Beginner: Market Foundations
Start from zero: how forex, gold, indices and crypto work, how to read a chart and how to protect your money.
Beginner · 4 weeks · online or in class in Abeokuta
Prices and enrol: from ₦50,000 / $35What you will learn
- Understand what moves forex, gold, indices and crypto
- Read candlestick charts and spot trends
- Place a trade with a stop loss and take profit on a demo account
- Work out position size so one trade cannot wipe out your account
- Keep a trading journal from day one
Who it is for: Complete beginners, and anyone who has traded a little but never learned the basics properly.
Course outline
Week 1
How the markets work
- What forex, gold, oil, indices and crypto are
- Brokers, spreads, pips, lots and leverage in plain words
- Trading sessions: Asia, London and New York
- Spotting scams and fake "guaranteed profit" offers
Practice: Open a demo account and explore the platform.
Week 2
Reading a chart
- Candlesticks and what each one tells you
- Timeframes, and why the higher timeframe matters
- Trends, ranges, support and resistance
- Your first chart walk-through on MarkIQ SI Charts
Practice: Mark support and resistance on three markets with bar replay.
Week 3
Protecting your money
- Stop loss and take profit
- Risk per trade and position sizing
- Risk to reward, and why win rate is not everything
- Trading psychology: fear, greed and revenge trading
Practice: Size five demo trades with the Risk Calculator.
Week 4
News and your first plan
- Why the news moves prices: an introduction to fundamentals
- Reading the economic calendar
- Building a simple written trading plan
- Journalling and reviewing your trades
Practice: Take ten demo trades from your plan and log them in the Journal.
Tools you will use (free)
This course teaches skills. It does not promise income or profit, and trading carries a high risk of loss. MarkIQ SI provides education, not financial advice.