Day Trading for Beginners

Lessons

1. What day trading actually isA plain definition of day trading, how it differs from investing and swing trading, what a real day looks like, and why it's hard. 3 min
2. Should you day trade at all?What the research says about day trader results, who day trading might suit, the honest alternative, and how to find out cheaply. 3 min
3. Stocks, futures, forex and cryptoHow stocks, futures, forex and crypto work for a day trader, including trading hours, costs, leverage and the old pattern day trader rule. 3 min
4. How to read a price chartHow candlestick charts work, what open, high, low and close mean, how timeframes change the picture, and how to spot a trend. 3 min
5. Order types: market, limit and stopHow market, limit, stop, stop-limit and bracket orders work, what slippage is, and what happens to your orders in a fast market. 3 min
6. What you need to startThe basic setup for day trading: a regulated broker, a charting platform, market data, a computer, a quiet time slot and a written plan. 3 min
7. What it costs, and the rules that applyThe real costs of day trading, from commissions and data to slippage, plus the new pattern day trader rules and basic tax facts. 3 min
8. Start in a simulatorWhy you should start day trading in a simulator, what a simulator can't teach you, and a simple 30-session plan with a written record. 3 min