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Tapeboard Academy

Tapeboard Academy

73 lessons from your first tick to a running desk. Free to read, built to be run live in the terminal.

Every lesson page teaches the concept in plain language, then pairs it with a live mission inside the Tapeboard terminal. Reading is free. Missions need a free account. The ladder runs Rookie, Trader, Operator, Specialist, Desk Pro, Markets, Daily Desk.

Rather start from a goal than a rank? 6 learning paths order the same lessons toward one outcome, like making your first stock trade or learning risk and position sizing.

Rookie

7 lessons · 1 modules · grade index

What even is a stock? · 40XPReading the chart at a glance · 40XPBuild a reason to come back · 40XPOpen the simulator (zero risk) · 40XPPlace your first BUY · 40XPSELL to close the loop · 40XPCAPSTONE: watch it land in your journal · 40XP

Trader

10 lessons · 3 modules · grade index

Anatomy of a price chart · 70XPTimeframes change the story · 70XPStack your watchlist · 70XPMarket order: speed over price · 70XPLimit order: price over speed · 70XPStop-loss: your seatbelt · 70XPThe scanner surfaces the action · 70XPFilter to a squeeze setup · 70XPClick a mover to its chart · 70XPRead sector breadth · 70XP

Operator

14 lessons · 3 modules · grade index

Risk = entry minus stop · 120XPTrailing stop: lock in gains · 120XPTake-profit: bank the win · 120XPPosition sizing math · 120XPOpen your journal · 120XPLog a trade by hand · 120XPThink in R, not dollars · 120XPRead your Tape Score · 120XPAttach a screenshot · 120XPWhere to read the fundamentals · 120XPTell a good stock from a bad one · 120XPRead a SEC filing · 120XPSave your thesis · 120XPCompare two stocks head-to-head · 120XP

Specialist

15 lessons · 4 modules · grade index

Going LONG · 180XPGoing SHORT · 180XPCOVER to close a short · 180XPBracket a short with stop-limit · 180XPAnatomy of a candle · 180XPWatch patterns form across timeframes · 180XPName the pattern · 180XPBump size with a hotkey · 180XPFlatten with one key · 180XPSnap to a qty preset · 180XPReplay a market session · 180XPDefine a playbook · 180XPTag a trade to a playbook · 180XPRead your adherence · 180XPMeet the penny cockpit · 180XP

Desk Pro

4 lessons · 1 modules · grade index

Run a full graded replay day · 1000XPLog every trade in R · 1000XPHit a Tape Score of 75+ · 1000XPShare your diploma proof · 1000XP

Markets

15 lessons · 3 modules · grade index

Crypto trades 24/7 · 75XPRead a coin pair · 75XPETFs are baskets · 75XPSector ETFs and rotation · 75XPCommodities 101 · 75XPChart gold · 75XPForex basics · 75XPBonds and yields · 75XPChart TLT · 75XPThe macro calendar · 75XPOptions flow · 75XPGEX and dealer gamma · 75XPPer-symbol gamma walls · 75XPCorrelation between assets · 75XPInsider signal · 75XP

Daily Desk

8 lessons · 2 modules · grade index

Build a daily streak · 60XPWeekly self-grade · 60XPSet a price alert · 60XPThe daily news habit · 60XPStart your day on the movers board · 60XPWatch for trading halts · 60XPGauge market breadth · 60XPCheck the seasonality calendar · 60XP

What is Tapeboard Academy?

Tapeboard Academy is a 73-lesson trading curriculum built into the Tapeboard terminal. The ladder starts at "what even is a stock" (Rookie) and ends with running a full daily desk, and every lesson pairs teach copy with a hands-on mission you run live in the terminal.

Is Tapeboard Academy free?

Yes, every lesson is free to read on these public pages. Running the live missions inside the terminal requires a free Tapeboard account, and some advanced mission panels sit on paid plans.

Who is it for?

Anyone who wants to learn trading by doing. The Rookie grade assumes zero prior knowledge; later grades cover chart reading, order types, risk and sizing, journaling, shorting, candlesticks, crypto, commodities, forex, bonds, options and daily-desk routines.

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