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Academy Learning Paths

6 goal-based routes through the 73 Academy lessons. Pick a goal, follow the steps, run the missions live in the terminal.

P01 Make your first stock trade

10 lessons · 490 XP · for: never traded before

Go from zero to placing and closing a trade in the simulator, with a reason to buy and a record of what you did.

P02 Read a chart like a trader

8 lessons · 860 XP · for: knows what a stock is

Turn a wall of candles into a story: chart anatomy, timeframes, candlestick patterns and market breadth.

P03 Risk and position sizing

6 lessons · 670 XP · for: can place a trade

Size every trade by the loss you are willing to take: stops first, then risk-per-share, then position math, then thinking in R.

P04 Research a stock before you buy it

6 lessons · 675 XP · for: comfortable placing trades

Do your homework with real tools: fundamentals, SEC filings, insider signals and a head-to-head comparison, ending with a written thesis.

P05 Short-side awareness

5 lessons · 900 XP · for: comfortable with long trades

Understand the other side of the trade: how shorting works, how you cover, how you bracket a short, and how to flatten fast when it turns.

P06 Run a daily desk routine

8 lessons · 480 XP · for: wants a daily workflow

Build the standing habit: start on the movers board, watch halts, read breadth and seasonality, keep up with news, then grade yourself weekly.

What is a Tapeboard Academy learning path?

A learning path is a curated, ordered sequence of Academy lessons aimed at one goal, like making your first stock trade or learning risk and position sizing. Paths reuse the same 73 lessons as the Academy ladder; they add an order and a destination, not new content. There are 6 paths.

Do learning paths replace the grade ladder?

No. The Rookie to Daily Desk ladder stays the full curriculum and the XP engine. Paths are guided routes through the same lessons, for learners who arrive with a specific goal instead of a rank to climb.

Are learning paths free?

Yes, every path page and every lesson it links to is public and free to read. Running the live missions inside the terminal requires a free Tapeboard account.