Getting Started

New to trading? Start here with beginner-friendly guides and tutorials.

How to Become a Trader: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to become a stock trader from scratch. A practical step-by-step guide covering education, tools, strategies, and the mindset you need to succeed.

10 min read

Technical Analysis Guide for Complete Beginners

A plain-English introduction to technical analysis: reading a stock chart, what the common indicators measure, and how price patterns are used.

9 min read

Understanding Daily Charts and Why They Matter

Learn why daily charts are the preferred timeframe for swing traders. Understand how daily candlesticks work and why Scanance uses daily data for all signals.

7 min read

How to Read Stock Scanner Results Like Scanance

How to read stock scanner results: what buy and short readings mean, what makes a setup confirmed, and how to work through a daily list.

8 min read

Risk Management and Position Sizing for Traders

How to size a position and protect your capital: setting a stop loss, deciding what to risk per trade, and why survival matters more than being right.

10 min read

Stock Market Basics: How the Market Works

How the stock market actually works: exchanges, market and limit orders, the bid-ask spread, trading hours, and what market makers do.

9 min read