Stock Man Trading’s School – Introduction to Stock Options Trading and Technical Analysis
This course is an in-depth guide to options trading and technical analysis consisting of 52 topics, 44 quizzes, and 232 minutes (nearly 4 hours) of high-quality video content. The goal of this course is to provide you with the fundamentals needed to get started on your trading journey – from learning about charting, candle patterns, chart patterns, fibs, and other indicators to developing your own strategy with proper risk management and trading psychology rules. The idea of this course is to cover it all.
What You’ll Learn In Introduction to Stock Options Trading and Technical Analysis
The Appeal of Options Trading
- Why trade options?
- What are the risks?
Choosing an options contract
- Options Greeks (Theta, Vega, Delta, Gamma)
- Choosing Strike Price and Time to Expiry
Getting Started with a Charting Platform
- TradingView (my favorite)
- Webull
What is a Candlestick?
- Line chart vs. candlestick chart
- The anatomy of a candlestick
Volume
- What is volume?
- Using volume as validation
Individual Candlestick Formations
- Bullish Engulfing
- Bearish Engulfing
- Bullish Hammer
- Hanging Man Hammer
- Inverted hammer/Shooting Star
- Doji
Support and Resistance
- Support
- Resistance
Supply and Demand
- Supply
- Demand
Candlestick Pattern Formations
- Morning Star
- Evening Star
- Tweezer Top
- Tweezer Bottom
Chart Pattern Formations
- Bull Flag
- Bear Flag
- Bullish pennant
- Bearish Pennant
- Double Bottom
- Double Top
- Head and Shoulders
- Inverse Head and Shoulders
- Cup and Handle
Fibonacci Retracements
- Understanding the Basics
- Using Fibonacci Retracements
- Auto Fib Levels Indicator
Chart Indicators
- Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP)
- Exponential Moving Average
- Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)
- Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- SMT Indicator (+ Other Custom Scripts)
Developing a Strategy
- Entry Criteria
- Exit Criteria
- Stop Loss Criteria
- Sizing Criteria
- Backtesting
- Example
Trading Psychology – Mastering Your Emotions
- Greed
- Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
- Going on “tilt”
- Knowing when NOT to trade
- Revenge Trading/Overtrading
