The big picture: bull/bear cycles, corrections, interest rates and inflation, economic indicators, breadth, sector rotation, and the VIX — the tide every individual trade floats on.
3 lessons about 20 min of readingFree to read
Start with lesson 1The market's weather system: 20%+ advances and declines, the routine 10% storms between, and why the labels matter for tactics.
The discount rate on everything: how rates and inflation reprice markets, and the handful of indicators worth watching.
The market's internals: how many soldiers follow the generals, where money is rotating, and what fear costs.
Every lesson in this course is free to read. A free account adds the quizzes at the end of lessons, keeps track of what you have finished, turns questions you missed into review flashcards, and lets you ask the lesson tutor and keep notes. Finish every lesson to earn the course certificate.
An account is also how you reach the rest of ScanPro: the stock scanner, alerts and paper trading with simulated money.
Educational tools, not investment advice.