Technical Analysis I Course
Build the foundations of price structure, trend, support and resistance, chart patterns, candlesticks, indicators, and probability.
Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate
Stop collecting signals. Start building a technical decision framework.
You do not need more chart patterns. You need a better way to decide which ones matter.
Build a structured, rule-based approach to technical analysis through 16 weeks of live Master’s-level instruction, with STA Diploma exam preparation, exam fees, and one-year STA membership included.
Start Date:
March 1, 2027
Investment:
€3,500
Duration:
16 weeks live online
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When Every Chart Has a Signal, Your Process Matters More Than Your Tools.
Most intermediate traders already know the language of technical analysis. They can draw trendlines, mark support and resistance, recognize candlesticks, follow indicators, and spot familiar patterns.
The harder question is: which signal deserves your trust?
This certificate helps traders move from subjective chart reading to a structured technical decision process, so setups can be evaluated, rules can be defined, and trades can be reviewed with greater objectivity.
The goal is not to learn more indicators. The goal is to make better technical decisions.
What’s Included in the Certificate
A live, structured technical analysis pathway combining professional instruction, STA Diploma preparation, membership benefits, and next-step progression within ITI.
Advanced Technical Analysis Course
Deepen your framework with advanced methods, multi-factor setup evaluation, market context, risk, invalidation, and trade review.
16 Weeks Live Online
Join live Master’s-level sessions in a structured cohort format.
ITI Professional Certificate
Earn the ITI Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate upon completion.
STA Diploma Preparation
Prepare for the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam pathway through mapped technical analysis instruction.
STA Exam Fees Included
Your tuition includes the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam fees.
One-Year STA Membership
Available to students who pass the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exams, including access to STA member resources, events, technical analysis publications, and a wider professional community.
Next-Step ITI Pathway
Receive tuition credit toward a next-step ITI course and guidance on further study options.
From Chart Reading to Technical Decision-Making
Many traders can see multiple possible trades on the same chart. The difference is having a process for deciding which setup is worth acting on.
Move From
- Subjective chart interpretation
- Indicator overload
- Pattern-chasing
- Late or emotional entries
- Rules that change after every trade
- Reacting to every signal the chart seems to offer
Move Toward
- Structured market reading
- Cleaner setup selection
- Confirmation-based analysis
- Predefined entry, exit, stop, and invalidation rules
- A reviewable technical decision framework
- A more disciplined way to decide which evidence matter
What You Will Learn to Do
By the end of the certificate, you will be able to read technical evidence with greater structure, discipline, and objectivity.
Read Price Structure Objectively
Analyze trend, market structure, support, resistance, and price behavior with greater discipline.
Evaluate Setup Quality
Distinguish stronger technical setups from weak, noisy, late, or emotionally tempting trades.
Use Indicators More Intelligently
Use indicators as confirmation tools rather than decision crutches.
Define Trade Rules Before Entry
Set entry, exit, stop, invalidation, and risk rules before entering a trade.
Build a Decision Framework
Connect technical evidence into a repeatable, rule-based trading process.
Review Trades Systematically
Assess setups and decisions with more structure after the trade.
Understand Market Context
Recognize how market regime and broader conditions affect technical signals.
Prepare for the STA Diploma Pathway
Build toward the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam route.
How You Will Learn
This is not passive video content. The certificate is delivered live online, with faculty-led instruction, structured discussion, chart-based examples, and applied exercises designed to help students connect technical analysis concepts to real market behavior.
Live Faculty-Led Sessions
Learn in real time, ask questions, and work through technical analysis concepts in a structured setting.
Chart-Based Application
Connect technical ideas to market examples, setup evaluation, and trade decision-making.
Cohort Discussion
Join a certificate cohort group or discussion channel for program updates, peer discussion, and learning support.
Catch-Up Support
Where available, session recordings may be provided to help students catch up on missed material.
Certificate Curriculum Pathway
The certificate progresses from technical analysis foundations to advanced technical decision-making, helping traders build a more complete framework for interpreting markets and evaluating setups.
01.
Part 1: Technical Analysis I
Build the foundation for disciplined market reading and technical evidence evaluation.
Price Structure and Trend Analysis
Learn to read market direction, trend behavior, and structure with greater consistency.
