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Technical Analysis and Trading Strategies
This course is part of Technical Analysis for Stock Trading Specialization
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What you'll learn
Apply technical analysis tools, chart patterns, and indicators to identify trading opportunities.
Analyze market trends using Fibonacci techniques, Elliott Wave theory, and price action.
Develop trading and options strategies to manage risk and improve trading performance.
Skills you'll gain
- Technical Support
- UI/UX Strategy
- Psychology
- Chart.js
- Planning
- Market Data
- Technical Support and Services
- Financial Trading
- Go To Market Strategy
- Marketing Strategy and Techniques
- Data Visualization
- Market Analysis
- Technical Analysis
- Analysis
- Decision Making
- Data Visualization Software
- Market Opportunities
- Market Trend
- Securities Trading
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June 2026
60 assignments
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There are 10 modules in this course
Master technical analysis, chart patterns, indicators, and trading strategies with practical market applications.
Learn how to read price action, identify trends, validate setups, and plan trades with greater confidence. This course provides a complete, hands-on foundation in technical analysis for learners who want to analyze markets using structured tools and strategies. You will start with price action, trends, and charting basics before progressing into oscillators, momentum indicators, Fibonacci techniques, Elliott Wave concepts, and advanced pattern recognition. The course covers reversal patterns, continuation patterns, market structure, volume analysis, open interest, moving averages, Bollinger Bands, and candlestick psychology. You will also explore options trading concepts and strategies that can support hedging, volatility analysis, and trade planning. By the end of this course, you will be able to read charts more effectively, identify potential trading opportunities, validate market signals, and build a disciplined trading approach. This course is ideal for beginners and intermediate traders who want practical technical analysis and strategy skills for real-world market decision-making.
Understand price action, trends, and core concepts of technical analysis.
What's included
15 videos6 assignments
15 videos•Total 107 minutes
- Basic of Technical Analysis•4 minutes
- Introduction to Technical Analysis•10 minutes
- Price Bars•8 minutes
- Volume•4 minutes
- Support and Resistance•7 minutes
- Trend•10 minutes
- Dynamic Support•7 minutes
- Resistance•6 minutes
- Conclusion of Basic of Technical Analysis•2 minutes
- Setting up Charting Software and Data Feeder•7 minutes
- Configure Getbhavcopy•4 minutes
- Color and Thickness of Lines•11 minutes
- Overview•8 minutes
- Overview Continue•7 minutes
- Importing Data and Creating Database•11 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Getting Started with Market Basics•10 minutes
- Understanding Market Activity•10 minutes
- What is dynamic support?•10 minutes
- Setting Up Your Trading Environment•10 minutes
- Exploring Software Basics•10 minutes
- Foundations of Technical Analysis•30 minutes
Learn charting software, data handling, and visualization techniques.
What's included
15 videos6 assignments
15 videos•Total 110 minutes
- Charts•7 minutes
- Orientation•7 minutes
- Exploring Indicators•8 minutes
- Exploring Indicators Continue•6 minutes
- Editing Quote•8 minutes
- Bar Replay•6 minutes
- Writing Codes•8 minutes
- More on Code•7 minutes
- Analysis and Scanning•8 minutes
- Conclusion of Charting Software and Data Feeder•4 minutes
- Momentum Indicators•1 minute
- Stochastic Oscillator•11 minutes
- Bearish Divergence•9 minutes
- Relative Strength Index•11 minutes
- Relative Strength Index Continue•7 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Navigating Charts Effectively•10 minutes
- Indicators and Editing Tools•10 minutes
- Coding and Customization•10 minutes
- Wrapping Up Charting Tools•10 minutes
- Momentum Insights•10 minutes
- Mastering Charting Tools•30 minutes
Analyze RSI, MACD, and stochastic indicators for momentum insights.
What's included
15 videos6 assignments
15 videos•Total 113 minutes
- MACD•9 minutes
- Quick Revision•4 minutes
- Introduction to Shortcomings of Oscillators•3 minutes
- Shortcomings of Oscillators•9 minutes
- Shortcomings of Oscillators Continue•4 minutes
- Moving Average on RSI•12 minutes
- Stochastic with Rsi•11 minutes
- Stochastic with MACD•6 minutes
- Stochastic with 50Sma•9 minutes
- Multiple Time Frame Macd with Stochastic•8 minutes
- Dual timeframe with RSI•12 minutes
- Dual timeframe with Stochastic and Closing•10 minutes
- Introduction to Fibonacci Numbers•4 minutes
- Plotting Retracement•6 minutes
- Important Retracement Levels•6 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- MACD and Momentum Review•10 minutes
- Limitations of Oscillators•10 minutes
- Combining Indicators•10 minutes
- Multi-Timeframe Analysis•10 minutes
- Fibonacci Foundations•10 minutes
- Oscillators and Momentum Strategies•30 minutes
Apply Fibonacci tools and wave theory for advanced market analysis.
