Introduction to Financial Markets: Types of markets, trading instruments, participants.

Market Mechanics: How orders work, bid-ask spread, order book basics.

Understanding Price Action: Candlestick basics, support/resistance, trend identification.

Market Cycles: Accumulation, Markup, Distribution, Markdown, How institutions build positions during cycles, Spotting early signs of trend reversals.

Risk Management: Position sizing, stop loss, risk-reward ratio.

Trading Psychology: Discipline, patience, emotional control.

Trading Styles: Scalping, day trading, swing, positional trading.

Developing a Trading Plan: Entry/exit criteria, journaling trades, evaluating performance, and improving consistency.

Introduction to Institutional Trading: Market structure, liquidity pools, supply and demand imbalances, advanced chart reading tools, and the importance of higher time frames in defining institutional bias.

Smart Money Framework: Institutional order blocks, liquidity grabs, imbalances, trade mitigations.

Premium–Discount Models: Identifying overvalued vs undervalued zones, expansion–retracement concepts ,Confluence of premium–discount with institutional order blocks

Price Displacement & Imbalances: Understanding how aggressive institutional orders create strong directional moves, understanding when displacement fails (false momentum)

Inducements & Traps: Spotting false breakouts and engineered liquidity runs, Session timing traps – why liquidity grabs often happen around Indian market open & closing.

Balanced Price Ranges: Using consolidation zones to identify high-probability entry and exit points.

Core Technical Enhancements: Fibonacci mapping with SMC, multiple time-frame alignment, confluence setups, advanced use of session timings: London, New York & Indian market hours.

Financial Statement Deep Dive: Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, Common red flags in financial statements (creative accounting, sudden jumps in receivables, etc.) Hands-on decoding of Indian company annual reports.

Key Financial Ratios: Profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency ratios.

Valuation Techniques: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Relative Valuation, Indian market-specific valuation practices (sector P/E, PSU vs private companies), Real case studies: valuing a large-cap vs a mid-cap Indian stock.

Candlestick patterns: doji, hammer, engulfing, morning star, shooting star.

Qualitative Analysis: Understanding business models, Management quality & corporate governance, Competitive landscape and market share, evaluating business moats (brand, network effect, cost advantage, patents), Case Study: How moats protected Asian Paints & HDFC Bank.

Industry and Sector Analysis: Identifying key drivers and trends, Indian sector KPIs, Sector rotation in Indian markets during different economic cycles.

Equity Research Workflow: Earnings forecast, stock rating methods, Live workshop: Drafting a research report on an NSE-listed company.

Risk Factors & Corporate Governance: Red flags, compliance checks Portfolio Construction & Diversification.

Introduction to Futures & Options: Basic terms, contract specifications,How SEBI & exchanges regulate F&O in India,Common myths about F&O trading

Option Basics: Strike, premium, moneyness, time value, Understanding Intrinsic Value vs Extrinsic Value with real NIFTY option examples

Option Chain + OI Interpretation: Reading market participant bias,Spotting short build-up vs long unwinding with OI data

PCR, Max Pain, Chart overlays + payoff visuals: Data-backed setups,How institutions use Max Pain for expiry-day positioning

Strike Selection + IV/VIX Integration: Using volatility metrics to trade smart, When to avoid trades: high IV crush zones, event-based premiums

Futures Trading Strategies: Hedging, speculation, spread trading,Case study: Using Bank NIFTY futures to hedge a portfolio

Options Strategies: Covered calls, protective puts, straddles, strangles, Adjustments when a strategy goes wrong (rolling, shifting strikes)

Advanced Strategies: Iron condors, butterflies, ratio spreads,Risk–reward mapping for each advanced strategy with examples

When to Use Spreads vs Naked Trades,Risk capital allocation framework for F&O traders

Entry Filters + Adjustment Plans: Practical decision-making, Checklist: news events, global cues, institutional flow before taking positions

Overview of Crypto, Forex and Commodities markets,Key differences in regulation: SEBI (commodities), RBI (forex restrictions), vs largely unregulated crypto,24x7 nature of crypto vs fixed hours for forex/commodities

Regulatory & Security Considerations:SEBI restrictions on commodity/forex trading for retail traders,Crypto wallet safety: exchanges vs cold wallets, KYC & taxation rules in India for crypto and forex gains

Fundamental Drivers: Macroeconomic factors, supply-demand dynamics,Impact of global events: OPEC decisions on crude, Fed rate changes on forex, Bitcoin halving on crypto, Currency pair sensitivities (USD/INR vs USD/JPY)

Trading Strategies: Scalping, swing, trend following, Arbitrage opportunities in crypto across exchanges, Spread trading in commodities (crude oil vs natural gas correlation trades),Carry trades in forex explained simply

Risk Management: Volatility, leverage, stop losses,Position sizing across markets: why crypto needs tighter allocation,Hedging currency risk for Indian investors with USDINR

Case study: how leverage blew up many crypto traders in 2021 crash

Emotional Intelligence in Trading: Recognize triggers like FOMO or revenge trading. Use a trading journal to track both trades and emotions.

Common Cognitive Biases: Be aware of loss aversion, recency bias, and anchoring bias. Learn to adjust when market structure changes.

Discipline & Patience: Wait for setups that meet your rules instead of forcing trades. Use pre-market routines and checklists for consistency.

Confidence & Handling Losses: Treat losses as the cost of doing business, not personal failure. Reframe mistakes as tuition for learning.

Focus & Reducing Anxiety: Remove distractions during trading. Use breathing or meditation to stay calm in high-volatility sessions.

Routine & Healthy Habits: Good sleep, diet, and exercise boost trading performance. Stick to fixed trading hours to avoid burnout.

Visualization Techniques: Mentally rehearse both winning and losing trades. Role-play scenarios to prepare for stop-loss hits.

Money Myths: Unlearn misleading financial advice passed down casually by friends and family.

Retirement Planning: Calculate how much money you’ll need and the best way to prepare for retirement.

Buying a Home: Understand the right timing and financial stability needed before purchasing property.

Asset Allocation & Mutual Funds: Balance risk and returns while using mutual funds as a growth tool.

Focus & Reducing Anxiety: Remove distractions during trading. Use breathing or meditation to stay calm in high-volatility sessions.

Debt & Fixed-Income Investing: Explore how bonds and debt products provide steady, low-risk returns.

Gold & US Equity Investing: Diversify globally while relying on trusted safe-haven assets.

Insurance Traps: Learn from real case studies to avoid getting misled by policy scams,Why term insurance is better than endowment policies,Health insurance coverage tips: no-room rent capping, pre/post-hospitalization coverage.

Tax Planning: Master simple tax strategies to save more and invest smarter