Where to start · The recommended path

Reading order — Phase 1 → 2 → 3

Wandering the concept graph teaches the shape of the method but not the order to learn it in — skip the sequence and risk-discipline arrives before you have setups to risk. This page is the path that lands the layers in the right order.

A non-linear path through the curriculum, designed for a picture-first reader who wants to lock in vocabulary fast and start applying it. Skip is encouraged. Re-visit is encouraged. Every link below is a deep-link.

Phase 1 · ~2-3 hours

Vocabulary lock-in

Goal: every term in Layer 1 is automatic. You'll bounce between chapters — that's fine. Use the Gym as a 5-minute warm-up at the start of each session.

  1. Layer 1.1 — Holds, Breaks, Origins — the three primitives. Spend time here.
  2. Layer 1.3 — Hard Close, Wicks, Engulfments — skip 1.2 for now; come back after 2.3.
  3. Layer 2.3 — Time-arrayed trend (master fractal) — the big "boxes inside boxes" picture.
  4. Layer 1.2 — Ranges, Pure / Non-pure — now this clicks.
  5. Layer 1.4 — BUT Levels & Reverse Holds
  6. Layer 1.5 — Failed Support → Resistance Flip

Phase 1 target: 7-of-8 streak on the first 8 Gym rounds (core).

Phase 2 · ~3-5 hours

Method assembly

Goal: you can read a chart and call setups correctly. Walkthroughs interleave with chapters here.

  1. Layer 2.1 — Trend basics & drawing rules
  2. Layer 2.2 — Range trend vs Normal trend — most-confused pair.
  3. Layer 2.4 — Cycle trends (1-2-3-4-5-6)
  4. Layer 3.1 — Time & Levels rule — the rule that stops you blowing up.
  5. Walkthrough 1 — SOL Long — see Time & Levels in action.
  6. Layer 3.2 — HTF Bias hierarchy
  7. Walkthrough 2 — Weekly Recap
  8. Layer 3.3 — Origin levels deep dive
  9. Layer 3.4 — Greedy entries / refinements
  10. Walkthrough 3 — Greedy Entries (7-panel ladder)
  11. Layer 3.5 — First hold after origin

Phase 2 target: 17/22 Gym streak (core + method).

Phase 3 · ~3-4 hours

Execution & edge cases

Goal: you can size and exit a trade. Risk discipline before tools — without it, indicators just accelerate losses.

  1. Layer 5.1 — Stop placement
  2. Layer 5.2 — TP cascade
  3. Walkthrough 4 — Short & Averaging
  4. Layer 5.3 — Leverage formula — the math that keeps you alive.
  5. Layer 5.4 — Liquidity as timer (not target)
  6. Layer 4 — Indicators (skim only what you'll actually use)
  7. Layer 6.1 — Prime Days / Tin Hat (treat as confluence flavor)
  8. Layer 6.2 — Weekend trading rules
  9. Layer 6.3 — 5-min scalping

Phase 3 target: 22/27 Gym streak (everything including hard).

Optional / supplementary

What you can skip (and why)

  • Quotable Syndotc — flavor, not method.
  • Anki decks — drill is the wrong primary loop for visual-spatial learners. The Gym replaces it.
  • Layer 6.4 — TradingView setup — read this before Layer 1 if you haven't set up TV; otherwise skip.
  • Most of Layer 4 — skim the indicator list, deep-read only the one or two you'll actually use.
Diagnostic re-visits

"I keep getting stopped out / I miss entries / I can't tell …"

Symptom-organized re-read map.