Basics of Foreign Exchange Trading鈥揚art 1 (Weeks 1-4) | Basics of Foreign Exchange Trading鈥揚art 2 (Weeks 5-12)
Part 1 is a standalone four-week course starting July 11, 2026. It builds a practical, risk-first FX foundation around the AUD/USD (鈥淥zzie鈥) 24脳5 market and delivers one complete trading strategy. Students who complete Part 1 may enroll separately in Part 2 (Weeks 5鈥12).
Across Parts 1 and 2, you will:
- Set up and learn to operate MetaTrader 4, master position sizing and disciplined leverage (anchored by the 2% equity risk rule), and develop the mindset of 鈥渉eads you win, tails you don鈥檛 lose much.鈥
- Progress into the core tool set: breakouts, trend identification, Donchian Channels, SARs, and the 26-hour breakout framework.
- Master the 9-Day Ichi-Band system through structured back-testing, dashboards, and demo trading.
- Access weekly office hours and quizzes to ensure concepts are locked in before moving forward.
Advanced Foreign Exchange Trading (12 weeks)*
Part 3 is designed for traders who have completed the Basics program and are ready to put their skills to work in real market conditions.
- Weeks 1鈥6: Live Trading
The program opens with six consecutive weeks of live, hands-on trading executed in a demo account within a genuine FX trading environment. Instructors provide real-time guidance, live trade calls,and in-the-moment coaching, giving students the confidence and muscle memory that only comes from actually being in the market. For students arriving with strong fundamentals from the Basics program, this immersive experience is transformative. - Weeks 7鈥12: Advanced Methodology
Beyond the live trading block, you will:- Learn to map weekly, 26-day, and 21-day trends and annual trend integrity using Chikou-based validation, Ichi-Band anchors, and macro breakout frameworks.
- Translate that broader context into live execution from structured swing holds to M5 scalping. Apply the 52-percentile zoning approach, confluence techniques (Gann + Fibonacci), correction management models using displaced moving averages, and portfolio applications to equities and ETFs鈥攁lways grounded in daily risk discipline, a rigorous trading diary, and multi-time-frame fractal checks.
- Access weekly quizzes and instructor-led office hours that serve as a validation layer, ensuring mastery and consistency before each advancement.
*Will be offered at a later date
Program Outcomes
- Foundations of the FX market: understanding currency movements, major influences, session dynamics, and volatility
- Risk management and position sizing: strategies for safeguarding capital and building consistent performance
- Core methodologies utilized in this program: short-term, medium-term, and long-term trends and strategies used for trading on those trends, Donchian Channels (breakouts), Thermocline concepts, 5-Day breakout structure, and supplementary tools integral to SK鈥檚 approach
- Execution discipline: chart configuration, entry/exit protocols, journaling techniques, and review best practices
- Applied laboratories: supervised exercises using demo accounts and structured practice environments
Instructors
Lead Instructor Suneil Kucchal (SK)
Decades of experience in financial markets, specializing in rule-driven trend analysis and disciplined risk management.
Suneil Kucchal is a seasoned financial strategist and business leader with over 34 years of experience driving value at the intersection of finance, technology, and operations. A dual-qualified Chartered Accountant with an MBA in finance, Suneil specializes in building and scaling commercial banking, shared services, and payments businesses.
Throughout his career, Suneil has established a reputation for navigating complex business transformations, from high-stakes startups to large-scale unit turnarounds. He is a veteran of the markets with 20 years of expertise in value investing and momentum trading, a published author on currency trading, and a 鈥淕old鈥 certified trader at Apiary Fund (USA). Currently serving as president of NESTT Holdings, Suneil blends deep fundamental and technical analysis with customized algorithms to deliver measurable financial outcomes. He is also the author of a recently published book, A Practical System for Trading Foreign Exchange: Master the Market with Strategy and Discipline, and regularly shares expert insights via podcasts and video content.
Assistant Instructor Nisheet Gupta
Conducts classes on basic topics and manages student onboarding, laboratory sessions, office hours, and program logistics during US time zones.
Nisheet Gupta is a senior finance executive, entrepreneur, and educator with over two decades of global leadership experience across Fortune 500, private equity鈥揵acked, and high-growth organizations. He currently serves as chief financial officer of a private equity portfolio company, where he leads enterprise transformation, financial strategy, and long-term value-creation initiatives.
As an adjunct professor of advanced finance and management finance at 荔枝视频, Nisheet integrates real-world corporate finance applications with academic learning. His teaching emphasizes decision analytics, performance management, and the linkage between financial strategy and enterprise value.
Throughout his career, Nisheet has held key executive roles driving financial transformation, M&A, and operational excellence at companies including Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ: APOG), Pace Analytical (Leonard Green Partners), Land O鈥橪akes, Diebold Nixdorf, and Fiserv/First Data.
Nisheet earned his executive MBA from Columbia Business School in New York and is a chartered accountant.
