Learning track 02

Understand the Market

Move beyond terminology and learn the concepts traders use to interpret price, economic forces and changing market conditions.

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Topics in this track

Market structureTrendsSupport & resistancePrice actionTechnical analysisFundamental analysisVolatilityMomentumEconomic dataCentral banksSentimentLiquidity

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01
1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

What Is Market Structure?

Market structure is a simple way of describing how price is moving by looking at swing highs and swing lows. It helps identify trends, ranges and possible changes in behaviour.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Trends and Ranges

A trend shows sustained directional progress. A range shows price rotating inside a broader area. Markets can move between both conditions.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Support and Resistance

Support and resistance are areas where price has previously attracted meaningful buying or selling. They are better treated as zones than as perfect lines.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Technical Analysis

Technical analysis uses price, market structure and chart-based tools to organise what the market is doing. It does not remove uncertainty.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental analysis looks at economic information, policy and expectations that can change the relative value of currencies.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Price Action

Price action is the study of price behaviour itself: swings, candles, closes, wicks, reactions and the context around them.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Volatility and Momentum

Volatility describes how much price moves. Momentum describes the strength and persistence of that movement. They are related but not identical.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Breakouts and Consolidation

Consolidation is a period of compressed or sideways price action. A breakout occurs when price moves beyond the established range, but not every breakout holds.

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1 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Correlation and Liquidity

Correlation describes how markets tend to move in relation to each other. Liquidity describes how easily transactions can occur without large price disruption.

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