Support, Resistance, Breakouts, and Pullbacks
Develop a clearer process for identifying meaningful levels and evaluating whether price behavior confirms or rejects them.
Chart Patterns and Candlestick Interpretation
Move beyond memorizing formations toward understanding when patterns may carry useful technical information.
Indicators, Oscillators, and Momentum
Use indicators to confirm evidence, not outsource decisions.
Statistical Thinking and Probability
Understand technical analysis as a probability-based decision process rather than a prediction system.
Rule-Based Entry and Exit Strategy Development
Translate technical analysis into predefined trade conditions before emotion enters.
Adapting Analysis Across Market Conditions
Learn why the same signal can behave differently depending on trend, volatility, liquidity, and regime.
02.
Part 2: Advanced Technical Analysis
Develop a more complete framework for setup quality, confirmation, risk, and market context.
Advanced Technical Analysis Methods
Expand your toolkit while learning how to avoid overcomplicating the decision process.
Multi-Factor Setup Evaluation
Combine structure, momentum, confirmation, risk, and context into a clearer setup-quality framework.
Signal Quality and Confirmation
Distinguish cleaner technical evidence from weak, crowded, late, or emotionally tempting signals.
Market Regime and Context
Understand how trend, volatility, and broader market conditions affect the reliability of technical signals.
Strategy Development and Refinement
Develop more systematic rules for identifying, testing, and refining technical trade ideas.
Risk, Invalidation, and Trade Review
Define what would prove a trade wrong before entering, and review decisions after the fact.
Applied Preparation for the STA Diploma Pathway
Connect technical analysis knowledge to the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam route.
Built With a Pathway Toward the STA Diploma
This certificate includes preparation for the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam pathway, with both exam fees included in tuition.
STA is the UK’s professional body for technical analysts. Founded in 1968, it is one of the world’s longest-established technical analysis associations.
Students receive mapped technical analysis instruction designed to support exam readiness while building a practical, rule-based technical decision framework.
The STA Diploma pathway also connects to the International Federation of Technical Analysts’ CFTe route: STA describes Diploma Part 1 as equivalent to IFTA CFTe I, and the full STA Diploma as equivalent to IFTA CFTe II.
Part 1
01
Part 1 Exam Preparation
Build core technical analysis knowledge across the STA Diploma syllabus, with preparation for the Part 1 exam route and its CFTe I equivalent pathway.
Part 2
02
Part 2 Exam Preparation
Develop applied chart analysis, reasoning, conclusions, and professional-style technical reporting, aligned with the full STA Diploma and CFTe II equivalent pathway.
Fees
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Exam Fees Included
STA currently lists the Part 1 exam fee at £375 and the Part 2 exam fee at £575. Both are included in the certificate tuition.
Membership
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One-Year STA Membership Included
Students who pass the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exams also receive one year of STA membership, including STA meetings and online events, technical analysis talks and webinars, the Market Technician publication, and networking with market participants and technical analysts.
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The STA Diploma is one of the world’s most respected technical analysis qualifications. This certificate is designed to get you there.
ITI Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate
Built for Traders Who Already Know the Tools,
But Want a Better Process
This certificate is designed for traders and market participants who want a structured technical analysis pathway, from core foundations through advanced application and STA Diploma exam preparation.
Active Retail Traders
For traders who already use charts but struggle with consistency, confirmation, timing, setup quality, or turning analysis into clear rules.
Private Investors and Market Participants
For investors and market participants who want a more structured way to interpret technical evidence and market behavior.
Professionals and Credential-Seekers
For analysts, traders, portfolio managers, hedge fund professionals, and candidates considering the STA Diploma, CFTe, CMT, or another technical analysis credential.
This certificate is for you if…
- You have some live-market experience
- You already use charts but lack a consistent framework
- You feel overwhelmed by indicators, patterns, and conflicting signals
- You struggle to distinguish high-quality setups from weak or late setups
- You want technical analysis to become more objective and rules-based
- You want to build both foundational and in-depth technical analysis knowledge
- You are preparing for the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam pathway
- You want a serious live alternative to self-study technical analysis
- You are curious about ITI’s Master’s or Professional Master’s Track but want a lower-commitment entry point first
This may not be the right fit if…
- You are a complete beginner with no trading or market experience
- You are looking for trading signals
- You want a magic indicator or shortcut system
- You are unwilling to document rules or review trades
- You do not want to think probabilistically
- You are looking for passive, self-paced video content only
Learn from Experienced Technical Analysis Educators
Instruction is delivered by experienced technical analysis educators with professional market knowledge and credentials relevant to trading, investment analysis, and technical research.
