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BLACK BOX JOURNEY · OPEN SYLLABUS REVIEW

104 lessons.
One continuous journey.

This is the exact learning sequence available for independent student-style review. Read from Cadet through Captain. Every chapter shows its learning goals, worked examples and practice. Higher-rank diagrams appear inside their corresponding lessons.

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104

readable chapters

4

learning ranks

22

teaching modules across four ranks

Independent review edition. These pages are public, read-only and do not record grades. The ten approved Cadet originals are preserved, 80 core manuscripts remain in beta and 14 new extension lessons are available for independent review. Extension lessons grant no automatic progression. Market examples are synthetic, and no teaching strategy is a guaranteed source of income. Exam answer keys remain private.

Stage 01 / 04

Cadet

Learn what markets are, how charts work and how losses happen.

14 lessons

F01 · 5 LESSONS

Your First Steps

F01.1What Is Trading? Start HereF01.2What Can You Trade?F01.3Why Do Prices Go Up and Down?F01.4Your First Trading Chart and Demo AccountF01.5Reading Your First Candlestick

F02 · 5 LESSONS

Your First Trading Decisions

F02.1Buying, Selling and Closing a Practice TradeF02.2Why Trade Size and Costs MatterF02.3Is the Market Going Up, Down or Sideways?F02.4How Much Could You Lose?F02.5Your First Safe Practice Trade

F03 · 4 LESSONS

Cadet Field Skills

F03.1What Is Leverage? (And Why It Cuts Both Ways)NEW · BETA EXTENSIONF03.2Your First Written Trading PlanNEW · BETA EXTENSIONF03.3Your First Journal EntryNEW · BETA EXTENSIONF03.4Why Losing Feels Bad (And What to Do)NEW · BETA EXTENSION

Stage 02 / 04

Second Officer

Master contracts, orders, execution maths and disciplined routine.

23 lessons

SO01 · 5 LESSONS

Know What You Trade

SO01.1What are you really trading?SO01.2Contracts, Lots and Symbol SpecificationsSO01.3Pips, Points, Ticks and ConversionSO01.4Sessions, Closures and Economic EventsSO01.5Verify Brokers, Accounts and Claims

SO02 · 5 LESSONS

Placing and Managing Orders

SO02.1Build a Safe Demo TerminalSO02.2Market Orders, Quotes and FillsSO02.3Pending Orders Without ConfusionSO02.4Stops, Targets, Modifications and PartialsSO02.5Emergency Orders and Recovery

SO03 · 5 LESSONS

Money Maths: Profit, Size and Margin

SO03.1Exact Profit and Loss for Long and ShortSO03.2Position Size Before the ClickSO03.3Margin Is Not Maximum LossSO03.4Costs: Spread, Commission, Swap and SlippageSO03.5Losing Streaks and Total Exposure

SO04 · 5 LESSONS

Daily Routine and Journal

SO04.1Pre-Market Brief Without PredictionsSO04.2Trade, Wait or SkipSO04.3Chart Replay Without Seeing TomorrowSO04.4The Honest Beginner JournalSO04.5Second Officer Flight Check

SO05 · 3 LESSONS

Economics and Decision Bias

SO05.1The Economic Calendar in Plain EnglishNEW · BETA EXTENSIONSO05.2Central Banks and Interest RatesNEW · BETA EXTENSIONSO05.3Bias: How Your Brain Fools YouNEW · BETA EXTENSION

Stage 03 / 04

First Officer

Read structure and indicators, then test precise trade rules.

