Swimming With Whales (Trading 101)

This course will begin on August 20, 2022, and will be broadcast live via Zoom. A link to the classroom will be emailed out upon registration.

What You’ll Learn:

This course is for those who want to get started with investing and trading in cryptocurrencies but are not really sure how to go about it.

This course will certainly help you to get started on the right foot.

You will learn about basic trading rules, how to set up a trading plan, how a chart works, how
basic indicators work, how to make a trade and much, much more.

What You Need:

• Trading Journal – Paper preferably.
• Trading Account (Binance / Kucoin / FTX / Bittrex / etc).
• Pro Activity, self-accountability, and contribution.
• Money you are willing to part with.

Module 0: How to Approach Acquiring a New Skill?

We will be kicking off by looking into the absolute basics of what trading and investing actually are.

Module 1: Basic Rules of Trading

Playing any game involves rules whether we like it or not. In trading these basic rules are our guardians. By applying our own common sense in a healthy discussion we will lay the foundation and establish the rules of trading.

Module 2: Myths, Hopes & Expectations

Being new to trading it is often hard to distinguish correct information from all the noise about mountains of gold, financial freedom, when Lambo, etc. We will discuss setting realistic and achievable goals that can be moulded into a plan.

Module 3: The Plan

Why, what, and when? Why do you want to trade, what do you want to achieve and when? We will discuss these questions and use the outcomes to create a personalized trading plan.

Module 4: Numbers with Ken

Trading isn’t Rocket science. We will look at some basic calculations that will help you in becoming a better trader. From there we will dive straight into the charts and basic indicators.

“All the math you need in the stock market you get in the fourth grade” – Peter Lynch

Module 5: Money Management

One of the most important things in trading is how not to get insta rekt. We will use the basic trading rules and trading plan as a guide to look at portfolio and risk management.

Module 6: Trading Strategies

There is day trading, swing trading, position trading, scalping and many more strategies to choose from, but which one fits you best? In order to answer this, we will be discussing how to set up a strategy that works for you.

Module 7: Making the Trade

Trading is not just about rules, strategies, technical analysis, etc, at some point the buy/sell button needs to be pressed to trade. Getting familiar with the user interface can save you a lot of trouble.

Module 8: Tweaking & Adapting

A plan and strategy should never become a prison. Now that the basics have been tackled it is time to look at ways to tweak your strategy and how to remain objective in this process.