Students learn in a live, faculty-led environment designed to encourage disciplined thinking, structured market analysis, and practical application.
- Technical analysis education
- Market analysis and investment research
- Trading and professional market experience
- Exam preparation and technical analysis qualifications
- Applied chart analysis and professional technical reporting
Program Details
Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate
Start Date:
March 1, 2027
Duration:
16 weeks
Format:
Live online — 3-hour sessions, once a week
Level:
Intermediate
Credential:
ITI Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate
Courses Included:
Technical Analysis I + Advanced Technical Analysis
Tuition
Investment:
€3,500
Included in Tuition:
- 16 weeks of live Master’s-level instruction
- Technical Analysis I Course
- Advanced Technical Analysis Course
- ITI Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate
- STA Diploma Part 1 exam preparation
- STA Diploma Part 2 exam preparation
- STA Diploma Part 1 exam fee
- STA Diploma Part 2 exam fee
- One-year STA membership for students that pass the exam
- Certificate cohort access
- Tuition credit toward a next-step ITI course
STA Fee Note:
STA currently lists the Diploma Part 1 exam fee at £375 and the Part 2 exam fee at £575. Both exam fees are included in your certificate tuition.
Your Certificate and Next-Step Pathways
After completing the program, students earn the ITI Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate.
The certificate is designed to strengthen your technical foundation and help you decide your next step in professional trading education.
Not sure whether this is the right next step?
Speak with ITI to understand whether this certificate fits your trading background, current skill level, and professional goals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this certificate for beginners?
No. This certificate is best for intermediate traders with some live-market experience. You do not need to be a professional trader, but you should already understand basic trading concepts and have some familiarity with charts.
What is included in the €3,500 tuition?
Tuition includes 16 weeks of live instruction, the ITI Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate, STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam preparation, STA Diploma exam fees, one-year STA membership, certificate cohort access, and tuition credit toward a next-step ITI course.
Does this prepare me for the STA Diploma exams?
Yes. The certificate includes preparation for the STA Diploma Part 1 and Part 2 exam pathway through mapped technical analysis instruction and exam-focused preparation.
Are STA exam fees included?
Yes. STA currently lists the Diploma Part 1 exam fee at £375 and the Part 2 exam fee at £575. Both exam fees are included in your certificate tuition.
How does the STA Diploma relate to CFTe?
STA states that Diploma Part 1 is equivalent to IFTA CFTe I, while the full STA Diploma is equivalent to IFTA CFTe II. Candidates should check current STA and IFTA requirements for any additional certification steps or dues.
What does the one-year STA membership include?
STA membership may include access to meetings, online events, technical analysis talks, webinars, Market Technician publication access, archived presentation videos, library resources, networking opportunities, and CPD-related learning opportunities where applicable.
Will I receive an ITI certificate?
Yes. Students who complete the program receive the ITI Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate.
Is this certificate university-accredited?
No. The Professional Technical Analysis Trading Certificate is issued by ITI. Students who want to continue into degree-level study may discuss pathways into ITI’s accredited Master’s in Trading.
How is this different from a normal technical analysis course?
Most technical analysis courses focus on tools, patterns, or indicators. This certificate is designed as a structured pathway that connects technical analysis foundations, advanced technical decision-making, STA Diploma preparation, professional membership, and next-step progression into ITI’s broader trading education ecosystem.
What if I already know technical analysis?
That is exactly why this certificate may be useful. Many traders know the tools but still lack a consistent process. The focus here is not simply learning more indicators. It is building a more objective, rule-based technical decision framework.
Can I continue into another ITI program afterward?
Strategies & Risk or Portfolio & Risk Management. Students can also discuss pathways into the Professional Master’s Track or the accredited Master’s in Trading.
Is this live or self-paced?
The certificate is delivered live online. Students join faculty-led sessions as part of a structured 16-week learning experience.
Are recordings available if I miss a session?
Where available, session recordings may be provided to help students catch up on missed material.
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