The Trading Brain

Trading Brain — Master Index

This is the linear path through the entire Zettelkasten for beginners. If you’re already well acquainted with the game then roam the graph view.

0. Orientation (Asset Classes)

[[Equities]]
[[Forex (Foreign Exchange)]]
[[Commodities]]
[[Indices]]
[[Futures & Option]]
[[ETP & ETF]]

1. Market Foundations

[[Exchanges]]
[[CME Group]]
[[ICE Group]]
[[Option and Futures Brokers]]
[[Brokers]]
[[Liquidity Providers]]
[[Market Makers]]
[[Funds]]
[[Execution Entities]]

2. Microstructure & Mechanics

[[Order Flow]]
[[Routing and Execution]]
[[Smart Order Routing]]
[[Latency and Infrastructure]]
[[Latency Arbitrage]]
[[Slippage]]
[[Points and Pips]]
[[Order Types]]
[[Execution Algos]]

3. Strategy Foundations

[[Position]]
[[Mean Reversion]]
[[Momentum]]
[[Quantitative Trading]]
[[High-Frequency Trading]]
[[Arbitrage]]
[[M&A]]
[[LBO & PE]]

4. Analysis & Thesis Building

Technicals

[[Market Structure Basics]]
[[Support & Resistance]]
[[Order Blocks]]
[[Volume Profile]]
[[VWAP]]
[[Indicators]]
[[Price Action]]

Fundamentals

[[Earnings & Reports]]
[[Valuation Models]]
[[Sector Rotation]]
[[Insider Activity]]

Macro

[[Central Banks]]
[[Interest Rates]]
[[Inflation]]
[[Unemployment]]
[[Geopolitical Risk]]

5. Institutional Behavior & Hidden Flows

[[Pod Structure]]
[[Dark Pools]]
[[Dark Pools]]
[[Order Manipulation]]
[[Tape Painting]]
[[Stop Hunting]]
[[Liquidity Games]]
[[Broker Conflict Models]]
[[Prop Firms]]

6. Advanced Execution & Edge

[[Sentiment Analysis]]
[[News Algos]]
[[Synthetic Liquidity]]
[[Retail vs Institutional]]
[[Tick Data]]

7. Risk, Psychology, and Mental Game

[[Risk Management]]
[[Drawdown]]
[[Position Sizing]]
[[Trader Psychology]]
[[Biases]]
[[Mental Models]]

8. Regulation, Scams & Industry Structure

[[Regulatory Bodies]]
[[Market Rules]]
[[Exchange Mechanism]]
[[Surveillance Systems]]
[[Trading Scams]]
[[Trading Services]]