The Practitioner track is Alphacent's intermediate trading course: 20 free courses and 111 short lessons on technical analysis, strategies for crypto, stocks and commodities, portfolio risk, fundamentals and psychology. It is for people who already understand orders, long and short positions and a basic candlestick chart, and want to know why a setup is worth taking. The whole track takes a little over two hours.
What you will be able to do
- Read one market across several timeframes and add Fibonacci levels, volume and the Ichimoku cloud to your chart reading.
- Explain what correlation, drawdown management, the Kelly criterion and stress testing say about risk across a whole portfolio.
- Value an asset with a DCF model or relative valuation, and find your way around 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings.
- Describe how central bank decisions and the yield curve move bonds and currencies, and why rate gaps drive the carry trade.
- Name common options strategies, from covered calls to iron condors, and say what delta, gamma, theta and vega measure.
- Spot cognitive biases in your own trade decisions and set up a routine for handling a run of losses.
Syllabus: 20 courses, 111 lessons
Crypto Trading Strategies6 lessons · 7 min
Study trading strategies built specifically for cryptocurrency markets.
- Crypto Market Structure
- On-Chain Analysis
- DeFi Trading
- Altcoin Season
- Crypto Risk Management
- Bitcoin Halvings
Stock Analysis Deep Dive6 lessons · 7 min
Learn advanced techniques for analyzing individual stocks and finding opportunities.
- Value Analysis
- Growth Analysis
- Quarterly Results Analysis
- Sector Rotation
- Technical Stock Picking
- IPO Trading
Commodities Trading Strategies5 lessons · 6 min
Master trading strategies for gold, oil, agricultural commodities and more.
- Supply & Demand Dynamics
- Gold Trading
- Oil Trading
- Agricultural Commodities
- Contango & Backwardation
Advanced Risk Management6 lessons · 7 min
Professional-grade risk management techniques for serious traders.
- Portfolio Risk Metrics
- Correlation Analysis
- Drawdown Management
- Kelly Criterion
- Stress Testing
- Risk Management Systems
Advanced Technical Analysis7 lessons · 8 min
Master advanced chart patterns, indicators, and trading systems.
- Fibonacci Trading
- Ichimoku Cloud
- Volume Analysis
- Multiple Timeframe Analysis
- Candlestick Patterns
- Building Trading Systems
- Backtesting
Advanced Trading Psychology6 lessons · 7 min
Develop elite mental skills for consistent trading performance.
- Cognitive Biases
- Emotional Control
- Flow State
- Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- Routine & Rituals
- Handling Losses
Advanced Fundamental Analysis6 lessons · 7 min
Professional-level techniques for evaluating assets and markets.
- DCF Modeling
- Relative Valuation
- Macro Analysis
- Credit Analysis
- Quality Factor
- Merger Arbitrage
Advanced Currency Markets6 lessons · 7 min
Study the advanced currency-market strategies professionals use.
- Carry Trading
- Central Bank Policy
- Carry Trade Risk
- Grid Trading
- Correlated Pairs
- News Trading
Advanced Portfolio Management6 lessons · 7 min
Professional portfolio construction and management techniques.
- Modern Portfolio Theory
- Factor Models
- Alternative Assets
- Tail Risk Hedging
- ESG Analysis
- Performance Attribution
Options Trading Strategies7 lessons · 8 min
Learn popular options strategies from basic to advanced level.
- The Options Greeks
- Covered Calls
- Cash-Secured Puts
- Bull Spreads
- Iron Condors
- Straddles & Strangles
- Delta Neutral Trading
DeFi Deep Dive5 lessons · 6 min
Understand liquidity pools, impermanent loss, and yield farming strategies in decentralized finance.
- Liquidity Pool Mechanics
- Impermanent Loss Deep Dive
- Yield Farming Strategies
- DeFi Aggregators
- Flash Loans and Advanced DeFi
Sector Rotation Strategies5 lessons · 6 min
Learn how traders rotate between stock sectors as the business cycle turns.
- Understanding the Business Cycle
- Sector Performance by Stage
- Economic Indicators for Rotation
- Sector ETFs and Funds
- Rotation Cues and Timing
Interest Rates and Bond Trading5 lessons · 6 min
Understand how central banks, yield curves, and bond prices interact.
- Bond Price Mechanics
- The Yield Curve
- Central Bank Policy Impact
- Trading Yield Spreads
- Duration and Convexity
Options Greeks Mastery5 lessons · 6 min
Master delta, gamma, theta, and vega to manage option risk like a professional trader.
