Your first 7 days in trading
Seven days, one task list, zero deposits. By Day 7 you will know what the job is, which venue fits you, how to size a trade so a loss is boring, and whether you are ready to open a demo. Tick things off — progress is saved on this device.
Week one complete.
You did the thing 9 in 10 beginners skip: learned the order of operations before risking money. Next: Stage 2 — reading the chart, and log every practice trade in the journal. Open a real account only when your journal, not your feelings, says so.
Reset your expectations
Know what the job is before touching a chart.
Why beginners lose — and the market you are entering
Most losses come from size, fees and timeframe, not bad predictions.
Learn the five words that cost the most
Every one of these has a worked example, not a dictionary line.
Pick one venue — without depositing
Choose, set up security, deposit nothing.
Orders, leverage and the one formula that keeps accounts alive
You are not trading yet. You are learning what the buttons do.
Read a chart, then place your first practice trade
Candles and timeframes, then the Practice Arena — paper only.
Checklist, retake, decide
The week ends with a decision, not a deposit.
Why this order
Strategies are the last thing you need and the first thing most people buy. The plan puts expectations before vocabulary, vocabulary before venue, venue before sizing, and sizing before your first practice order — because a brilliant entry with gambler's risk management still ends at zero. Every item links to the full lesson; nothing here asks you to sign up or deposit.
Prefer to go one lesson at a time? The full Primer Path has all 53 lessons in order. Not sure where you stand? Start here.