Technical analysis is often taught as a catalogue of patterns and indicators. That approach produces learners who can name a head and shoulders but cannot say whether the chart in front of them is trending, ranging or transitioning. This course reverses the order: price and volume first, patterns second, indicators last.
You will learn to read a chart without any indicator, mark the levels where the market has actually reacted, and describe what buyers and sellers are doing. Indicators are then introduced as calculations with specific strengths and specific failure modes, not as signals to obey.
- Level: Beginner to Advanced
- Format: Live online, with recordings for revision
- Best for: Anyone who wants to read price charts independently, from complete beginners to traders who rely on indicators without knowing what they calculate.
Who this course is for
It suits beginners building their first analytical skill, fundamental investors who want to time entries better, and traders who have collected indicators without a coherent framework. No prior chart experience is required.
It is probably not the right fit if you want a set of buy and sell signals delivered to you. Technical analysis is a way of describing probability and risk, not a prediction machine, and this course does not sell alerts.
What you will be able to do afterwards
The syllabus is written as capabilities rather than topics. By the end of the programme, a learner who has done the work should be able to:
- Identify trend and structure on any chart without using an indicator
- Mark support and resistance from actual trading activity rather than guesswork
- Read candlestick and chart patterns in the context that gives them meaning
- Use moving averages, RSI and MACD knowing exactly what each one calculates
- Combine timeframes without contradicting yourself
Course syllabus
The syllabus covers price, time and volume; chart types; trend and range; support and resistance; candlestick and chart patterns; moving averages; RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands and stochastics; Fibonacci; volume; and multi-timeframe alignment.
- Price, time and volume: the only three raw inputs
- Chart types: candlestick, bar and line, and when each is clearer
- Trend, range and transition: reading market structure
- Support, resistance and the role of prior activity
- Candlestick patterns: single, double and triple candle formations
- Chart patterns: head and shoulders, double top and bottom, triangles and flags
- Moving averages: simple, exponential, crossovers and their lag
- RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands and stochastics: construction and misuse
- Fibonacci retracement and extension, used sparingly
- Volume analysis and volume-price divergence
- Multi-timeframe analysis and alignment
Structure before patterns
Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and swing lows. Higher highs and higher lows describe an uptrend; lower highs and lower lows describe a downtrend; overlapping swings describe a range. Almost every pattern is a variation on these sequences. If you can identify structure, you can classify a chart in seconds without naming a formation.
Support and resistance are then drawn from actual reaction points, not from round numbers or indicator lines. A level that produced two strong rejections and a gap is more meaningful than a line drawn because it looks neat. We practise marking levels on Indian index and stock charts and then checking whether price respected them.
What indicators are for, and what they are not
A moving average is a smoothed average of past prices. It lags by construction. RSI compares the magnitude of recent gains and losses, and can stay overbought for weeks in a strong trend. MACD is a difference of moving averages. None of them contains information that is not already in price; they reorganise it.
Used well, an indicator can make a condition objective and reduce discretion. Used badly, it becomes a reason to ignore structure. The course teaches the calculation, the common misinterpretation and the specific contexts where each tool adds something. You will finish able to explain why you use a tool, or why you have chosen not to.
How the course is taught
Every session includes live chart marking. You will build a chart template, mark structure and levels on multiple timeframes, and receive feedback on whether your levels were placed where the market actually reacted. Recordings and annotated charts are provided.
The course uses current NSE and BSE data and Indian examples throughout, including the Nifty 50, Bank Nifty and liquid large-cap stocks.
- Live sessions on a shared screen, using current NSE and BSE charts rather than static screenshots.
- Time for questions in every session, with doubts answered in plain language.
- Session recordings and revision notes, so a missed evening does not break the sequence.
- Exercises that ask you to mark a chart, size a position or explain a decision before you risk money on it.
Duration, fees and batch timings
We do not publish a fixed fee or a fixed calendar because both depend on the course and the batch you join. Contact us on WhatsApp for the latest course fees, available batches and complete course details.
When you enquire, ask for the session length, the number of sessions, the batch days and what happens if you miss a class. A provider should be able to answer all four before you pay.
Course completion and certificate
Learners who complete the programme receive a course completion record from Share Market Training. It confirms the training you attended and the topics covered. It is not a SEBI registration, a licence to advise others, or a guarantee of trading results, and it should never be presented as any of those things.
Completion means you attended the sessions and did the exercises. It does not mean you have passed a test of profitability, because no course can certify that.
What this course does not do
It does not give stock tips, model portfolios, buy or sell recommendations, or a signal service. It does not promise a return, a monthly income or a fixed number of profitable trades. It does not replace your own judgement or remove market risk.
Trading and investing involve risk, including the loss of the capital you commit. Position sizing and stop placement are taught precisely because outcomes cannot be guaranteed.
A sensible next step
Technical analysis is a skill, not a course completion. Plan for twenty to thirty minutes of chart practice a day for several weeks. If you want the practice structure and review, the stock market training programme includes it.