EODHD Academy

Reading the Market

Charts, volume, news and the data itself — learning to observe like a professional.

4 units · 17 lessons · 49 min read · plus hands-on practice, at your pace

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What does a price chart actually show?

Charts: First Steps · 2 min read · foundations

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Unit 1 Charts: First Steps

  1. What does a price chart actually show? 2 min
  2. What do candlesticks tell you? 2 min
  3. Why does the same stock look different on every timeframe? 2 min
  4. What is a trend — really? 3 min
Practice Check · Unit 1 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 2 Volume & Conviction

  1. What does volume add to price? 2 min
  2. When do volume and price agree — or argue? 3 min
  3. Why does volume matter for your own orders? 3 min
  4. What is "unusual volume" — and why do screeners flag it? 3 min
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Unit 3 News & Noise

  1. Which news actually moves prices? 3 min
  2. How do you read an earnings day? 3 min
  3. What's on the market's calendar? 2 min
  4. Why do the stories always come after the prices? 3 min
Practice Check · Unit 3 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 4 Trust the Data?

  1. Why do old prices look "wrong" on charts? 5 min
  2. When is a quote lying to you? 3 min
  3. Why do "average returns" often look too good? 3 min
  4. How do professionals sanity-check data? 3 min
  5. Reading the Market checkpoint — the chart, the crowd, the calendar, the data 4 min
Practice Check · Unit 4 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Last Course exam

One exam, the whole course Unlocks when you have read all 17 lessons

Passing it earns the course certificate. It also counts toward the Investor track (course 3 of 6): pass every course exam in a track to earn its track certificate.