What's included
15 videos6 assignments
15 videos•Total 121 minutes
- Fibonacci Extensions•12 minutes
- Fibonacci Extensions Continue•4 minutes
- Example of Reliance Energy•7 minutes
- Trading with Ratios•11 minutes
- Trading with Extensions•10 minutes
- Time Ret and Ext•11 minutes
- Putting All Together•11 minutes
- Conclusion to Fibonacci Numbers•4 minutes
- Introduction to Elliot Wave Trading•6 minutes
- Qualities of Wave Structure•8 minutes
- Qualities of Wave Structure Continue•5 minutes
- Wave Termination•10 minutes
- Tools Needed•8 minutes
- Which Wave to Trade•8 minutes
- Exhaustion Level•7 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Fibonacci Extensions•10 minutes
- Trading with Fibonacci•10 minutes
- Applying Fibonacci Concepts•10 minutes
- Elliott Wave Basics•10 minutes
- Wave Trading Techniques•10 minutes
- Fibonacci & Elliott Wave Applications•30 minutes
Identify key reversal patterns and trend change signals.
What's included
11 videos6 assignments
11 videos•Total 89 minutes
- Reversal Patterns•7 minutes
- Head and Shoulder•10 minutes
- Inverse Head and Shoulder Pattern•8 minutes
- Inverse Head and Shoulder Pattern Continue•7 minutes
- Triple Tops and Bottoms•7 minutes
- Double Tops and Bottoms•11 minutes
- Measuring Technique•9 minutes
- Trend Lines act as Price Boundaries•6 minutes
- Importance of Volume•10 minutes
- Symmetrical Triangle•7 minutes
- Ascending Triangle•7 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Identifying Reversal Patterns•10 minutes
- Advanced Reversal Patterns•10 minutes
- Classic Price Patterns•10 minutes
- Trendline and Volume Basics•10 minutes
- Triangle Patterns•10 minutes
- Reversal Patterns & Trend Signals•30 minutes
Understand consolidation patterns and continuation setups.
What's included
10 videos6 assignments
10 videos•Total 77 minutes
- Descending Triangle•5 minutes
- Flags and Pennants•11 minutes
- Rectangle•7 minutes
- Continuation Head and Shoulder Pattern•7 minutes
- Volume and Open Interest•7 minutes
- General Rules for Interpreting Volume•6 minutes
- Volume Confirming Price Pattern•11 minutes
- Interpretation Open Interest•8 minutes
- Four Point of Open Interest•9 minutes
- Blow offs and Selling Climax•6 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Advanced Triangle Patterns•10 minutes
- Consolidation Patterns•10 minutes
- Volume Analysis Basics•10 minutes
- Volume Interpretation•10 minutes
- Open Interest Insights•10 minutes
- Continuation Patterns & Market Structure•30 minutes
Interpret volume and open interest for stronger trade validation.
What's included
10 videos6 assignments
10 videos•Total 75 minutes
- Open Interest in Options•6 minutes
- Introduction to Long Term Charts•9 minutes
- Example•9 minutes
- GDL•9 minutes
- Jet airways•8 minutes
- LICHSFIN•5 minutes
- IDBI - End•7 minutes
- Introduction to Moving Averages•6 minutes
- Introduction to Moving Averages Continue•9 minutes
- Double Crossover•8 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Options and Open Interest•10 minutes
- Long-Term Analysis Examples•10 minutes
- Case Studies•10 minutes
- Market Analysis Wrap-up•10 minutes
- Moving Average Basics•10 minutes
- Advanced Volume & Market Insights•30 minutes
Use moving averages and Bollinger Bands for trend and volatility.
What's included
10 videos6 assignments
10 videos•Total 71 minutes
- Double Crossover Continues•6 minutes
- Triple Crossover System•10 minutes
- Bollinger Bands•5 minutes
- Time cycles and MA Settings•5 minutes
- Pros and Cons of MA•2 minutes
- Introduction to Candlesticks Charts•9 minutes
- Basic of Candlestick•7 minutes
- Dark cloud Cover Pattern•10 minutes
- Piercing Line Pattern•7 minutes
- Evening and Morning Star Pattern•9 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Crossover Strategies•10 minutes
- Volatility Indicators•10 minutes
- Evaluating Moving Averages•10 minutes
- Candlestick Basics•10 minutes
- Candlestick Patterns•10 minutes
- Moving Averages & Indicators •30 minutes
Master candlestick psychology and introduction to options trading.
What's included
10 videos6 assignments
10 videos•Total 74 minutes
- Rising Three Patterns•6 minutes
- Conclusion of Candlesticks Charts•4 minutes
- Introduction to Options•7 minutes
- Options Example•9 minutes
- From 100 to 40 in 20 Days•7 minutes
- Lesser the Margin Higher the Premium•6 minutes
- Call and Put Option•8 minutes
- Functions of Options•10 minutes
- Functions of Options Continues•8 minutes
- Option Greeks•9 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Advanced Candlestick Patterns•10 minutes
- Introduction to Options•10 minutes
- Options Fundamentals•10 minutes
- Option Types•10 minutes
- Options Functions Continued•10 minutes
- Candlestick Mastery & Options Intro•30 minutes
Apply advanced options strategies for real-world trading.
What's included
10 videos6 assignments
10 videos•Total 52 minutes
- Option Greeks Continues•5 minutes
- Long Call and Put•5 minutes
- Covered Call and Put•8 minutes
- Married Call and Put•5 minutes
- Bull call Spread•6 minutes
- Protective Collar•2 minutes
- Straddle•4 minutes
- Long Strangle•4 minutes
- Butterfly Spread•7 minutes
- Iron Condor•7 minutes
6 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Understanding Greeks•10 minutes
- Basic Option Strategies•10 minutes
- Spread Strategies•10 minutes
- Volatility Strategies•10 minutes
- Advanced Strategies•10 minutes
- Options Strategies & Trading Applications•30 minutes
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