- Delta: Directional Risk
- Gamma: Rate of Change of Delta
- Theta: Time Decay
- Vega: Volatility Sensitivity
- Putting It Together: Greeks Portfolios
Correlation Analysis5 lessons · 6 min
Use cross-asset correlations, pair trading, and hedging techniques to manage portfolio risk.
- Understanding Correlation
- Correlation in Different Market Regimes
- Pair Trading
- Cross-Asset Hedging
- Building a Correlation Dashboard
Elliott Wave Theory5 lessons · 6 min
Master Elliott Wave counting, Fibonacci ratios, and how to trade using wave patterns.
- Wave Theory Foundations
- Wave Patterns and Structures
- Fibonacci Ratios in Wave Analysis
- Advanced Wave Counting
- Trading with Elliott Wave
Reading SEC Filings5 lessons · 6 min
Learn to read 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and other SEC filings and what they reveal about a company.
- 10-K Deep Dive
- 10-Q Quarterly Analysis
- 8-K Material Events
- Proxy Statements
- Insider and Institutional Filings
News and Sentiment Trading5 lessons · 6 min
Trade around news events using sentiment indicators, economic releases, and social media analysis.
- Trading the News
- Economic Release Trading
- Social Media Sentiment
- Sentiment Indicators
- Managing Emotional Reactions
Smart Beta and Factor Models5 lessons · 6 min
Understand quant factors, smart beta ETFs, and how to build factor-based portfolios.
- Understanding Factor Models
- Value Factor
- Momentum Factor
- Quality Factor
- Building a Factor Portfolio
Interest Rate Trades5 lessons · 6 min
Trade currencies around central bank decisions, rate differentials, and monetary policy shifts.
- Carry Trade Fundamentals
- Central Bank Divergence
- Rate Decision Trading
- Yield Curve Positioning
- Carry Trade Risk Management
Who should start here, and who should wait
Start here if the basic vocabulary is already comfortable. You know why a short position gains when price falls, what a stop-loss is for, and how the spread eats into a trade.
If any of that is shaky, take the Foundation track first. Nothing in the app locks you out of Practitioner, but lessons on Elliott Wave counts or bond duration assume that groundwork.
What a lesson looks like on your phone
Each course has 5 to 7 short lessons and takes about 6 to 8 minutes in total.
Every course ends with a short quiz. Opening a lesson for the first time, finishing the course and passing the quiz each add XP. The lessons and quizzes themselves are in the app.
Three threads run through the 20 courses
The list looks broad, but most of it pulls on three threads.
- Reading price. Advanced Technical Analysis, Elliott Wave Theory, and News and Sentiment Trading. They build on support and resistance.
- Reading value and the macro backdrop. Fundamental analysis, SEC filings, interest rates, sector rotation and factor models. They explain why money moves between sectors and asset classes, which a chart alone does not show.
- Controlling risk and yourself. Advanced Risk Management, Correlation Analysis and Advanced Trading Psychology.
The market-specific courses (crypto, stocks, commodities, currencies, options, DeFi) apply those threads to one asset class each. Take risk management and psychology early, not last. A better entry point does little for someone whose position size doubles after two losses.
Turning the track into practice
Pick one idea per week and test it with paper money. For example, mark the trend on Bitcoin's 1D chart, then look for entries only in that direction. Timing entries on the 1H chart is a Pro feature; on the free daily chart, wait for a pullback toward support instead. Log every trade with the reason you took it. After 20 trades, read the log back: which reasons held up, and which were guesses?
After that comes the Master track. The first lesson of every Master course is free; the rest is part of Pro.
Questions people ask
Is the Practitioner track really free?
Yes. All 20 courses, every lesson and every quiz are free, as in the Foundation track. Pro is a paid subscription that adds leverage, chart indicators and the rest of the Master lessons, among other things. Nothing here requires it.
Do I get a certificate at the end?
No. Alphacent is a practice and learning app, not an accredited provider, so there is no certificate. Progress shows up as XP and badges in the app. For a formal credential, look at a recognized exam body.
Can I learn technical analysis with virtual money first?
Yes, and it is the sensible order. Learn a method, then test it with paper money at live prices and keep a record of how it behaves. A simulator will not reproduce the pressure of real money, but it shows whether a method holds up first.
Is any of this financial advice?
No. The courses explain how markets, analysis methods and risk tools work. They do not tell you what to buy or sell, and results in a simulator are no promise of results with real money.