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Beginner trading education · UK

Learn to trade from zero.

A free 10-lesson course on charts, risk and orders, in plain English. Built for crypto, and the same skills work on forex, gold, indices and stocks. No hype and no signals.

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EXAMPLE · 4H chartPrice bouncing off support

Education only. No signals, ever.

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.

Always growing: a new VIP lesson every week and a new feature every month.

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Included

The Trader's Toolkit

Five tools, plus a start-here guide, that VIP members get on day one. Not ready for VIP? Get the Toolkit on its own for £4.99.

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 PAGESQuick-reference sheetThe Toolkit's condensed version: candles, trends, patterns and the risk formulas on two pages.
PHONE WALLPAPERRisk rules lock screenYour five rules, every time you pick up your phone.
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Founding VIP is open: 10 spots

£9.99 a month or £99.99 a year, locked for life while you stay subscribed. A new lesson every week, a new feature every month, and a 14-day full refund if it's not for you.

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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.

Go to the course

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

📬 What's next after the course

Get the free weekly email. Every Sunday: how the markets moved, the headlines that mattered, the week's lessons and a free guide.

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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.

New: try the live practice account. Real Bitcoin, Ether and gold prices, pretend money, and a stop loss on every trade.

Entry (now)–

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

Risk (1% of balance)
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Position size
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Risk to reward
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Balance£1,000
Trades0
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.

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1% is the beginner rule
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Where your idea is proven wrong
Position size
2 units
Most you can lose on this trade
£10.00
Distance to your stop
£5.00 (5.0%)
Position value
£200.00
Buy or sell?
Buy

If the stop is hit, you lose about £10, which is 1% of your account.

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.

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£
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Put it at a real level, like the next resistance
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Used for the 10-trade example
Risk to reward
1 : 3
Break-even win rate
25%
Risk per unit
£2.00
Reward per unit
£6.00
Win 4 of 10 trades
+£60.00

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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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.

  • 1/3
    Reading the chartHow a candle works, spotting the trend, and support and resistance.
  • 2/3
    12 patternsSix candle patterns and six chart patterns, from hammers to head and shoulders.
  • 3/3
    Risk rulesThe 1% rule, position sizing and break-even win rates, with worked examples.
Download the free cheat sheet (PDF)Free trading journal on Discord

No sign-up needed. The free trading journal spreadsheet is pinned in #free-cheat-sheet on our Discord.

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: 10 spots
£9.99 a month
  • 40 in-depth VIP lessons, +1 every week
  • Feedback on your own chart analysis
  • Trading journal reviews
  • A weekly live chart session
  • A private members' chat

Or £99.99 a year (2 months free). Founding members keep this price for life while they stay subscribed. 14-day full refund.

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What we don't do
  • Signals or trade calls
  • Copy trading
  • Managing your money
  • Promises of profit
Free guides

Answers to the questions beginners ask

Plain-English guides with a UK focus. New ones added every week.

Crypto tax in the UKWhat counts as a disposal, the £3,000 allowance and worked £ examples.Spot vs futuresOwning the coin vs leveraged contracts, and why futures are banned for UK retail.How much money do you need to start trading crypto?The 1% rule, real £ examples and the costs that eat small accounts.Is crypto trading legal in the UK?Today's FCA rules, what changes in October 2027 and how crypto is taxed.Open an MT4/MT5 demo accountPractise on real charts with £0 at risk. Step by step on PC or phone.Crypto vs forex for beginnersHours, leverage, costs and tax side by side, and which to learn first.

See all guides →

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. Founding VIP is an optional paid extra (£9.99 a month) with 40 in-depth lessons, the Trader's Toolkit and feedback on your charts.

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Every Sunday morning: the week's seven bite-size lessons, a free guide and what's new on Trade Blocks. Education only, no signals.

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Terms

Membership terms

Last updated 9 November 2026

These terms cover paid Trade Blocks memberships (VIP and Founding VIP). The free course and free Discord don't need a membership.

What you're buying

A monthly or yearly subscription to Trade Blocks VIP: access to the VIP lesson library and Trader's Toolkit on tradeblocks.uk, the private VIP channels in our Discord and the weekly live session. We aim to add a new VIP lesson every week and a new feature every month, and we may change what's included as long as the overall value stays the same or better.

Education only

Everything in Trade Blocks is general education about how markets and charts work. It is not financial advice, investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. We don't give signals or trade calls, manage money or promise any result. Trading is high risk and you can lose all the money you put in. You're responsible for your own decisions.

Price and payment

Founding VIP costs £9.99 a month or £99.99 a year, charged in advance by our payment provider, Stripe, until you cancel. Founding members keep their price for as long as their subscription stays active. If we change the standard price, we'll tell existing members at least 30 days before it affects them.

Cancelling and refunds

  • 14-day refund: you can cancel within 14 days of first joining for a full refund, even if you've already used the content. Email hello@tradeblocks.uk.
  • After 14 days: cancel any time and you won't be charged again. You keep access until the end of the period you've already paid for. We don't refund part-used periods.
  • To cancel or update your card, use our Stripe billing page and sign in with the email you paid with, or email hello@tradeblocks.uk.

Your account

Memberships are personal to you. Please don't share your login or copy VIP lessons or tools elsewhere. We may suspend access for abuse, harassment in the community or sharing paid content, and we'll refund any unused paid time if we do. Accounts are for people aged 18 and over.

Contact

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