Learn swing trading, one idea at a time

Free lessons on reading charts and, more importantly, on managing the risk of every trade you take.

This library is for traders in Indian markets who hold positions for days or weeks rather than minutes. Each lesson explains one idea in plain language, with an illustration drawn to show the idea clearly rather than a real stock.

The lessons start with the basics of price behaviour: uptrends, downtrends, support and resistance. They then move to chart patterns and candlestick patterns, and every pattern page answers the three questions that matter before you place an order: where is the stop-loss, where is a sensible target, and how many shares can you buy for the amount you are willing to lose?

No pattern works every time. Patterns fail often, and nothing here is a prediction or a recommendation to buy or sell any stock. What a lesson can do is help you plan a trade before you take it, so that a failed trade costs you only what you decided in advance.

Pick a section below to begin, or look up any unfamiliar word in the glossary.

Swing tradingStraight answers to the questions swing traders ask most, with worked rupee examples you can check yourself.Positional tradingHow to hold a trade for weeks or months without watching it every day — and the orders and rules that make that possible.TrendsBefore any pattern makes sense, you need to know which way the stock is moving and where buyers and sellers have stepped in before.Chart patternsCommon shapes that price makes on a chart, what they suggest, and how to plan a trade around each one.Candlestick patternsHow to read a single candle, why the same shape can mean opposite things, and how to plan a trade around a pattern without trusting it blindly.GlossaryThe words Indian traders meet every day, from stop-loss and GTT to R-multiple and STT, explained in one to three plain sentences with ₹ examples.

Free tools to practise with

Edge CalculatorWin rate, reward-to-risk and charges: is your strategy above the breakeven line?Risk PlannerWhat your open positions lose if every stop is hit, and the quantity for your next trade.Position Size CalculatorEntry, stop-loss and risk in ₹ or % of capital to the exact quantity, long or short.Trading Charges CalculatorBrokerage, STT, exchange, SEBI, GST, stamp duty and MTF interest on a delivery trade.Drawdown Recovery CalculatorThe gain needed to recover a loss, and how likely a losing streak is at your win rate.

Updated 2026-10-16

Educational content only. It is not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices in examples and illustrations are made up. Patterns and rules fail often; past behaviour guarantees nothing.