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Learn swing trading, step by step.
Short lessons with practice charts you can play with. Made-up prices, real skills — candles, levels, indicators, stop-loss and position size.
The swing trading course
12 steps · about 100 minutes12 lessons · start with lesson 1
Start: What is swing trading?- 01What is swing trading?Lesson · 8 min
- 02How to read candlesticksLesson · 8 min
- 03Support and resistanceLesson · 8 min
- 04Demand and supply zonesLesson · 8 min
- 05Best EMA for swing tradingLesson · 8 min
- 06RSI indicatorLesson · 8 min
- 07Best indicators for swing tradingLesson · 9 min
- 08How to find stocks for swing tradingLesson · 8 min
- 09Stop-loss in swing tradingLesson · 9 min
- 10Position size calculatorCalculator · 8 min
- 11Risk-reward calculatorCalculator · 8 min
- 12Swing trading strategiesLesson · 8 min
Start here
What swing trading is, and how to begin.
- Beginner · 8 minWhat is swing trading?Swing trading means buying a stock and holding it for a few days to a few weeks to catch one price move. Swing traders read the daily chart, plan the entry, stop-loss and target before buying, and risk only a small, fixed part of their capital on each trade.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minHow to start swing tradingTo start swing trading, learn to read the daily chart, mark support and resistance, and pick one simple setup. Practise it on past charts until the rules feel natural. Then take small trades, size each one from your stop-loss, and write every trade in a journal so you learn from it.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minSwing trading vs intraday: which is better?Intraday traders buy and sell within the same day, reading 5- to 15-minute charts during market hours. Swing traders hold for days to weeks, reading the daily chart after the close. Neither is better for everyone, but swing trading gives beginners more time to plan and suits people who can't watch screens all day.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minWhat is positional trading?Positional trading means holding a stock for several weeks to a few months to ride a bigger trend. Positional traders use the daily and weekly charts, enter when the trend is clear, and exit when the trend's structure breaks. They trade less often than swing traders, but each trade needs more patience and a wider stop-loss.Start the lesson
Charts & price action
Candles, levels, zones and patterns.
- Beginner · 8 minHow to read a candlestick chartA candlestick shows four prices for one period: open, high, low and close. The body spans the open and close; it's green when price closed higher and red when it closed lower. The thin wicks show the high and low. Read candles in context — the trend and nearby levels matter more than one shape.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minCandlestick patterns every swing trader should knowCandlestick patterns are one to three candles that show a shift between buyers and sellers. Bullish patterns such as the hammer and bullish engulfing appear after a fall; bearish ones such as the shooting star appear after a rise. A pattern only matters at a key level, and only after the next candle confirms it.Start the lesson
- Intermediate · 8 minChart patterns for trading: how to read themChart patterns are shapes price makes over weeks, such as double bottoms, head and shoulders, flags and triangles. Reversal patterns hint that a trend may turn; continuation patterns hint that it may resume. A pattern only counts once price breaks its neckline or trendline, ideally on higher volume, with a stop-loss planned beforehand.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minWhat are support and resistance, and how do you draw them?Support is a price where a falling stock has stopped and turned up before, because buyers stepped in. Resistance is a price where a rising stock has stopped and turned down, because sellers stepped in. Draw them through repeated swing lows and highs on the daily chart, and treat them as zones, not exact prices.Start the lesson
- Intermediate · 8 minWhat are demand and supply zones, and how do you find them?A demand zone is a narrow price area where a stock paused briefly and then rallied sharply, suggesting big buy orders. A supply zone is the opposite: a pause before a sharp fall. When price returns to a fresh zone, it often reacts again. Mark the zone from the base candles just before the sharp move.Start the lesson
Indicators
EMA, RSI, MACD and when they help.
