
Customize the thinkorswim platform by configuring real-time data, set up charts for spy, adjust time frames from 1-minute to 5-minute, and personalize appearance and indicators for day trading.
Apply supply and demand windowing by drawing major and minor zones around VWAP. Use alerts and confirmations to enter calls or puts on touches, retests, or reversals.
Explore how to use active trader for quick in-and-out executions, customize market and option orders, and manage spy options with buy the ask and sell the bid.
Master supply and demand trading by drawing major and minor zones, confirming entries with reversals, and trading with the trend using alerts, VWAP, and risk-managed exits.
Learn to enter and exit trades with active trader, practice with paper trading, and set stop losses and profit targets using limit and market orders for day trade options.
Watch for big news events that move the market and adapt your day trading around CPI releases and other calendar data.
In this course, you will explore an educational overview of financial market concepts designed for beginners and those seeking a structured introduction to market theory. The course begins by reviewing commonly used market and options terminology and gradually progresses into more detailed conceptual discussions.
Learners will gain a clear, educational understanding of Supply and Demand principles as they are commonly discussed in market analysis. The course uses historical and illustrative examples to explain how these concepts are applied in chart-based discussions across different market instruments.
The course also includes pre-recorded walkthroughs of the Thinkorswim platform to help learners become familiar with chart layouts, drawing tools, and commonly referenced platform features. While Thinkorswim is used for demonstration purposes, the concepts discussed are platform-agnostic and presented from an educational perspective.
Additional topics include technical analysis concepts such as chart structure, candlestick behavior, trends, support and resistance, and volume, along with general explanations of commonly referenced indicators. All examples are pre-recorded and intended for conceptual learning only.
The course concludes with an educational discussion of risk management and decision-making principles commonly emphasized in market education. These topics are presented to support general understanding rather than real-time application or execution.
This course is pre-recorded, provided strictly for educational purposes, and does not involve live instruction, real-time market participation, or ongoing work activity. It is designed to help learners build foundational knowledge of market concepts in a structured, educational format.