Trading College 

Frequently Asked Questions

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What does MT stand for? glossary trading college

Momentum Trigger screenerĀ 

What does TP stand for? glossary trading college

Trend Predictor screener or indicator

What does PRT stand for? glossary the charts

Pro-Real Time (Charting software provided by IG Index)

What does PTS stand for? glossary trading college

Pro-Trading System / Pro-Trading Software (Trading College Software)

Why is backtesting important? strategies

Backtesting is very important as it both helps to improve your technical market skills, in terms of strategy recognising and execution, as well as improve your confidence in the strategy. It allows you to prove to yourself that they strategy works, train your analytical skills, optimise how you approach the strategy, and develop confidence.

What is Backtesting? strategies

Backtesting is where you look back at past market movements to test how well your strategy would have performed.

What are the different strategies? strategies trading college

Pro-Trader System, Momentum Trigger, Trend Predictor, Level 1 & 2, 2-Wave, Range Capture. Out Of Sync, Seperation, Free Money & Porsche.

How many Trading College strategies are there? strategies trading college

There are 10 trading strategies taught at Trading College.

What is meant by having an 'edge' in the market? strategies

Having an edge in the market means having a trading strategy that is more likely to result in an overall profit than loss.

What is a Strategy? strategies

A Trading Strategy is a method based on predefined rules used to decide when to buy or sell a market that gives you a probabilistic edge in the market.

What is the difference between the various Moving Averages? the charts trading college

At Trading College we tend to use 4 Moving Averages. Each one is calculated over a different period of time e.g. the 15ema shows the average price over the last 15 candles whilst the 200ema shows the average price over the last 200 candle period. (EMA stands for Exponential moving average)Ā 

What are Moving Averages? the charts

This is an indicator that you input on your chart that measures the average price over a set period of time. A moving average is shown as a curved line on the chart demonstrating the average price of the market over a set period of time. E.g. a ten day moving average.

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How do I set up my charts to look like the coachā€™s? software support the charts trading college

Follow the setup videos providing with your Trading Software or contact Tech Support for help at [email protected]