Course › Level 2 — How traders read a chart

Putting it together: a 60-second chart read

You now have a complete beginner's read. Run it on any chart, always in this order:

1. D1: trend up, down or sideways? (10 seconds, look at the shape)
2. H1: same question. Does it agree with D1?
3. Levels: mark the 2–3 obvious floors/ceilings on H1
4. Where is price NOW? At a level → interesting. Mid-range → walk away.
5. Structure intact? If the trend's pattern of highs/lows is broken, stand aside.

Trend + level + intact structure = a situation worth considering.
Anything less = no trade. Most of the time the answer is no trade — that's normal, and it's the discipline that separates the 30% who survive.

Try it right now: open your MT5 demo, pick Volatility 75, and run the five steps. Do this daily for a week and charts stop looking like noise.

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