CTA Courses

• What are Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Forex
• What are costs to trade Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Forex
• What are trading hours of Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Forex
• Order Types
• Brokers
• Platforms
• Computer Requirements and Optimization
• Charts, Chart Tools
• Understanding Candles and Advanced Charting Techniques
• Candlesticks and Bars
• Time Based Chart Setup
• Volume Based Chart Setup
• Momentum Based Chart Setup
• Bracket Orders, Entry, Targets and Stops
• Order Placement, Order Bar, Matrix, Chart Trading
• Position Size
• Point and Figure vs. Candle Sticks
• Indicators, Average True Range, Bollinger Bands, Stochastics
• Fibonacci (The Magic Values)
• Zoning, Support and Resistance (Formations)
• Gaps
• Use of Low and High Time/Tic Frames (Trend, Zones, Zone Refinement)
• Trade Management
• Trade Recording
• News Events Pro/Con
• FinViz and Scanning
• Trade Plans, What are Your Rules
• Additional Indicators, UFO’s, Chart Candy
• After Course is over you gain access to our on-line trade room for 7 days.

For professional traders to day trade, swing trade, to hedge and/or speculated on quick or large price moves in various asset classes

Min of 5 to max of 10 students admitted.

• What are Futures
• What are the Different Exchanges
• What are the Futures Products
• What are Asset Classes
• Time and Sales
• Contract Specifications
• Margins and Leverage
• Quotes
• Settlements (and the Wacky Rules Switching from Day to Globex)
• Front Month, Back Month, Contract Rollover
• Position Limits
• Fees
• News, FOMC, COT, Economic calendar Hour 2 and Beyond
• Charts, Chart Tools
• Understanding Candles and Advanced Charting Techniques
• Candlesticks and Bars
• Time Based Chart Setup
• Volume Based Chart Setup
• Momentum Based Chart Setup
• Point and Figure vs. Candle Sticks
• Indicators, Average True Range, Bollinger Bands, Stochastics
• Bracket Orders, Entry, Targets and Stops
• Order Placement, Order Bar, Matrix, Chart Trading
• Advanced Zoning, Support and Resistance (Point and Figure Formations)
• Gaps
• Use of Low, High, and Higher Time/Tic Frames (Trend, Zones, Zone Refinement)
• Trade Management
• Trade Recording
• Filling in the Driveway
• The Ghost Zone
• Minis and Micros
• Various Scalp, Day, and Swing Strategies
• Globex versus Traditional
• Relationships to Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, Currencies
• Additional Indicators, UFO’s, Chart Candy
• Back Testing
• After Course is over access to our on-line trade room for 7 days.

Note: Prerequisite is Bronze course or Instructor verification of student abilities to understanding and use of trading platform and a broker account.

Min of 5 to max of 10 students admitted.

• What are options and how are they priced
• Are options right for you
• Beginning options—Foundation
• What is a Put
• What is a Call
• What are the components of a Put and a Call
• The Greeks—Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega
• What is volatility
• How do I use Black-Scholes data for trading
• What is a Standard Deviation and how can I use it
• Are there expected moves in an option
• What are my Entries and Exits
• What is Margin
• Option expiration—American versus European
• Trading hours
• Simple strategies
• Simple Spreads
• What other strategies can be used
• Access to on-line trade room for 14 days. Access to advance class can be made after completion. Check with instructor.

Strategies for young, midlife, and retirement. Growth as well as Preservation Strategies for Wealth.

Min of 5 to max of 10 students admitted.

• What are options on Futures (This is the extremely rare part)
• What are the pros and cons of options on futures versus options on stocks and ETFs
• Margins and Terms
• How use as a hedge for underlying futures or ETFs
• Buying of weekly options on futures directionally
• Trading hours
• Expiration and being exercised
• The greeks
• Strategies
• Access to on-line trade room for 14 days.

Note: Prerequisite in Silver and/or Gold course or instructor verification of student abilities.

Strategies for young, midlife, and retirement. Growth as well as Preservation Strategies for Wealth.

Min of 5 to max of 10 students admitted.

• Cost structure of a RIA Broker …. Mutual Funds, Stocks, ETFs, Bonds
• Cost structure of self-directed accounts
• Platform tutorial
• Power of compounding and starting saving early
• Volatility and expected moves
• The Four Silos…. Diversification
• Cash Silo
• Consistent Return Silo
• Invested Silo … Stocks or ETFs or speculative real estate and precious metals
• CTA Yellow Brick Road Silo
• Active or Passive Management
• Quarterly rebalance …. And weekly
• What happens in Armageddon …. How to protect
• Willing to buy
• Covered Calls
• Risk/reward
• Support and Resistant zones
• Earnings
• Dividends
• Access to on-line Trade Room for 14 days
• Access to SLACK for 3 months … for posting of the Friday Yellow Brick Road

Note: Prerequisite is retirement account, IRA, or long term investing account.