Welcome to Alpha Trading School. There are dozens of trading methods in this library: price action, smart money concepts, classic indicators, Wyckoff, Elliott Wave and more. You don't need all of them. You need one or two you understand deeply and have tested yourself.
This lesson shows you how to use the school so you get there faster.
The loop: learn → drill → measure
- Learn one method. Read the lesson and look through the diagrams and live examples until you can spot the pattern without help.
- Drill it in the backtester. Open a random session, step forward candle by candle, and only take trades that match the lesson's rules.
- Tag every trade with the method's name. The "All-time by method" table then shows which methods actually work for you.
The backtester in 60 seconds
- → / Space reveals the next candle. P auto-plays.
- Choose Long or Short, then drag the SL and TP lines to where your rules say.
- Set Risk %. Position size is calculated for you, so every loss costs the same.
- Drawing tools (trendline, horizontal line, zone, Fibonacci) are free. Use them to mark levels by hand.
- Indicators (Premium) auto-draw order blocks, FVGs, structure, RSI, VWAP and 30 more, and only ever use candles you've already seen.
- Real data (BTC, ETH, SOL and more) starts at a random date, so you can't remember what happens next.
The 20-minute daily routine
5 min
Re-read the rules of the one method you're working on.
12 min
One backtest session. Only that method. Tag every trade.
3 min
Write one sentence on your best trade and one on your worst.
Suggested path for beginners: Candlesticks & Timeframes → Market Structure → Support & Resistance → Risk Management → then pick one track: Price Action, Smart Money, or Indicators.
Everything here is education, not financial advice. Practice until your backtest numbers are solid before you risk real money.