Instrument Training
Four tracks covering futures, options, stocks, and trading psychology. Each instrument track applies the Level 1 foundations with dedicated mechanics, risk management, and psychology modules.
What’s Inside
Level 2 branches into four tracks. Track 2A covers futures: contract mechanics, leverage, prop firm trading, and platform proficiency. Track 2B covers options: the Greeks, strategies from verticals to iron condors, and options-specific psychology traps like time decay anxiety. Track 2C covers stocks: market structure, the PDT rule, scanning, and building bridges to futures and options. Track 2D is mandatory psychology of execution: cognitive biases, tilt patterns, and decision fatigue. Pick the instrument track that fits you, or work through more than one.
Psychology of Execution
Cognitive biases, tilt taxonomy, decision fatigue, and building process-based confidence. Required before advancing to Level 3.
10 lessons · ~5 hours
Choose Your Instrument
Pick the instrument that matches your goals and trading style. You can complete multiple tracks, but start with the one that fits best.
Contract mechanics, leverage-adjusted risk management, prop firm preparation, and platform mastery for ES and NQ.
Futures Contract Mechanics
What futures contracts are, how they work, and the numbers you need to know before placing a trade.
Futures Risk Management
Risk management adapted for leverage. Position sizing, margin rules, overnight risk, and the drawdown spiral.
Prop Firm Trading
How prop firms work, the psychology of evaluation pressure, and managing a funded account after you pass.
Platform Mastery
Choosing a futures platform, setting up your workspace, reading the DOM, and building proficiency in order execution.
Futures Contract Mechanics
What futures contracts are, how they work, and the numbers you need to know before placing a trade.
Futures Risk Management
Risk management adapted for leverage. Position sizing, margin rules, overnight risk, and the drawdown spiral.
Prop Firm Trading
How prop firms work, the psychology of evaluation pressure, and managing a funded account after you pass.
Platform Mastery
Choosing a futures platform, setting up your workspace, reading the DOM, and building proficiency in order execution.
Options mechanics, strategies from verticals to iron condors, and the psychology traps unique to options: time decay anxiety, IV crush, and lottery ticket thinking.
Options Foundations
What options are, how they work, the Greeks, and everything you need to know before placing your first options trade. Mechanics-first: understand the instrument before learning strategies.
Options Strategies
The strategies that matter, from long calls to iron condors. Each strategy includes when to use it, when to avoid it, and the psychology trap it creates. No strategy encyclopedia: only what you'll actually use.
Options Risk and Psychology
Options-specific risk management and the unique psychological traps options create. Time decay anxiety, lottery ticket thinking, IV crush frustration, and the 'I can always roll it' delusion.
Options Foundations
What options are, how they work, the Greeks, and everything you need to know before placing your first options trade. Mechanics-first: understand the instrument before learning strategies.
Options Strategies
The strategies that matter, from long calls to iron condors. Each strategy includes when to use it, when to avoid it, and the psychology trap it creates. No strategy encyclopedia: only what you'll actually use.
Options Risk and Psychology
Options-specific risk management and the unique psychological traps options create. Time decay anxiety, lottery ticket thinking, IV crush frustration, and the 'I can always roll it' delusion.
Stock market structure, the PDT rule, scanning, strategies, and stock-specific psychology. Includes transition lessons to futures and options.
Stock Trading Essentials
How stock markets work, the rules that govern them, and the practical knowledge every stock trader needs. Account types, the PDT rule, stock selection, and stock-specific risk management.
Stock Trading Strategies and Transition
Core stock trading strategies, stock-specific psychology traps, and building a stock trading plan. Closes with transition lessons bridging to futures and options.
Stock Trading Essentials
How stock markets work, the rules that govern them, and the practical knowledge every stock trader needs. Account types, the PDT rule, stock selection, and stock-specific risk management.
Stock Trading Strategies and Transition
Core stock trading strategies, stock-specific psychology traps, and building a stock trading plan. Closes with transition lessons bridging to futures and options.
What You’ll Be Able to Do
- Apply Level 1 foundations to your chosen instrument: futures, options, or stocks
- Learn instrument-specific mechanics, risk management, and position sizing
- Recognize the psychology traps unique to each instrument (leverage anxiety, time decay, PDT frustration)
- Build a trading plan tailored to your instrument and trading style
Protocols You’ll Learn
The Pre-Execution Protocol
3-step pre-trade checklist: check position size, check stop placement, check directional bias.
The Drawdown Protocol
2-tier drawdown response: 50% of daily risk limit, cut size in half. 100%, done for the day. Close the platform, walk away.
Coming Soon
This level is currently being built. Check back soon, or start with the foundations if you haven’t already.