📘 Beginner to Pro: 30-Day Forex Learning Plan
🎯 Goal: Learn the foundations of Forex trading and become confident enough to practice real strategies on a demo account by Day 30.
✅ Week 1: Foundation & Basics
📅 Day 1: Introduction to Forex
- What is Forex?
- Who trades Forex?
- Major currency pairs (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, etc.)
📅 Day 2: How the Forex Market Works
- Market sessions (London, New York, Tokyo)
- Bid, Ask, Spread explained
📅 Day 3: Currency Pairs & Pip Value
- Base vs Quote currency
- What is a Pip?
- How to calculate pip value
📅 Day 4: Brokers & Trading Platforms
- What is a broker?
- MetaTrader 4/5 setup
- Choosing a reliable broker
📅 Day 5: Types of Orders
- Market, Limit, Stop, TP, SL
- How to place orders in MT4/MT5
📅 Day 6: Leverage & Margin
- What is leverage?
- How margin works
- Pros and cons
📅 Day 7: Recap Quiz & Practice
- Quick self-test
- Practice placing demo trades
✅ Week 2: Technical Analysis
📅 Day 8: Introduction to Technical Analysis
- Price action vs indicators
- Candlestick chart basics
📅 Day 9: Candlestick Patterns
- Doji, Engulfing, Pin Bar, etc.
- How to read reversal/continuation signals
📅 Day 10: Support & Resistance
- Identifying key zones
- Drawing accurate levels
📅 Day 11: Trendlines & Channels
- Drawing trendlines
- Breakouts & retests
📅 Day 12: Moving Averages
- SMA vs EMA
- Using MA as dynamic support/resistance
📅 Day 13: Indicators Intro
- RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands (basic understanding)
- How indicators confirm price action
📅 Day 14: Recap + Chart Practice
- Mark key levels, identify patterns
- Practice analysis on TradingView
✅ Week 3: Strategy Building
📅 Day 15: Risk Management 101
- Risk-to-reward ratio
- Lot sizing guide
- Never risk more than 2% per trade
📅 Day 16: Trading Psychology
- Discipline over emotion
- Dealing with losses
📅 Day 17: Backtesting Basics
- How to test a strategy
- Collecting performance data
📅 Day 18: Intro to Scalping
- What is scalping?
- 1-minute to 5-minute setups
📅 Day 19: Day Trading Strategy
- H1 and M15 structure
- Entry + SL + TP rules
📅 Day 20: Swing Trading Strategy
- H4 and D1 timeframe
- Best setups for part-time traders
📅 Day 21: Build Your Own Plan
- Choose your style (Scalp/Day/Swing)
- Write a simple strategy to follow
✅ Week 4: Practice & Pro Level Tools
📅 Day 22: Trading Plan Template
- What to include: Session time, strategy, goals, checklist
📅 Day 23: Risk Journal Creation
- Track trades: Entry, SL, TP, emotion, lesson learned
📅 Day 24: Using Economic Calendar
- Impact news (NFP, CPI, FOMC)
- How to trade around news
📅 Day 25: Liquidity & Smart Money Intro
- What is liquidity?
- Institutional zones explained (basic level)
📅 Day 26: Advanced Candlestick Behavior
- Fakeouts, stop hunts
- Inside/outside bars
📅 Day 27: Weekend Review Habit
- How to review the week’s trades
- Improve step-by-step
📅 Day 28: Demo Challenge
- Trade live on demo with your full trading plan
- Risk only 1-2% per trade
📅 Day 29: Reflect & Adjust
- Analyze demo performance
- What worked? What failed?
📅 Day 30: Prepare for Real Market
- Fund a small account (if confident)
- Focus on discipline, not profit