33 lessons

C01 · 5 LESSONS

Market Structure

C01.1Swing Structure: Higher Highs and Lower LowsC01.2Trend, Range and TransitionC01.3Support, Resistance and Reaction ZonesC01.4Break of Structure and Character ChangeC01.5Multi-Timeframe Market Reading

C02 · 5 LESSONS

Price Action

C02.1Reading Candles in ContextC02.2Rejection Wicks and Engulfing FormationsC02.3Breakouts and RetestsC02.4False Breakouts and Trapped TradersC02.5Entry, Invalidation and Trade Location

C03 · 5 LESSONS

Indicators and Their Limits

C03.1Moving Averages: SMA, EMA and LagC03.2RSI, MACD and Momentum ContextC03.3ATR, Bollinger Bands and VolatilityC03.4VWAP, Volume and Data LimitationsC03.5Evidence, Confluence and Indicator Discipline

C04 · 5 LESSONS

Zones, Liquidity and Patterns

C04.1Supply and Demand ZonesC04.2Liquidity Sweeps and Stop RunsC04.3Fibonacci Retracement in ContextC04.4Chart Patterns and False BreakoutsC04.5Confluence, Invalidation and Trade Quality

C05 · 5 LESSONS

Market Context

C05.1Top-Down Analysis: H4 → H1 → M15C05.2Applying Technical Analysis to ForexC05.3Reading Gold Charts and VolatilityC05.4US Indices: Sessions, Gaps and Contract RulesC05.5Crypto: The Same Chart Across a 24/7 Market

C06 · 5 LESSONS

Strategy Design

C06.1Trend-Following and Pullback FrameworksC06.2Breakout and Continuation FrameworksC06.3Range Trading and Mean ReversionC06.4Turning an Idea into Exact RulesC06.5Chart Replay, Backtesting and Journaling

C07 · 3 LESSONS

Strategy Testing and Uncertainty

C07.1Manual Backtesting Step by StepNEW · BETA EXTENSIONC07.2Forward Paper TestingNEW · BETA EXTENSIONC07.3Monte Carlo: How Bad Could a Bad Streak Get?NEW · BETA EXTENSION

Stage 04 / 04

Captain

Integrate risk, execution, journaling and honest decision reviews.

34 lessons

CP01 · 5 LESSONS

One Strategy and Plan

CP01.1One Market. One Strategy. One Operating Plan.CP01.2H4 Direction Without HindsightCP01.3H1 Pullback and Structural InvalidationCP01.4M15 Trigger: Wait for the CloseCP01.5The Complete Trade Ticket

CP02 · 5 LESSONS

Execution

CP02.1Quotes, Spreads and the Actual EntryCP02.2Market and Pending Execution TradeoffsCP02.3Structural Stops and Risk-Correct VolumeCP02.4Manage the Position Without Changing the TestCP02.5Execution Flight Simulator

CP03 · 5 LESSONS

Risk Survival

CP03.1The Cash-Risk Approval GateCP03.2The Correct Trade Can Be No TradeCP03.3Margin, Equity and Gap Stress TestingCP03.4Losing Streak Protocol and Exposure LimitsCP03.5Personal Risk Charter and Emergency Drill

CP04 · 5 LESSONS

Trading Psychology

CP04.1FOMO, Revenge and Other Predictable TrapsCP04.2Missing the Move Without ChasingCP04.3Taking a Correct LossCP04.4A Winning Streak Is Not a Size SignalCP04.5The Pre-Flight and Post-Flight Routine

CP05 · 5 LESSONS

Review and Research

CP05.1Capture the Setup Before the OutcomeCP05.2Reconcile Fills, Partials and Net RCP05.3Win Rate, Expectancy and DrawdownCP05.4Good Decisions Versus Lucky OutcomesCP05.5Improve a Method Without Curve-Fitting

CP06 · 5 LESSONS

Flight Test

CP06.1Closed-Bar Recognition ExaminationCP06.2Trade, Wait or Skip Under UncertaintyCP06.3Execution and Risk ExaminationCP06.4Four-Week Professional Demo LogCP06.5Captain Board Review and Graduation

CP07 · 4 LESSONS

Independent Research and Operations

CP07.1Asking a Good Research QuestionNEW · BETA EXTENSIONCP07.2Data Quality: Can You Trust Your Chart Data?NEW · BETA EXTENSIONCP07.3Building Your Trading ManualNEW · BETA EXTENSIONCP07.4Reviewing a Bad Day (Incident Review)NEW · BETA EXTENSION

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