The Biggest Obstacle in Trading Was Never the Market "You don't do what you know. You don't do what you want. You do what you believe." That single statement challenged nearly everything attendees thought they knew about becoming a successful trader. After the excitement of the first quarter, after the strategies had been learned and the charts had been studied, Independent Trading University hosted The Trader Within, an event dedicated to something many traders overlook. Not the market. Not...

Technical Analysis Isn't About Predicting the Market. It's About Reading It. "The market only does three things: it trends higher, trends lower, or consolidates. Your job isn't to guess. Your job is to recognize which one you're looking at." That simple statement became one of the biggest takeaways from Day Three of ITU Rise. For many people, technical analysis feels overwhelming. Hundreds of indicators. Dozens of chart patterns. Thousands of opinions across social media. But during ITU Rise,...

Why the Best Traders Study the Economy Before They Study the Charts "The chart tells you what happened. The economy tells you why." Most traders spend countless hours searching for the next indicator, the perfect entry, or a strategy with a higher win rate. Very few stop to ask a much bigger question. What is actually moving the market? That was the focus of Day Two at ITU Rise. Led by Economics Coach Michael Franz, attendees spent the evening looking beyond candlesticks and learning how...