Brooks Trading Course | Al
Week 1–2: Foundations
Week 3–4: Pattern recognition
Week 5–6: Small live testing
Week 7–8: Review & refine
The course is divided into three major parts, mirroring his books: al brooks trading course
1. Trends (Approx. 15-20 hours)
2. Trading Ranges (Approx. 15-20 hours)
3. Reversals (Approx. 10-15 hours)
| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | Focus | Pure price action — no indicators, no fundamentals, no news trading. | | Markets Covered | Primarily E-mini S&P 500 futures, but principles apply to forex, stocks, bonds, commodities, and crypto. | | Timeframe | Typically 5-minute, 15-minute, and daily charts (scalping to swing trading). | | Course Format | Self-paced video lessons (over 35 hours) + charts, quizzes, and downloadable slides. | | Core Concepts | Trends, trading ranges, breakouts, reversals, bars (trend, tail, doji), signal bars, entry bars, measured moves. | | Structure | Three main modules: | | – Module 1 | Trends & Trading Ranges (identifying trend strength, pullbacks, channels). | | – Module 2 | Breakouts & Reversals (failed breakouts, wedge patterns, final flags). | | – Module 3 | Trading Price Action (scalp setups, second entries, high/low probability trades). | | Quizzes | Yes — each section has quizzes to test understanding. | | Lifetime Access | Yes — once purchased, you keep access. | | Community | Private forum (BrooksPriceAction.com) and chat room (additional cost for live room). | | Instructor | Al Brooks (former ophthalmologist turned full-time trader, author of Reading Price Charts Bar by Bar). | | Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of candlestick charts recommended; no prior course needed. | | Support | Email support, but no 1-on-1 coaching included. | Week 1–2: Foundations
Before analyzing the course, we must understand the man. Al Brooks began trading in the early 1980s. Unlike many "gurus" who make money selling courses, Brooks made his fortune trading his own account. He is the author of the seminal three-book series: Trading Price Action Trends, Trading Price Action Trading Ranges, and Trading Price Action Reversals.
His philosophy is simple but radical: You do not need indicators. No moving averages, no RSI, no MACD, no Fibonacci. Brooks argues that all the information you need—liquidity, momentum, fear, greed—is already visible in the raw price bars (candlesticks) and their relationship to trend lines and prior swing points. Week 3–4: Pattern recognition
