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4-Week Program · 20 Hours of Online Course · 2.5-Hour Classes

4-Week Program · 20 Hours of Online Course · 2.5-Hour Classes

4-Week Program · 20 Hours of Online Course · 2.5-Hour Classes

4-Week Program · 20 Hours of Online Course · 2.5-Hour Classes

4-Week Program · 20 Hours of Online Course · 2.5-Hour Classes

4-Week Program · 20 Hours of Online Course · 2.5-Hour Classes

Course: Futures Trading 101

About the course

   

Futures Trading 101 is a comprehensive program for individuals who want to participate in the futures markets with professional-grade knowledge and quality tools. Students train using demo software with live market data — provided through introducing broker (IB) firms — while building the analytical discipline that technology alone cannot supply.

The program covers how to assess whether futures trading is right for you, a structured risk-assessment framework, the technology professional traders use, and trade execution across the major futures asset classes — equity index, interest-rate, energy, metals, currency and crypto futures. You will learn to read price, volume and intermarket signals and to integrate technical analysis, fundamental data and risk management into one coherent, repeatable framework.

Everything is practiced in real-time simulation before any capital is committed. The guiding principle throughout is simple: survival and disciplined process come first. 


 Disclosure: I only provide tools and knowledge on trading and the futures markets. I do not recommend specific contracts, securities, or other derivatives. 

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30 Day Program

I guide you through the futures markets and you practice on demo trading software, with live market data, that I provide. You learn the platforms; order types and execution tools professional traders use — all before any real capital is committed.


24 Hours of Online Course

 20 hours of online instruction across 4 weeks, in 2.5-hour classes. We work through 32 in-depth modules — from the futures market map, margin and regulation to execution, technical analysis, market psychology and a live-market simulation capstone. The material is in-depth, but worry not, this is just the beginning of an exciting journey. 

GROW YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Day 1 — Foundations & The Futures Market Map

Day 3 — Market Cycles, Approaches & Rules of Engagement

Day 2 — The Futures Ecosystem, Hours & Margin

  

  • What it takes to approach the futures market with discipline
  • The three categories of online traders
  • A framework for sustainable, risk-aware trading
  • Why simulated trading comes before real capital
  • The futures market map: equity index, interest-rate & volatility futures
  • Energy, metals & agricultural futures
  • Currency & crypto futures
  • Reading the institutional macro dashboard & intermarket relationships 

Day 2 — The Futures Ecosystem, Hours & Margin

Day 3 — Market Cycles, Approaches & Rules of Engagement

Day 2 — The Futures Ecosystem, Hours & Margin

  

  • What a futures contract is: E-mini vs. Micro
  • Market participants: hedgers, speculators & proprietary firms
  • The role of the clearinghouse and mark-to-market
  • Cash vs. physical settlement
  • Contract months, roll, expiration & First Notice Day
  • Contango, backwardation & roll yield
  • Regular trading hours vs. Globex; liquidity windows & session breakdown
  • Margin & leverage and the regulatory framework (CFTC, NFA) 

Day 3 — Market Cycles, Approaches & Rules of Engagement

Day 3 — Market Cycles, Approaches & Rules of Engagement

Day 3 — Market Cycles, Approaches & Rules of Engagement

  

  • Market cycles and historical crashes (1929–2020)
  • Drawdown and recovery math
  • Three approaches to market participation by time horizon
  • Long-term, swing and day-trading frameworks
  • • Hedging a portfolio with futures
  • • Average True Range (ATR) and stop placement
  • • A checklist for choosing a broker
  • Rules of engagement and the Section 1256 (60/40) tax framework 

Day 4 — Preparing for the Day & Money Management

Day 6 — Execution, Order Types & Candlestick Analysis

Day 3 — Market Cycles, Approaches & Rules of Engagement

  • The pre-market routine and economic calendar
  • Building a daily trading bias
  • The architecture of survival: daily loss limits & per-trade risk
  • Position sizing and R-multiples
  • Expectancy and win-rate basics
  • Drawdown depth, duration and recovery
  • Stop-loss discipline: initial, break-even and trailing stops
  • Critical trading errors and how to avoid them 

