Trading Lesson Subscription

You can pay for two hour sessions as you go for $400. You can pay online for this option via the web portal on this site. Once you have paid, please emaiil me a time on a Sunday that works for you where you will have two hours to meet.

Week 1 — Foundations of the Markets

Understanding Financial Markets 

  • What stocks actually are
  • ETFs vs individual stocks
  • Futures contracts explained
  • Options basics
  • Market participants:
    • Retail traders
    • Hedge funds
    • Market makers
    • Institutions
  • How money flows move markets

Trading vs Investing 

  • The difference between:
    • Day trading
    • Swing trading
    • Long-term investing
  • Time horizon strategies
  • Risk/reward expectations
  • Why most beginners choose the wrong style

Reading Charts & Price Action (35 Minutes)

  • Candlesticks explained
  • Support & resistance
  • Trends and momentum
  • Volume interpretation
  • Market structure basics:
    • Higher highs
    • Lower lows
    • Consolidation

Introduction to Technical Indicators 

  • Squeeze Pro
  • Bollinger Bands
  • Keltner Channels
  • Moving averages
  • RSI
  • VWAP
  • Why indicators should confirm—not replace—price action

Week 2 — Building a Trading System

High Probability Setups 

  • Breakout setups
  • Reversal setups
  • Momentum continuation
  • Pullback entries
  • Trend following vs mean reversion

Risk Management & Position Sizing

  • Why risk management matters more than win rate
  • Risk-to-reward ratios
  • Stop losses
  • Scaling into positions
  • Position sizing models
  • Avoiding account blowups

 Futures Trading Deep Dive

  • ES vs MES
  • Tick values
  • Leverage explained
  • Margin requirements
  • Scalping vs intraday futures trading

Trading Psychology Part 1 

  • Emotional discipline
  • Revenge trading
  • FOMO
  • Greed and fear cycles
  • Why consistency matters more than home runs
  • Developing emotional control during losses

Week 3 — Investing for Long-Term Wealth 

Fundamental Investing Basics 

  • Revenue
  • Earnings
  • Margins
  • Growth rates
  • Valuation basics
  • Understanding business quality

Finding Winning Stocks

  • Growth investing
  • Momentum investing
  • Dividend investing
  • Sector rotation
  • Identifying market leaders

Portfolio Construction

  • Diversification
  • Concentration vs over-diversification
  • Long-term compounding
  • Portfolio risk management
  • Balancing trading and investing capital

Investing Psychology

  • Patience and conviction
  • Avoiding panic selling
  • Handling volatility
  • Long-term mindset development
  • Social media influence and emotional investing
  • Why investors fail during bear markets

Week 4 — Combining Trading & Investing Into a Repeatable System 

Building a Personal Strategy 

  • Creating rules-based systems
  • Matching strategy to personality
  • Developing a repeatable edge
  • Journaling trades and investments

Advanced Market Concepts 

  • Market cycles
  • Liquidity
  • Institutional behavior
  • Correlation between markets
  • Macro catalysts:
    • Interest rates
    • CPI
    • Earnings seasons
    • Economic news

Trading Psychology Part 2 

  • Confidence vs arrogance
  • Handling winning streaks
  • Burnout prevention
  • Building professional habits
  • Detaching identity from P&L

Do you have free content available?

Yes. There are 300+ pieces and counting of free content across my Instagram @ thesmartguyj, where I am active the most in terms of social media platforms, discussing many of the topics that I will teach you in the course, although they are not as in-depth as a full course will be.