- Beginner · 9 minWhat are the best indicators for swing trading?There is no single best indicator. Most swing traders keep two or three: the 20 and 50 EMA for trend, RSI or MACD for momentum, and volume for participation. Indicators only confirm what price structure already shows — support, resistance and the trend come first, and risk control matters more than any setting.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minWhich EMA is best for swing trading?Most swing traders use the 20 EMA for entry timing and the 50 EMA for the trend, with the 200 EMA as a big-picture filter. Price above a rising 20 and 50 EMA suggests an uptrend, and pullbacks toward the 20 EMA can offer entries. No EMA works alone in sideways markets.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minWhat is the RSI indicator and how do you use it?RSI (Relative Strength Index) measures momentum on a scale of 0 to 100 by comparing recent gains with recent losses, usually over 14 periods. Above 70 is called overbought and below 30 oversold, but in a trend RSI can stay there for weeks. Swing traders use it to judge pullbacks and spot divergence.Start the lesson
- Intermediate · 8 minWhat is the MACD indicator and how do you read it?MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is the 12 EMA minus the 26 EMA. A 9-period EMA of that line is the signal line, and the histogram is the gap between them. When MACD crosses above its signal line, momentum is turning up; crossovers above the zero line fit an uptrend best.Start the lesson
Finding stocks
Filters and screeners, step by step.
- Beginner · 8 minHow do you find stocks for swing trading?Start with liquid stocks, then filter for trend: price above the 50 EMA, the 20 EMA above the 50, and price near its 52-week high. Add volume above its 20-day average. From the short list left, wait for a pullback to support or the 20 EMA before you plan a trade.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 8 minHow do you build a swing trading screener?A swing trading screener is a scan that checks every stock against your rules and lists the ones that pass. A simple scan: close above the 50 EMA, 20 EMA above the 50 EMA, volume above its 20-day average and enough daily turnover. Run it after the close, then check each result on its chart.Start the lesson
Risk & planning
Stops, sizing and the setups we trade.
- Intermediate · 8 minSwing trading strategies that beginners can followThree swing trading strategies suit beginners: buying a pullback to the 20 EMA in an uptrend, buying a breakout from a range on strong volume, and buying a bounce from a demand zone. Each has written rules for the entry, stop-loss and target, set before the trade. No strategy wins every time; the rules keep losses small.Start the lesson
- Beginner · 9 minHow to set a stop-loss in swing tradingIn swing trading, a stop-loss is the price where you accept you were wrong and exit. Place it where the trade idea fails — below the swing low or the demand zone, or a multiple of ATR away — not at a round number. Then size the trade so hitting it costs a small, fixed amount.Start the lesson
- Calculator · 8 minPosition size calculator for Indian stocksPosition size is how many shares to buy so that, if your stop-loss is hit, you lose only the amount you planned. The formula: shares = (capital × risk %) ÷ (entry − stop-loss). With ₹2,00,000, 1% risk, entry ₹500 and stop ₹480, you'd buy 100 shares.Open the calculator
- Calculator · 8 minRisk-reward ratio calculatorThe risk-reward ratio compares what you could lose with what you could gain on one trade. Risk is entry minus stop-loss; reward is target minus entry. Buy at ₹500 with a stop at ₹480 and a target at ₹540, and you risk ₹20 to make ₹40: a ratio of 1 : 2.Open the calculator
Orders & how-to
GTT, BTST and other order basics.
- Beginner · 8 minWhat is a GTT order?A GTT (good till triggered) order is an instruction that waits, often for days or weeks, until a stock reaches your trigger price. When it does, your broker places a limit order at the price you set. A single GTT has one trigger; an OCO GTT has two — a stop-loss and a target — and cancels one when the other fires.Start the lesson
- Intermediate · 8 minWhat is BTST trading?BTST (buy today, sell tomorrow) means selling shares on the next trading day, before they have been credited to your demat account. Under India's T+1 settlement, shares bought today usually arrive tomorrow, so a BTST sale relies on that delivery. If the seller fails to deliver, your sale can go to auction and cost you a penalty.Start the lesson
Questions
Where should a beginner start?
With lesson 1, “What is swing trading?”. Then follow the course in order — each lesson takes five to nine minutes and ends with a quick check.
Are the charts real stocks?
No. Every practice chart uses made-up prices, so you can learn the skill without anyone mistaking a chart for a tip.
Can I read these lessons without joining?
Yes. Every lesson here is open to read. Members also get the full video path, weekly live classes and a community that reviews trades together.
Do you give stock tips?
No. We teach you to find and plan trades yourself. Education only.