Swoopr Academy
Technical Analysis Foundations
A structured path through reading price charts: timeframe and trend structure first, then moving averages, MACD, RSI, support and resistance, and volume, with the limitations of each tool treated as part of the lesson.
Beginner
You will be able to
- Read a chart in a fixed order: timeframe, trend, structure, and volume before any indicator
- Define a trend structurally from swing highs and lows and identify exactly when it has ended
- Explain how SMA, EMA, MACD, and RSI are calculated and what their signals actually confirm
- Treat support and resistance as zones, and volume as a measure of participation rather than direction
Technical Analysis Foundations is a 5-module Swoopr Academy course. A structured path through reading price charts: timeframe and trend structure first, then moving averages, MACD, RSI, support and resistance, and volume, with the limitations of each tool treated as part of the lesson. Complete every module's knowledge check to finish the course.
This course is an educational guide only, not personalized investment or trading advice. See our Risk Disclosure.
Recommended before this course: Investing Foundations.
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Course Outline
Modules and knowledge checks
Module 1: Reading a Price Chart
The fixed order for evaluating a chart: timeframe, trend, structure, and volume first, then at most a couple of indicators.
Knowledge Check
Module 2: Trend and Market Structure
Defining a trend structurally from swing highs and lows, and knowing precisely when it has ended.
Knowledge Check
Module 3: Moving Averages and MACD
How SMA and EMA weighting differ, and how MACD builds a momentum indicator directly out of two EMAs.
Knowledge Check
Module 4: Momentum and RSI
What RSI measures, why overbought does not mean overpriced, and how settings change its behavior.
Knowledge Check
Module 5: Support, Resistance, and Volume
Why levels are zones rather than lines, how roles reverse after a break, and what volume can and cannot tell you.
- Support and Resistance: Zones, Validation, and Failure
- Volume Analysis: Participation, Confirmation, and Limits