Trading Guides for UK Beginners

Crypto first, every market after

Built for crypto. Works on forex, gold and more.

Crypto and blockchain are our main focus. But a candle is a candle on every chart, so once you can read price and manage risk, you can use it on whichever market you choose.

BTC · ETHOur main focus

Crypto

Coins and tokens running on blockchains, trading 24/7, every day of the year. Bigger daily swings than most markets. Moves on news, sentiment and the wider market mood.

EUR/USD · GBP/USD

Forex

Trading one currency against another. The biggest market in the world, open 24 hours on weekdays. Moves on interest rates and economic news.

XAU/USD

Gold

Priced in US dollars per ounce. Often moves when people get nervous about the economy. Moves on the dollar, interest rates and big news events.

FTSE 100 · S&P 500

Indices

One price for a whole basket of companies, like the 100 biggest on the London Stock Exchange. Moves on company earnings and the wider economy.

Single shares

Stocks

A small piece of one company. You can buy shares outright with no borrowing. Moves on results, news about the company and the market around it.

What stays the same

Trends, support and resistance, candle patterns, stop losses, the 1% rule and your trading journal. Everything in the free course works on all five, and our examples lean on crypto.

What changes in the UK

Forex, gold and indices are mostly traded with spread bets or CFDs, which use leverage. FCA rules cap it for retail customers (30:1 on major currency pairs, 20:1 on gold and major indices), and providers must tell you what percentage of their customers lose money. Crypto is usually bought outright on an exchange, because crypto derivatives are banned for UK retail customers.

Coming soon

The Trade Blocks blockchain course

How blockchains actually work, in plain English: blocks and chains, wallets and keys, coins and tokens, and how to keep your crypto safe. Join the free Discord to hear first when it opens.

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The free course

Ten lessons, in order

Each one takes about five minutes: the visual lesson, a plain-English explanation and a three-question check at the end.

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🔒 VIP library

40 more lessons and the trader's toolkit

The free course gets you started. The VIP library goes deeper: chart reading, managing trades, patterns, indicators and the habits that keep you in the game. Same style, same quizzes, still education only.

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Included

The Trader's Toolkit

Five tools VIP members get on day one.

SPREADSHEETTrading journal and risk calculatorPosition sizing, a journal that works out your risk and R for you, your stats and a weekly review.

PDF · 2 PAGESTrading planYour markets, timeframes, risk rules and up to three setups, in writing.

PDF · 1 PAGEPre-trade checklistTen questions before every trade. One “no” means no trade.

PDF · 2 PAGESCheat sheetCandles, trends, patterns and the risk formulas on two pages.

PHONE WALLPAPERRisk rules lock screenYour five rules, every time you pick up your phone.

Become a founding VIP

Join the free Discord and add yourself to the VIP waitlist. Founding members get first access and a founding-member discount.

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Finish the course

Get your certificate

Complete all 10 lessons and their quizzes to unlock your Trade Blocks Beginner Course certificate, with your name and your quiz score. Save it and share it on your story, and tag @trade_blocks so we can share it too.

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Go to the course

A certificate of completion for a free educational course. It isn't a professional qualification.

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Daily chart challenge

One chart. Three questions. Every day.

A new chart every day at midnight, the same one for everyone. Read the trend, find the key level, place the stop. Keep your streak going and share your score.

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Challenge charts are generated for practice. They aren't real markets.

Practice trade simulator

Practise trades with pretend money

The chart stops halfway. Pick buy or sell, drag your stop and target into place, then press play and watch what happens next. You start with £1,000 of pretend money and risk 1% on every trade.

Entry (now)– Stop loss Target

Drag the lines on the chart, or type the prices.

Risk (1% of balance): –
Position size: –
Risk to reward: –

Balance£1,000

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Win rate–

Total R0R

Pretend money on made-up charts, so you can practise the routine without risking anything. If a candle touches both your stop and your target, it counts as a stop.

Free tools

Practise before you risk a penny

Work out your numbers before every trade, and train your eye on charts.

Position size calculator

Risk a small, fixed slice of your account on each trade. Put in your numbers to see how big your position can be.

Position size = (balance × risk %) ÷ distance from entry to stop. It ignores fees, spread and slippage, so real losses can be a little bigger.

Risk to reward and break-even calculator

See what you stand to lose against what you aim to make, and how often you'd need to be right just to break even.

Break-even win rate = risk ÷ (risk + reward), before fees. It shows the maths only. It can't tell you whether a trade will work.

Spot the trend

A new practice chart every round. Is it an uptrend, a downtrend or going sideways? Look at the highs and lows, not just the last candle.

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Pick an answer to start.

Practice charts are generated at random. They aren't real markets.

Page 1 of the Trade Blocks Beginner Chart Cheat Sheet

Free download

The beginner chart cheat sheet

Three pages to keep open next to your charts while you learn.

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Reading the chartHow a candle works, spotting the trend, and support and resistance.
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12 patternsSix candle patterns and six chart patterns, from hammers to head and shoulders.
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Risk rulesThe 1% rule, position sizing and break-even win rates, with worked examples.

Get it free on Discord

It's pinned in #free-cheat-sheet as soon as you join, next to the free trading journal spreadsheet.

Stay safe

How to spot a trading scam

Beginners are the main target for trading and crypto scams. If you see any of these, walk away.

Red flag 1

Guaranteed returns

"2% a day" or "you can't lose". Nobody can promise returns in real markets.

Red flag 2

"I'll trade for you"

An account manager or mentor who wants to control your money or your login.

Red flag 3

Strangers in your DMs

Someone you don't know messages first with an opportunity, often after you comment on a post.

Red flag 4

Pressure to act now

"Only 3 spots left" or "price goes up tonight". Real education doesn't need you to rush.

Red flag 5

Pay to withdraw

A "tax" or "unlock fee" before you can take your money out. That money is almost always gone.

Red flag 6

Fake proof

Celebrity endorsements, rented cars and profit screenshots. All of them are easy to fake.

Our promise

Trade Blocks will never message you first offering to trade for you, and will never ask you to send money or crypto in a DM. If someone claiming to be us does, it isn't us. Report it and block them. Before using any investment firm, check the FCA Warning List.

Glossary

Trading words, in plain English

Heard a word you don't know? Search for it here.

The community

Learn alongside other beginners

Ask the questions you'd feel daft asking anywhere else. Everyone here started at zero.

Free Discord

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Daily lessons and a chart of the day
A questions channel where nothing is too basic
Share your charts and get eyes on them
Free cheat sheet and trading journal spreadsheet
A voice study room

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VIP

Founding waitlist

Coming soon

Weekly members-only lessons
Feedback on your own chart analysis
Trading journal reviews
A weekly live Q&A and chart walk-through
A private members' chat

Founding members get a price that stays locked while they stay subscribed. Join the Discord and react 💎 in #vip-membership to get first access.

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What we don't do

Signals or trade calls
Copy trading
Managing your money
Promises of profit

Questions

Before you start

Is this financial advice?

No. Trade Blocks teaches how charts and risk work. We never tell you what to buy or sell, or when. Your decisions are your own.

Do I need money to start learning?

No. You can do the whole course and practise on a demo or paper trading account without putting in a penny.

Is this only for crypto?

Crypto and blockchain are our main focus, but no. The course teaches chart reading and risk, which work the same on forex, gold, indices and stocks. Our examples use simple £ prices so you can apply them anywhere.

Is it really free?

Yes. The course, tools, cheat sheet, journal and Discord are free. VIP will be an optional paid extra for people who want feedback on their own trading.

Learn to trade from zero.