Day 5 — Trend, Market Signals & Fundamentals

Day 6 — Execution, Order Types & Candlestick Analysis

Day 6 — Execution, Order Types & Candlestick Analysis

  • Candlestick and OHLC bar fundamentals
  • The three trend conditions and reversals
  • Volatility regimes: compressed vs. expanded
  • Multi-timeframe trend analysis
  • Prior-session key levels and the opening-range signal
  • The 3-layer bias model: weekly / daily / intraday
  • VWAP and intraday value references
  • Fundamental analysis: the Fed, FOMC and key economic indicators 

Day 6 — Execution, Order Types & Candlestick Analysis

Day 6 — Execution, Order Types & Candlestick Analysis

Day 6 — Execution, Order Types & Candlestick Analysis

  • The four pillars of entry: edge, location, timing & execution
  • Position management and scaling
  • Exiting a trade and recognizing invalidation
  • Order types: market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing & bracket (OCO)
  • Slippage and spread basics
  • Execution technology: DOM, the order book and the tape
  • Reading order flow and absorption
  • Candlestick patterns: hammer, doji, engulfing, stars and more 

Day 7 — Support, Resistance, Patterns & Indicators

Day 7 — Support, Resistance, Patterns & Indicators

Day 7 — Support, Resistance, Patterns & Indicators

  • Support and resistance zones and confirmation
  • Role reversal: support↔resistance flips
  • Breakouts, breakdowns and false breakouts
  • Liquidity sweeps and the Wyckoff market cycle
  • Technical indicators: Bollinger Bands, MACD, RSI & Stochastics
  • Volume analysis, On-Balance Volume and capitulation
  • Fibonacci retracements and pivot points
  • Market internals: NYSE TICK, TRIN and the advance-decline line 

Day 8 — Market Profile, Psychology & Going Live

Day 7 — Support, Resistance, Patterns & Indicators

Day 7 — Support, Resistance, Patterns & Indicators

  • Classic patterns: the dead cat bounce, hooks and gap analysis
  • Market Profile: TPO, Point of Control, Value Area & Initial Balance
  • The psychology of professional trading
  • Procedural discipline and the minimalist trading journal
  • Transitioning to live markets with /MES and /MNQ
  • The multi-timeframe and key-levels framework
  • Session-based behavior: the seven phases of the trading day
  • Building your personal trading playbook
  • Capstone: live-market simulation (90+ sessions before live capital) 


  

  

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galtrades.com This publication is provided by galtrades.com for informational and educational purposes only. Content may include market commentary, technical observations, analyst opinions, and aggregated material derived from publicly available sources. While such information is believed to be reliable, galtrades.com does not author, independently verify, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any third‑party information referenced or summarized herein. The information, opinions, market data, and commentary contained in this publication are subject to change at any time without notice and do not constitute investment advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security, futures contract, option on futures, foreign currency transaction, or any other financial instrument. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Trading Futures, Options on Futures, retail off‑exchange foreign currency transactions, and other derivatives involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You may lose all or more than your initial investment. Carefully consider whether trading is appropriate for you in light of your experience, objectives, financial resources, and other relevant circumstances. galtrades.com does not guarantee any profits and makes no representation that the strategies, ideas, analyses, or information presented will result in profitable trades or avoid losses. Any market views, analyst calls, forecasts, or third‑party commentary referenced reflect the opinions of their respective authors and may or may not align with the views of galtrades.com Eli Gal Levy is registered solely as a commodities broker. Nothing contained herein constitutes the provision of investment advisory services. © 2026 galtrades.com All rights reserved. galtrades.com • 1‑424‑416‑2739

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