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Trading, explained clearly
Evergreen guides on options, risk and reading the market, each linked to the Academy lesson and the tool that puts it to work.
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Market structure
Why price falls through a level so fast: stop-loss cascades
When an obvious low breaks, resting stop orders turn into market sells and feed each other. Here is how a cascade works and how to plan for one.
Options
The options Greeks in plain English: delta, gamma, theta, vega
Four numbers explain most of what moves an option price. What each one measures, with simple examples.
Options
IV crush: why an option can lose money even when you called the earnings move
Implied volatility usually rises into earnings and falls right after. How that works and how to estimate the move the market is already pricing.
Risk & sizing
Position sizing: the one formula that matters more than your entry
How to size a trade from your stop distance and a fixed risk per trade, with a worked example.
Trading process
Expectancy: why a 40% win rate can beat a 70% win rate
Win rate alone says little. Expectancy combines how often you win with how much you win and lose.
Technical analysis
Support and resistance are zones, not lines
Why levels work at all, why they break, and how to draw them so they are useful.
Technical analysis
VWAP explained: the line institutions benchmark against
What volume-weighted average price measures, why it resets every day, and how day traders use it.
Market structure
Dealer gamma: why some days chop and others trend
How options dealers hedge, what positive and negative gamma regimes mean, and why estimates come with assumptions.
Options
Reading options flow: volume, open interest and what "unusual" really means
What volume and open interest tell you, why volume above open interest is interesting, and the limits of reading flow.
Trading process
Day trade, swing or LEAPS: choosing a timeframe that fits you
How the main trading timeframes differ in time commitment, risk and tools, and how to pick one.
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