My Edge Official Academy · for complete beginners

From “I know nothing” to a trader with a plan

Learning just the basics takes a trader about a year. So we put everything on this site into one path, in order: 9 levels, 86 lessons, demo-account practice and a test at the end of every level. Never sure what comes next? We are.

Start level 0 (5 min)I already know some: placement test
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Your path over 12 months

Each level unlocks when you pass the test of the one before. You can go faster, but you never skip the basics.

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  1. 0Start here: what trading actually isweeks 1–2
  2. 1Why the market moves (fundamentals)months 1–2
  3. 2How the market is builtmonths 2–3
  4. 3Price zones (PD Arrays)months 3–5
  5. 4Liquidity and timemonths 5–7
  6. 5Preparation and processmonths 7–8
  7. 6Strategies and indicatorsmonths 8–10
  8. 7Psychology and journalalways, in depth in months 10–11
  9. 8From demo to real moneymonths 11–12
Existing / Free content that is already on the siteNew 10 new lessons for complete beginnersIn a pack paid content (strategies, indicators)

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Level 0 · weeks 1–2

Start here: what trading actually is

After this level: You know what a market, a trade, long/short and a stop are, and how much you can lose. You have a demo account.

8 lessons
  1. 1What is trading, really? (the bike example)⏱ 5 minNew
  2. 2Where trading happens: exchange, broker, prop firm⏱ 7 minNew
  3. 3Trading basics: futures, ticks, contracts, leverageExisting
  4. 4How to read a chart: candles and timeframes⏱ 10 minNew
  5. 5Long, short, stop loss and target⏱ 8 minNew
  6. 6How much can I lose? Position size (with a calculator)⏱ 10 minNew
  7. 7Open a demo account and TradingView (step-by-step guide)⏱ 15 minNew
  8. 8Plain-English DefinitionsFree
🧪 Demo practice

On a demo account, open 5 trades with 1 contract and set a stop on every one.

✅ Level test

10 questions · unlocks level 1

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Level 1 · months 1–2 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 0 test

Why the market moves (fundamentals)

After this level: You understand interest rates, inflation, central banks and the economic calendar.

12 lessons
  1. 1Fundamental Analysis Made SimpleFree
  2. 2How the Economy Actually WorksFree
  3. 3The Price of MoneyFree
  4. 4The Institutions Behind Monetary PolicyFree
  5. 5Why Prices Matter to Index TradersFree
  6. 6How the Labour Market Changes Monetary PolicyFree
  7. 7Measuring the Health of an EconomyFree
  8. 8The Market Behind the Stock MarketFree
  9. 9Risk-On, Risk-Off and Global Capital FlowFree
  10. 10What Actually Moves Major Stock IndicesFree
  11. 11Markets Do Not Move in IsolationFree
  12. 12How to Read News Before It Moves the MarketFree
🧪 Demo practice

For one week, write down 3 calendar events every day and how the market reacted.

✅ Level test

8 questions · unlocks level 2

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Level 2 · months 2–3 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 1 test

How the market is built

After this level: You see market structure, the sessions (Asia, London, New York) and the kill zones.

11 lessons
  1. 1Trading FrameworkFree
  2. 2Market HierarchyFree
  3. 3Market StructureFree
  4. 4Market EnvironmentFree
  5. 5Session AnalysisFree
  6. 6Asia SessionFree
  7. 7London SessionFree
  8. 8New York SessionFree
  9. 9Asia Kill ZoneFree
  10. 10London Kill ZoneFree
  11. 11New York Kill ZoneFree
🧪 Demo practice

For 10 days, mark each session's highs and lows on the chart and note which session made the daily high.

✅ Level test

8 questions · unlocks level 3

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Level 3 · months 3–5 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 2 test

Price zones (PD Arrays)

After this level: You recognise and correctly draw the zones where price reacts.

