A plan, not a promise · 25–35 minutes a day

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.

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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.

DONE
Day 1~25 min

Reset your expectations

Know what the job is before touching a chart.

DONE
Day 2~30 min

Why beginners lose — and the market you are entering

Most losses come from size, fees and timeframe, not bad predictions.

DONE
Day 3~25 min

Learn the five words that cost the most

Every one of these has a worked example, not a dictionary line.

DONE
Day 4~30 min

Pick one venue — without depositing

Choose, set up security, deposit nothing.

DONE
Day 5~35 min

Orders, leverage and the one formula that keeps accounts alive

You are not trading yet. You are learning what the buttons do.

DONE
Day 6~35 min

Read a chart, then place your first practice trade

Candles and timeframes, then the Practice Arena — paper only.

DONE
Day 7~30 min

Checklist, retake, decide

The week ends with a decision, not a deposit.

Honest note: a week teaches the mechanics, not an edge. Most retail traders lose money; the plan exists so that when you do lose, it is small, planned and recorded. Education only — never financial advice.

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 58 lessons in order. Not sure where you stand? Start here.