Basics of the stock market and investing

Discover how big, established companies grow over long periods through compounding and dividends, using Visa, McDonald's, and Shopify as real examples, and learn investing versus trading.

Distinguish investing from trading and learn long-term principles, including buying shares, evaluating how a company makes money, and using the spy (S&P 500) as a core, dividend-yielding vehicle.

Trade to glimpse financial freedom through stock market participation and day trading, as Sochi demonstrates the impact of learning independently and sharing it with family.

Discover how trading creates cash flow through short-term moves, from day trading to swing trading, and how this compares with longer-term investments like SPY.

Learn three basic evaluation steps to frame stock charts, identify entry and exit prices, and map support and resistance, demand and supply zones for disciplined trading.

Learn how to determine when to enter trades or investments using candlesticks and chart patterns, and practice with charting software through real-life examples.

Learn charting basics by identifying the uptrend on weekly or monthly charts and drawing lines at all-time highs and lows, plus four other price levels.

Walk through real life stock chart setups to analyze open, high, low, and close using line and candlestick charts, and identify support and resistance in market timing.

Explore candlesticks as the language of the chart, learning how bullish white candles and bearish black candles reveal opening and closing prices, and how hammer patterns show buying pressure.

Explore what it means to be trapped by emotion in stock trading, how hammer candles and volume signals reveal when traders are shaken out, and how to spot opportunities.

Explore real-life stock chart patterns and hammer candles on weekly charts, using Amazon and Apple examples to illuminate candlestick analysis and risk as you prepare for module two.

Contrast the old way and the new way of trading by learning to protect your money with chart patterns, candlesticks like the hammer, and support and resistance.

Analyze real-life stock charts, draw support and resistance lines on Amazon and other companies, and evaluate risk mitigation, stop losses, hammer candles, and profit targets.

Learn to protect your capital by calculating risk with the risk unit, R, and setting a pre-determined exit and position size, typically 1–2% of your portfolio.

Overcome the fear of losing money by setting a predetermined risk per trade to create certainty and equal footing among traders, as demonstrated in a live trading room.

Master the core math of trading by applying a one percent risk on a $23,000 account, calculating position size, and placing a stop below the hammer for real-life entries.

Explore a real-life stock trade in Sharon's $45k account, including entry at 20.95, stop at 19.95, and sizing to a 0.5% risk; learn risk management, position sizing, and risk-reward concepts.

apply a two point four times risk rule for selling, illustrated on a daily swing trade with a hammer entry at 20.02 and stop at 19.50, aiming for 21.26.

Learn to sell with precision by calculating stop value, risk units, and target price, and apply these methods to stocks and Bitcoin.

Learn how to profit when stocks fall by inputting broker orders and exploring shorting strategies, using candlestick patterns like hammers to anticipate price drops.

Define bullish and bearish as expectations that a stock will rise or fall, and explore how trading both directions could increase potential returns, using Coles as an example.

Learn how broker order types work across brokers, including market, limit, stop limit, and stop market orders, plus how to buy and sell to open or close.

Explore how to use limit and stop-limit orders to enter breakouts and manage risk, with activation prices, and examples like Under Armour and Apple.

Explore broker order types in stock investing, part 3, including stop loss, stop market orders, stop limits, and trailing stops, with real-life examples and broker screenshots.

Learn how shorting a stock works—borrowing shares from a broker, selling them, and buying back cheaper—while weighing stop losses and risks like fees and margin interest.

Identify inverted hammer patterns and their bearish implications, and learn to set up short trades with limit orders, stop losses, and buy-to-cover exits on broker platforms.

Explore stop loss concepts, learn how to place stop limit and stop market orders for breakouts or breakdowns, and apply risk calculations to short and exit trades.

Discover how margin, or 'other people's money,' boosts your day trading buying power (one to four) for short selling, and how risk is calculated.

Explore how to choose a broker for U.S. markets, including discount brokers and their trade access. Understand why SIPC protection and reliability matter for safe, efficient trading.

Explore how to rate brokers from Robinhood to Thinkorswim, compare discount platforms, and evaluate features like OCO orders and Ozio functionality for automated trading, plus paper trading.

Explore real trade setups using hammer candles, resistance breakouts, and daily-to-monthly chart analysis with a Kimberly-Clark example, plus stop limit and stop market risk management.

Develop a trading plan with clear rules, a focused strategy, and consequences for adherence. Wait for market close before setting up trades, cap swing trades, and avoid holding over earnings.

Review module 1 to 5 and bonuses with a live recap, Q&A, and three stock picks—GoDaddy, Salesforce, and Wix—highlighting investing vs trading and growth opportunities.

Review module two concepts, including buy and hold versus long-term investing, trading aggressively on select stocks, calculating risk and share size, and implementing risk management with the AR system.

Review module three concepts on bullish and bearish markets, shorting, margin, and broker orders, apply them with examples, limit and stop limit orders, and a trading plan for practice trades.

This final module of the basics of the stock market and investing course delivers a high-energy wrap-up, urging disciplined, consistent effort and a practical plan to grow wealth through investing.