13 lessons
  1. 1PD Arrays — OverviewFree
  2. 2DisplacementFree
  3. 3Fair Value Gap (FVG)Free
  4. 4Order Block (OB)Free
  5. 5Breaker BlockFree
  6. 6Mitigation BlockFree
  7. 7Rejection BlockFree
  8. 8Propulsion BlockFree
  9. 9Suspension BlockFree
  10. 10Volume Imbalance (VI)Free
  11. 11Inversion Fair Value Gap (IFVG)Free
  12. 12Balanced Price Range (BPR)Free
  13. 13PD Array Evaluation StandardFree
🧪 Demo practice

On 20 past days, draw FVGs and OBs and note in Sentinel which ones worked.

✅ Level test

8 questions · unlocks level 4

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Level 4 · months 5–7 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 3 test

Liquidity and time

After this level: You know where price is likely to go (liquidity) and when (day, week, month).

14 lessons
  1. 1Draw on LiquidityFree
  2. 2Relative Equal Highs & LowsFree
  3. 3Liquidity RunsFree
  4. 4NDOG — New Day Opening GapFree
  5. 5NWOG — New Week Opening GapFree
  6. 6RTH Opening GapFree
  7. 7IPDA Data Ranges (20/40/60)Free
  8. 8Dynamic IPDA 3/20Free
  9. 9Higher Timeframe ContextFree
  10. 10Weekly ContextFree
  11. 11Monthly ObjectiveFree
  12. 12Weekly ProfilesFree
  13. 13Weekly Day ProfilesFree
  14. 14Asia Range Projections (Basics)Free
🧪 Demo practice

For 4 weeks, write down every Sunday where you think price goes this week, and check on Friday.

✅ Level test

8 questions · unlocks level 5

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Level 5 · months 7–8 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 4 test

Preparation and process

After this level: You have your own daily routine: bias before the session, a checklist, rules.

7 lessons
  1. 1From Isolated Data to a Market NarrativeFree
  2. 2A Simple Fundamental RoutineFree
  3. 3Trade Preparation ChecklistFree
  4. 4Daily Trading SOPFree
  5. 5Decision EngineFree
  6. 6The System: everything in one processExisting
  7. 7Fundamentals in PracticeFree
🧪 Demo practice

Fill in a bias card in Sentinel before 20 sessions in a row.

✅ Level test

Review of 10 of your bias cards

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Level 6 · months 8–10 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 5 test

Strategies and indicators

After this level: You pick ONE strategy and practise it on demo until it is repeatable.

6 lessons
  1. 1NDOG Cluster ModelIn a pack
  2. 2Weekly Delivery ModelIn a pack
  3. 3150 Handle NDOG RuleIn a pack
  4. 4Monday 1st 09:30 FVGIn a pack
  5. 5Asia Range Projections — Proprietary EdgeIn a pack
  6. 68 TradingView indicatorsIn a pack
🧪 Demo practice

50 demo trades with one single strategy, all logged in Sentinel.

✅ Level test

Stats of 50 trades: you keep your rules 80%+ of the time

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Level 7 · always, in depth in months 10–11 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 6 test

Psychology and journal

After this level: You spot your own mistakes (exiting early, revenge trades) and fix them.

11 lessons
  1. 1The No-Trade EdgeFree
  2. 2Rules Before RiskFree
  3. 3Reset After ImpactFree
  4. 4Trust the Written PlanFree
  5. 5Noise or New Information?Free
  6. 6Selective AggressionFree
  7. 7Pre-Commitment ArchitectureFree
  8. 8Variance Without DriftFree
  9. 9Evidence Over EmotionFree
  10. 10Adaptive, Not ReactiveFree
  11. 11Sentinel: journal, patterns and remindersSubscription
🧪 Demo practice

Every week, read Sentinel's pattern review and fix 1 rule.

✅ Level test

Self-assessment + Sentinel report

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Level 8 · months 11–12 · 🔒 Unlocks after the level 7 test

From demo to real money

After this level: You know when you are ready and how to start safely (prop firm or a small account).

4 lessons
  1. 1When am I ready? Criteria for the switch⏱ 10 minNew
  2. 2The prop firm challenge, explained simply⏱ 12 minNew
  3. 3My risk plan (daily and weekly limit)⏱ 15 minNew
  4. 4The first 30 days with real money: what to expect⏱ 10 minNew
🧪 Demo practice

60 days on demo with a positive result and no broken daily limit.

✅ Level test

Final review + My Edge Official certificate

Start the test

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