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Smartest Guru – Complete Beginner Stock Market Syllabus
A step-by-step learning path for absolute beginners.

This syllabus is designed for:

• Students with zero stock market knowledge
• Anyone who wants to learn trading from the basics
• Individuals preparing to trade indices, stocks, or options
• Beginners wanting structured and simple guidance

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DAY 1 – Introduction to the Stock Market

Topics Covered:

• What is a stock market?
• Why companies issue shares
• Why people buy shares
• How market price moves (demand & supply)
• Introduction to Nifty and Gift Nifty
• What is a broker?
• What is a chart?
• Understanding OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close)
• Green & red candles and their meaning

Practical:

• Live candle demonstration
• Basic chart navigation

Homework:

• Observe 5 minutes of chart movement
• Learn OHLC values

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DAY 2 – Candlestick Basics & Market Structure

Topics Covered:

• Bullish vs bearish candles
• Wicks and body
• Why candle size matters
• Market structure basics
• Uptrend, downtrend, sideways range

Practical Demo:

• Identify trends on real charts

Homework:

• Mark 3 uptrends, 3 downtrends, 3 sideways zones

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DAY 3 – Support & Resistance

Topics Covered:

• What is support?
• What is resistance?
• Why price reacts at levels
• Flip zones (support becomes resistance)
• Drawing clean horizontal levels

Practical Demo:

• Draw support & resistance on real charts

Homework:

• Mark 5 support and 5 resistance levels

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DAY 4 – Public Gap Logic (Basic, Non-Proprietary)

Topics Covered:

• What is a gap?
• Why gaps form
• Types of gaps (public knowledge only):
  • Common Gap
  • Breakaway Gap
  • Runaway Gap
  • Exhaustion Gap
• Gap filling behaviour
• Basic retest concept (public)

Practical Demo:

• Identify exhaustion gaps
• Find simple retest areas

Homework:

• Mark 3 exhaustion gaps and 3 retests

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DAY 5 – Trendlines, Channels & Basic Patterns

Topics Covered:

• How to draw trendlines
• Upper and lower channels
• Basic flag pattern
• Simple triangle pattern
• Why patterns repeat (psychology)

Practical:

• Draw trendlines on chart
• Identify a channel

Homework:

• Draw 5 trendlines
• Find 1 upward or downward channel

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DAY 6 – Volume & Market Psychology

Topics Covered:

• Basics of volume
• High vs low volume
• Volume confirmation
• Market psychology
• Fear & greed cycles
• Why sudden spikes happen

Practical:

• Observe volume behaviour on charts

Homework:

• Watch 10 minutes of chart focusing only on volume

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DAY 7 – Introduction to Options (Beginner Level)

Topics Covered:

• What is a Call option?
• What is a Put option?
• Strike price explanation
• ATM, ITM, OTM basics
• Premium movement introduction
• Simple time decay explanation

Practical Demo:

• Option chain demonstration

Homework:

• Identify 3 ATM strikes for Nifty

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DAY 8 – Intraday Basics (Public Concepts Only)

Topics Covered:

• Opening range basics
• Breakout and breakdown
• Importance of first 30 minutes
• Trend continuation vs reversal
• Risk vs reward understanding
• When to avoid trading

Practical Demo:

• Mark opening range on chart

Homework:

• Mark morning range for 1–2 recent days

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DAY 9 – Daily Market Preparation Routine

Topics Covered:

• How to begin analysis each day
• Global markets overview
• Gift Nifty impact
• Planning with support & resistance
• Identifying danger zones
• Creating action plan

Homework:

• Prepare a beginner-friendly plan for next day

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DAY 10 – Personal Trading Plan & Final Q&A

Topics Covered:

• Building a personal trading strategy (basic)
• Daily pre-market checklist
• Risk control rules
• Common beginner mistakes
• Practice routine for next 30 days

Final Student Outcome:

• Ability to read charts
• Confidence in analysing trends
• Clarity on levels and market structure
• A daily routine to follow consistently

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Important Note
This syllabus teaches only public, beginner-friendly stock market concepts.
All proprietary Smartest Guru logic, formulas, and software-based methods remain confidential and are not included in this course.