Learn the US Markets
A free, hands-on curriculum for serious investors and traders. Inspired by Zerodha Varsity, with interactive calculators, charts and modern security guidance.
Introduction to Stock Markets
How exchanges, brokers, settlement and order types actually work. The foundation every investor needs.
Open module →Technical Analysis
Dow theory, trend, support/resistance, candlesticks, classical patterns, moving averages, RSI/MACD, volume, Fibonacci and Elliott waves — from Murphy and Bulkowski.
Open module →Fundamental Analysis
Read 10-Ks like an analyst. Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, ratios, DCF, moats and the magic of compounding — with a live compounding visualizer.
Open module →Sentiment Analysis
VIX, the Fear & Greed index, put/call ratio, AAII survey, breadth and the emotion cycle — how crowd psychology creates tradable extremes.
Open module →ETF Investing
What ETFs are, how they’re built, expense ratios, tracking error, and taxation — plus practical India-focused ETF examples with when and why to own each.
Open module →Taxes for Investors
LTCG vs. STCG, dividends, tax-loss harvesting, and tax-aware portfolio planning.
Open module →Goal-Based Investing
Map every dollar to a life goal: retirement, house, college, financial independence. Includes goal-based SIP, retirement and FIRE calculators.
Open module →Cybersecurity for Investors
How phishers, SIM-swappers and account takeover gangs target brokerage accounts — and the modern hardware-key, password-manager, monitoring stack that actually stops them.
Open module →Risk Management & Trading Psychology
Position sizing, the 2% rule, R-multiples, drawdown math, Kelly criterion and the psychological loops that destroy good systems.
Open module →FAQ
Common questions about investing, valuation, trading and how to use this site — answered in plain English.
Open module →How to use this curriculum
- Start with Introduction to Stock Markets if you are new.
- Investors: jump to Fundamental Analysis → ETFs → Goal-Based Investing.
- Traders: Technical Analysis → Sentiment → Risk Management.
- Everyone: finish with Taxes and Cybersecurity. They protect more wealth than any stock pick.