Stock Man Trading’s School – Introduction to Stock Options Trading and Technical Analysis

This course is an in-depth guide to options trading and technical analysis consisting of 52 topics, 44 quizzes, and 232 minutes (nearly 4 hours) of high-quality video content. The goal of this course is to provide you with the fundamentals needed to get started on your trading journey – from learning about charting, candle patterns, chart patterns, fibs, and other indicators to developing your own strategy with proper risk management and trading psychology rules. The idea of this course is to cover it all.

What You’ll Learn In Introduction to Stock Options Trading and Technical Analysis

The Appeal of Options Trading

• Why trade options?
• What are the risks?

Choosing an options contract

• Options Greeks (Theta, Vega, Delta, Gamma)
• Choosing Strike Price and Time to Expiry

Getting Started with a Charting Platform

• TradingView (my favorite)
• Webull

What is a Candlestick?

• Line chart vs. candlestick chart
• The anatomy of a candlestick

Volume

• What is volume?
• Using volume as validation

Individual Candlestick Formations

• Bullish Engulfing
• Bearish Engulfing
• Bullish Hammer
• Hanging Man Hammer
• Inverted hammer/Shooting Star
• Doji

Support and Resistance

• Support
• Resistance

Supply and Demand

• Supply
• Demand

Candlestick Pattern Formations

• Morning Star
• Evening Star
• Tweezer Top
• Tweezer Bottom

Chart Pattern Formations

• Bull Flag
• Bear Flag
• Bullish pennant
• Bearish Pennant
• Double Bottom
• Double Top
• Head and Shoulders
• Inverse Head and Shoulders
• Cup and Handle

Fibonacci Retracements

• Understanding the Basics
• Using Fibonacci Retracements
• Auto Fib Levels Indicator

Chart Indicators

• Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP)
• Exponential Moving Average
• Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)
• Relative Strength Index (RSI)
• SMT Indicator (+ Other Custom Scripts)

Developing a Strategy

• Entry Criteria
• Exit Criteria
• Stop Loss Criteria
• Sizing Criteria
• Backtesting
• Example

Trading Psychology – Mastering Your Emotions

• Greed
• Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
• Going on “tilt”
• Knowing when NOT to trade
• Revenge Trading/Overtrading