Trading courses: online training - Swing Trading

Trading courses: Swing Trading

This training course is intended for beginner traders who want to master medium-term trading as a profession and a way of stable earnings. Swing trading involves trading the relevant asset over a horizon of several days to several months.

In our course, you will get practical skills as well as the theory of effective trading in stocks and funds. You will be able to gain valuable experience and knowledge of both technical and fundamental analysis of company shares. You will also be able to independently calculate risk parameters, position size and manage profitability and risk.

Each module is designed to master a specific block of knowledge and skills for independent effective trading and analysis of completed transactions. You will independently set up the necessary statistical tools for analyzing your own results and will be able to make informed trading decisions.

Course program: Swing Trading (9 modules)

1 Training Module: Introduction to Swing Trading

- psychology of money and the right approach to trading;

- basic rules of medium-term trading;

- period of holding positions in Swing trading;

- Long / Short positions in Swing trading;

- understanding asset volatility;

- calculation of position size in trading; 

Module duration: 4.5 hours

2 Training Module: Risk calculation (ATR/Std Dev/Beta)

- downloading prices from open sources (Excel, Power Query)

- risk calculation per trade / per day / per week / per month;

- calculation of asset risk ATR (Average True Range);

- calculation of asset risk Std Dev (Standard Deviation);

- calculation of asset risk Beta (Systematic Risk/Market Risk);

Module duration: 4.5 hours

3 Training Module: Technical indicators for Swing Trading

- SMA (Simple Moving Average), plotting on a chart;

- ROC (Momentum indicators), plotting on a chart;

- SMA crossover Strategy (6/16, 21/60, 60/250);

- RSI (Relative Strength Index);

- BB (Bollinger Bands Indicator);

Module duration: 4.5 hours

4 Training Module: Factors influencing the behavior of asset prices

- macroeconomic factors and forecasting;

- macroeconomic indicators: leading, coinciding, lagging;

- factors within the economic sector (expected / unexpected);

- factors within the company (expected / unexpected);

Module duration: 4.5 hours

5 Training Module: Fundamental analysis for Swing trading

- analysis of financial statements of companies;

- analysis of US macroeconomic factors;

- analysis of sectors of the US economy;

- analysis of company/market news;

- analysis of the company’s profit during the reporting period;

Module duration: 4.5 hours

6 Training Module: Technical analysis for Swing Trading

- support and resistance levels, time frame selection;

- manipulations of a major player in the market;

- medium-term earning opportunities;

- technical analysis of SMA/ROC/Asset vs Market;

- analysis of the asset price near key levels;

- analysis of ATR behavior near key levels;

Module duration: 4.5 hours

7 Training Module: Trading plan and trade entry scenarios

- calculation of RR Ratio and Expected Profitability;

- expected RR Ratio and actual RR Ratio;

- calculation of Stop Loss and Profit Taker (for Swing Trading);

- trader’s trading plan, understanding and structure

- scenarios for entering a trade and setting Stop Loss;

- exit scenarios and Position Management;

Module duration: 4.5 hours

8 Training Module: Selection of assets for medium-term trading

- overview and setup of the Finviz screener (explanation of parameters);

- overview and setup of the the Trading View screener (explanation of parameters);

- price chart analysis and search for trading signals; 

- selection and monitoring of assets in the Watchlist;

- setting up alerts in Trading View;

Module duration: 4.5 hours

9 Training Module: Development of trading statistics/analysis of completed transactions

- development and maintenance of a trading journal in Excel;

- opening positions in the trading platform;

- placing Stop Loss and Profit Taker in the platform;

- placing Stop Loss and Profit Taker in Trading View;

- analysis of Realized RR Ratio and Profitability;

- analysis and understanding of Kelly Criterion for trading;

- analysis of completed transactions and conclusions;

Module duration: 4.5 hours

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Tuition fee: 3,000 USD

Course duration: 4-5 weeks

Event format: online (in groups of up to 12 people)

Prices are current as of 08/16/2024.

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