VIP members also get 5 extra modules on top of these nine.
- 01
Goal setting
How to set and hit goals with the staircase method, so your year has a direction from day one.
- Set goals with the staircase method
- Break a year of learning into steps you can actually hit
Stage test · pass to unlock module 02
- 02
Basic setup
Your software and trading platforms set up properly, so the tools never get in the way of learning.
- Set up your charting and trading platforms
- Find your way around every tool used in the course
Stage test · pass to unlock module 03
- 03
Trading basics
Price action and the primary indicators: the foundation every later module is built on.
- Read price action
- Use the primary indicators behind your technical analysis
Stage test · pass to unlock module 04
- 04
Macro data
How to read economic data, how timeframes fit together, and the triggers that get you into trades at the right time.
- Read economic data and know which releases matter
- Understand timeframe analysis
- Use triggers to time your entries
Stage test · pass to unlock module 05
- 05
Indicators
The secondary indicators, and how to build them into your primary analysis without cluttering it.
- Use the secondary indicators
- Fit them into your primary analysis
Stage test · pass to unlock module 06
- 06
Psychology
How to master the trading mind so you can scale, and how to build a trading plan that keeps you consistent.
- Understand how you trade under pressure
- Write a trading plan that keeps you consistent
- Get ready to scale
Stage test · pass to unlock module 07
- 07
TPOs and market profile
Time price opportunity profiles: how to build a directional bias and the levels you trade from.
- Read TPO and market profiles
- Form a directional bias
- Build the levels you trade from
Stage test · pass to unlock module 08
- 08
Data
How to collect and use your own trading data, plus risk management and how to structure your week as a trader.
- Collect and use your own trading data
- Manage risk properly
- Structure your week as a trader
Stage test · pass to unlock module 09
- 09
Managing capital
How to manage capital on live and funded accounts, and how to scale within strict risk limits.
- Manage capital on live and funded accounts
- Size up without breaking your risk rules
Final test · you finish the year with your own written trading plan
A week at GRIT
What a normal week can look like.
Live calls four days a week, lessons and tasks in your own time, and the community there every day. Your 1-to-1 calls slot in wherever you need them.
Is it for you?
GRIT isn't for everyone. That's the point.
GRIT is for you if
- You're new and want to learn it properly from the very start
- You've been trading for a while without the consistency you want
- You keep failing funded challenges on the rules, not the analysis
- You want to understand why markets move, not just copy what someone else does
- You're ready to put in a year of real work
GRIT is not for you if
- You're looking for signals, alerts or someone to copy
- You're expecting quick money
- You want someone to manage your money for you
- You'd be trading money you can't afford to lose
Why "GRIT"
Welcome to the House of Resilience.
The name comes from psychologist Angela Duckworth's research on grit: passion and perseverance for long-term goals.
Trading demands exactly that. There will be losing trades. There will be drawdowns. There will be days you question everything. The people who get good aren't the smartest in the room. They're the ones who keep showing up and keep learning.
That's what the tests, the live calls and the community are for. Not to make it easy, but to make sure you don't have to do the hard part alone.
Your next step
Want to see if GRIT fits where you are?
Book a free 60-minute call. I'll look at where you are, where you want to get to, and tell you straight whether GRIT is the right fit.