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A small selection of educational resources I respect, covering price action and the psychological side of trading. These are optional places to explore, with time to decide what is useful to you.
Al Brooks: price-action education
Al Brooks’ price-action methodology is the foundation of the framework I study and discuss here. His material is a resource I value for developing an understanding of context, bar-by-bar price action and the reasoning behind trading decisions.
Where I would begin
10 best price action trading patterns. I particularly recommend the breakout material, because Breakouts, Failed Breakouts and follow-through are a recurring focus of the approach discussed on this site. Read the examples in context rather than treating a pattern name as an instruction to trade.
Price action trading blog. The daily chart updates, market commentary and write-ups are useful places to study how Brooks and the contributing traders explain price action. I value the opportunity to compare the reasoning with my own chart reading, at a time I choose.
Becoming a professional price action trader. This article by Ali Moin-Afshari on the Brooks website provides a perspective on study, deliberate practice and developing understanding over time. I recommend it as background reading; you do not need to aim for a full-time trading career to reflect on its learning process.
The trading room
For additional background and insight, I also recommend looking at the Brooks trading room and considering a subscription if its format suits the time you have set aside. Hearing presenters explain the developing price action can add context to independent study. It is an optional educational resource, rather than a source of trades to copy or a commitment to trade every day.
The full course and trading room are separate services. Check current access, presenters, prices and terms directly with the provider.
Explore Brooks Trading Course · Read about the Brooks trading room
Trading Composure: meditation and trading psychology
Trading Composure, founded by Yvan Byeajee, is another resource I respect, particularly its focus on meditation and the psychological side of trading. Its official meditation page explains the available material and how to access it.
I include this as a separate psychology resource. My price-action framework remains based on Al Brooks’ methodology. Meditation can be part of preparation and reflection, alongside chart study and practice; it does not establish a trading edge or guarantee results.
Explore Trading Composure meditations
A note about these links
These are ordinary links, not affiliate links. I do not earn commission from purchases through them. Any future paid relationship will be clearly identified beside the relevant recommendation.
Trade Around Life is independent. Inclusion here does not imply that either provider endorses this website. Check current content, prices and purchase terms on the provider’s own website. No course, room or meditation can guarantee trading profits. Trading involves risk of loss.