Welcome to Module 1, Part 1 of Trading Foundations: Your Starting Point, a 4 part accelerator series to help you understand how to read price, trends, and momentum.

When I first got curious about trading, I remember feeling two things at the same time: excited by the potential, and completely overwhelmed by how much noise was out there.

Everyone made it seem like you either had to gamble or go all-in with complicated strategies you barely understood.

But here’s what I’ve learned since then: trading is simply a skill. One you can learn over time, just like anything else.

It’s not a guaranteed way to make money. It’s not something that clicks overnight. It definitely isn’t what you usually see on social media. And to be honest, the people who are good at it usually just keep to themselves (though I know a few who want to give back to the community by teaching at this point in their career).

It’s more like learning to read the market’s behavior. And that starts with understanding three simple things:

• Price — how it moves

• Trends — the bigger direction it’s moving in

• Momentum — how strong (or weak) that move is

These are the building blocks I keep coming back to, no matter how the market changes.

I’ll be breaking these down in the next few posts in a way that’s easy to follow, even if you’re brand new to all of this. My goal is to help you build a foundation you actually feel good about, not one that leaves you second guessing or chasing random plays you don’t understand.

📝 How to Read Price

So before we talk about strategy or setups, let’s start with the most important part—reading price. It’s the foundation everything else is built on.

I’d say most people overcomplicate this part. They load up their charts with fancy indicators, colorful lines, and complex tools—thinking that’s what makes them a real trader. But here’s the thing… the most important information is already right in front of you.

It’s price.

Price tells you everything you need to know about how buyers and sellers are showing up. Every candle, every movement—it’s all just a record of what people are willing to pay and not willing to pay in that moment.

When you start seeing price this way, the chart stops looking random. You start noticing little clues about who’s in control—buyers or sellers—and where price keeps getting rejected or supported.

Here are a few simple things to start paying attention to on any chart:

1. Where price keeps turning around (Support & Resistance)

Support and resistance are key zones where price tends to stall, bounce, or reverse. These areas tell you where buyers or sellers have shown up strongly in the past.

• Support is a price level where buyers have consistently stepped in to prevent the price from falling lower.

  • When price comes back to this level again, you might expect buyers to show up again.

  • It doesn’t mean price has to bounce—but it’s a spot worth watching to see if buyers defend it.

• Resistance is the opposite. It’s a price level where sellers have stepped in to stop the price from going higher.

  • When price revisits this area, you might expect sellers to push back again.

These levels don’t guarantee a bounce or reversal, but they give you clear places to watch for reactions—which helps you avoid random trades in the middle of nowhere.