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Straight, plain-English guides to the problems traders bring to GRIT most: where to start, what moves markets, risk, prop firms and the psychology of going live. Education only, no signals, no hype.
Getting started
How to learn to trade from scratch: a step-by-step path
A realistic, step-by-step path for learning to trade as a complete beginner: what to learn first, in what order, how long it takes, and the mistakes that cost new traders most.
9 min readChoosing how to learnHow to choose a trading course in the UK: 10 questions to ask first
How to tell a genuine trading course from a sales funnel: ten questions to ask before paying, including income claims, structure, live teaching, risk management, refunds and FCA regulation.
8 min readChoosing how to learnTrading signals vs trading education: what do you actually learn?
The difference between paying for trading signals and learning to trade yourself, the problems with relying on signals, how to check a provider, and what good trading education should give you.
7 min readAnalysis
Fundamental vs technical analysis: why traders need both
What fundamental and technical analysis each tell you, where each one fails on its own, and how to combine them: fundamentals for the direction, technicals for the timing.
8 min readAnalysisHow economic data moves markets: CPI, jobs and interest rates explained
A plain-English guide to the economic releases that move markets, including US CPI, non-farm payrolls, FOMC and Bank of England decisions, with UK release times and how traders handle them.
8 min readAnalysisMarket profile and TPO charts explained for beginners
What market profile and TPO charts show, how to read the point of control, value area and initial balance, and how traders use them to build a bias and the levels they trade from.
7 min readRisk, prop firms and psychology
Trading risk management: position sizing, stop losses and daily limits
How to size positions from your risk per trade and stop loss, with worked examples for spread betting and Nasdaq futures, plus R multiples, losing streaks and daily loss limits.
8 min readProp firmsWhy you keep failing prop firm challenges, and how to fix it
Most prop firm evaluations are failed on risk and behaviour, not analysis. How daily loss limits and trailing drawdowns work, why traders breach them, and the rules that fix it.
9 min readPsychologyProfitable on demo but losing live? Why it happens
Why traders who do well on a demo account struggle with real money, what changes between demo and live, and a practical plan for making the move without the usual damage.
7 min readPsychologyInformation overload: how to stop strategy hopping
Why traders jump between strategies, why a handful of trades tells you almost nothing, how to judge a strategy with expectancy, and a simple plan for sticking with one approach long enough to know.
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The London Trap is a worked example of one setup, taught step by step. Every rule, every filter, and a real losing session included, because that's how you actually learn.
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