Module 2: Charting
8 lessons, in reading order.
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Charting Platforms and the Chart Layout: What Is on the Screen
Learn what a charting platform does, how it differs from a broker, the main parts of a chart layout and why one chart can look different on two screens.
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Symbols, Timeframes and Sessions on a Chart
Learn how symbols identify what is charted, the timeframe sets what one bar covers, and how session settings change bars and daily levels. Session filters change included observations and indicator windows; ordinary display timezone relabels instants without changing OHLC by itself.
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Chart Types: Candles, Bars, Lines and Their Settings
Learn how candles, OHLC bars and line charts show the same prices, how candle colors and hollow bodies are set, and which chart types recalculate the bars.
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Drawing Tools: Lines, Zones and Keeping Charts Clean
Learn what common drawing tools do, why zones often describe past reactions better than lines, and how clutter and hindsight can mislead chart readers.
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Adding Indicators and Reading Their Settings
See how indicators appear as overlays or in panes, why inputs such as length and source change results, and why community scripts need a careful read.
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Saving Layouts, Templates and Watchlists
Learn what a saved chart layout keeps, how indicator templates and watchlists differ, and why a consistent, documented setup supports honest later review.
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Alerts as Reminders of Your Own Levels
Learn what a chart price alert does and does not do, why it is a reminder to look, not an instruction, and how delays and alert fatigue get in the way.
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Bar Replay for Practice: Uses and Limits
Learn how bar replay hides later bars for practicing chart reading and rules, and why hindsight, no real fills and small samples limit what replay shows.