Explore how predictable market behavior shapes price action through support and resistance, trading channels, and trends, then learn to buy at support and sell at resistance within uptrends and downtrends.

Chart a stock from scratch in trade navigator, switching among candlesticks, ohlc bars, and line charts with cross hairs, b toggles, zoom keys, the horizontal line feature, and bollinger bands.

Learn the basics of stock orders, including buy and sell orders, long and short strategies, and the flow of funds between cash and shares, illustrated with real trades.

Learn how selling stocks short works, including borrowing shares, taking a short position, paying interest, and buying to cover, with a Netflix example showing cash and equity flow.

Place a short order by selling stock short, then close with a buy to cover. Cash increases, shares go negative, and profit or loss follows the price spread.

Expand the trend chart by adding parallel range lines to define the swing range; the control line sets the trend angle, and old resistance becomes new support.

Explore trend following in stocks and options using moving averages to smooth price action, comparing simple moving averages and exponential moving averages for short and long-term trends.

Develop a trend following system with moving averages as the foundation, using cross signals and angle to define entries, stops, and exits toward price targets.

Join a practical analysis blending moving averages with support, resistance, and grid to confirm trends, spot entries, and set targets, using Halliburton and Apple trades as real examples.

Execute stock and option trades using market orders and trigger conditions, set entry targets and stops, and manage bullish and bearish plans through broker orders.

Take action by setting up trade setups in your charting software, then practice virtual trades with contingency and trigger orders to reinforce plans from the last six classes.

Evaluate stock trading risk, explore insuring stock, and begin options trading, illustrated by a Hess long stock example, ROI calculations, and risk and reward insights.

Learn how selling stock short works, using triggers and targets to profit from a down move, while managing unlimited risk with stops and risk management.

Learn to lower stock risk by treating options as insurance, providing the right to buy or sell and offsetting losses for long and short positions.

Discover how a covered call lets you own stock while selling a call option to collect a premium, lower your cost basis, and generate recurring income.

Practice virtual trading, apply stock option concepts, and discuss ideas on the Trade Smart University network to deepen understanding; then explore the ultimate dividend, call options, and option chain basics.

Learn to read an option chain, calculate premiums, and trade calls and puts with spiders, using strike prices, August expiration, and bid and ask quotes.

Explore the covered call structure, where buyers gain the right to buy while sellers are obligated to sell, and profits hinge on stock moves and option premium.

Use the covered call by selling near-term calls one to two strike prices above cost in sideways, bullish, or bear markets, with a 2–4 week window.