Video lessons in English
Ival teaches every lesson in English. Each module comes with the slide deck used in it.
Why this course matters
"I know I should cut this loss, but I still hold it." A trader who says that is not short of knowledge. The worst decisions are not made while calmly reading a book. They are made when price runs against you and your heart rate climbs, and in that moment what speaks is habit of mind.
Buddhism, the Tao Te Ching and Stoicism studied the human mind under uncertainty more than two thousand years ago, in three separate civilisations, and reached the same conclusions about greed, fear and attachment. This course teaches those three traditions, plus two layers that keep their use disciplined: a verification layer (when is a view well founded enough to put money on it) and a strategy layer drawn from Sun Tzu.
Who this course is for
A good fit if
- You are new and want a psychological foundation before the market charges you tuition. You do not need a trading system to take this course.
- You are experienced, have been through losing streaks and broken rules, and want to understand why at the root.
Starting somewhere else?
- Looking for a way to read price itself? Technical Analysis is the course that works with the chart directly.
- Need clinical psychological support? A licensed professional is the right first step; this course trains how you think about trading.
The 8 sessions
- Why traders need roots
The gap between knowing and doing. - Buddhism I: the Four Noble Truths and the Three Marks
Dissecting a losing trade. The loss is the first arrow; do not fire the second at yourself. - Buddhism II: the Noble Eightfold Path and Dependent Origination
Finding the point where FOMO and revenge trading can be cut. - The Tao Te Ching
Not forcing the market, and "enough" as a number written in advance. - Stoicism I: the dichotomy of control
Grading trades on process, not outcome. - Stoicism II and the verification layer
A 5-step protocol for testing a view before you trade it. - The strategy layer: Sun Tzu
Win first, then fight; and why leverage is "an ill-omened instrument". - Your trading manifesto
A one-page manifesto and a 90-day plan.
How it differs from Trading Psychology: that course fixes behaviour and uses this philosophy as a tool inside each module. This course teaches the framework itself, from primary sources, and does not require a trading system.