Smart Money: structure, liquidity, order blocks
A specialization for those who already have the basics. You learn to read price through liquidity: where orders gather, how price behaves around them and what the fixed sequence is from context to entry. A method of decision, not ready-made signals.
What level you need to start
Smart Money is not a from-scratch course. It assumes you already know how markets and instruments work (Trading Level 1) and that you have worked on a demo account, with a plan and a journal (Trading Level 2) — or that you have equivalent real experience. If you are not sure where you stand, we talk first and tell you honestly whether it is the right moment.
The five lessons
Five lessons of two hours each. Every concept is explained briefly, then marked on the chart right away — there is no two-hour lecture. At the start of each lesson the previous homework is checked, individually. The terms are the ones used on platforms and in the literature; we translate and explain each one.
Liquidity and market structure
The foundation of the method. Where liquidity sits on the chart: equal highs and lows, fractal candles, compression, session extremes, PDH/PDL and PWH/PWL. Healthy and unhealthy structure — how cleanly price collects the liquidity behind it and what that means for your expectation. How to tell a sweep from a real breakout, by the closing criterion. BOS and cBOS, minor structure, the MS Range and the Key High / Key Low points.
Imbalance and price zones
Where price moved too fast and why it often returns there. The five forms, each with its own drawing rule: the classic FVG (used in most cases, drawn from wick to wick), Volume (from body to body), Implied, Inversion and BPR. Efficient versus inefficient movement. Splitting the range at 50% into discount and premium, plus the OTE zone.
POI, Order Blocks and the entry
The lesson where you move from "where I look" to "where I enter". The full taxonomy: the classic OB, Sponsorship Candle, Breaker, Mitigation, Propulsion, Rejection and the BTS/STB zone — what sets them apart and which are the working ones. The method's fixed five-step sequence and the position-size calculation before opening. The entry checklist: below five points out of five, the trade does not exist.
Order Flow
How to read the direction the market is working in between two liquidity targets. Analyzed only on 1H and 30M, only starting from SSL and BSL. The two types of execution and what each guarantees. What a confirm is, the mandatory condition for it to exist and the five forms you see on the chart. The reading rules: one, two or three confirms — and what each means for direction.
Timeframes, sessions and the plan
When the method is worth applying and when to stand aside. The three levels of time and their synchronization — direction comes from the top down, never the other way around. Sessions in Moldova time, the OTT windows and the opening and closing hours, treated as a helper tool, not as a basis for decisions. You leave with your trading plan filled in during class and your journal started.
Who Smart Money is aimed at
It is a specialization, not a starting point. It gives you a structured framework for reading price, on top of a base you already have.
It fits you if
- You have the theoretical base and some practice, and you want a structured method for reading price.
- You keep hearing about "liquidity", "order blocks" and "imbalance" and want to understand what they really mean, without the mystique of online groups.
- You already trade, but your entries feel chaotic and you want a repeatable decision framework.
- You want to understand the logic behind the moves, not a set of ready-made signals.
It is not for you (yet) if
- You are just starting out — then you begin with Level 1 and Level 2.
- You are looking for signals or a "guaranteed system" — Smart Money is a reading method, it stays subjective and does not promise profit.
- You have no time for active chart analysis — it is not a method for those who want something passive.
- You expect fast or guaranteed results — no serious person can promise you that.
We teach the method, not signals
The specialization gives you a framework for reading price: how to recognize structure, where liquidity gathers, what imbalances and order blocks are and in what order everything is checked before an entry. The practice in the course happens exclusively on a demo account. We explain the principles and show you how they apply on the chart, but the trading decisions remain yours.
We do not tell you what, when or how much to trade, and we do not give signals. The method is taught as an explanatory model of how price behaves around liquidity, not as a documented fact about what banks or brokers do. It remains a subjective reading, contested by part of the community — we teach it as an analysis method, not as a guarantee of results. Personalized investment recommendations are a regulated service, reserved for authorized entities. The certificate of completion attests that you went through the course, not an officially recognized qualification.
How it unfolds
Enrollment
You choose the format, leave your details and together we confirm the level you are starting from.
5 lessons × 2 hours
Theory and chart analysis, online or at the office, with a mentor.
Final test
20 questions in your personal account, 4 from each lesson. Passing mark: 15 out of 20.
Certificate
You receive the Certificate of completion and the evaluation report, per lesson, in your personal account.
Free check-in
After ~1 week, a short free follow-up conversation.
Choose how you learn
The same specialization, several formats
The content, the test and the Certificate of completion are identical. Only the class size, the pace and the price differ. You pick the format when you enroll.
- One-on-one — just you and the mentor, on a flexible schedule. The best-suited format for a specialization, because we work on your charts and your questions.
- In pairs (dual) — you and someone at a similar level, with −20% per person. Working in pairs helps: you complement each other and clarify together what appears on the chart.
- In a group — a small group, up to 8 people, with announced start dates. The most affordable price.
Smart Money
~10 hours · 5 lessons × 2 hours · certificate of completion
At the next step you choose the format — one-on-one, in pairs or in a group — and leave your details. Payment is made after your spot is confirmed.
No need to travelEncrypted connection
For the one-on-one or pair format, online is usually the most convenient. You get the same quality as at the office, from wherever you are and with no commute. We connect through our app, over an encrypted connection, and work together in real time via screen sharing — especially useful here, where we mark order blocks and levels directly on the chart. Groups meet at the office, in the center of Chișinău.
Included in the specialization
The 5 mentor-led lessons
10 hours of theory and chart marking, online or at the office. In every lesson you do the work, and the mentor checks it.
The student workbook
Printed, handed out at the first lesson. You fill it in throughout the course and it stays yours.
The 5 PDF handouts
The slides of every lesson, with annotated chart captures. You receive them in your personal account after each lesson.
The entry checklist
One page with the five checks before any trade. Below five points out of five, the trade does not exist.
The structure-marking sheet
The method's marking convention, so you note things the same way every time. It stays in front of you throughout the course.
The school's templates
The trading plan and the trader's journal, filled in on the method at the last lesson.
Certificate of completion + evaluation report
After the test you receive the Certificate of completion and a report with your results for each lesson. The certificate is a school document attesting that you went through the course — not an officially recognized qualification, nor a trading authorization.
The free check-in consultation
About 1 week after the course, a short conversation in which we verify that you understood the method correctly.
The certificate you receive at the end carries a unique verification code — anyone, an employer or a partner, can verify it online at any time.
Where it takes you next
A method only settles in through repetition. Right after the course you get a free check-in, and then you can continue with mentoring on your real process.
The free check-in consultation
About a week after the course, we verify together that you understood the method correctly, before you apply it with real money. It is included, at no cost — you schedule it from your personal account.
Then, mentoring on your real process
You apply the framework on a demo account and then a real one, with guidance on your charts and your journal, through the trading consultations — so the method becomes a repeatable decision, not theory. See the trading consultations.
Smart Money is the first of our specializations — a framework for those who already have the basics. As you gain experience, you can complement it with mentoring sessions on your real trades or with exploring funded accounts, until you work consistently on your own. We do not treat any method as an absolute truth: it remains one tool among others, useful only as long as it is applied with discipline and risk management.
What students want to know
It is not a from-scratch course. You need the theoretical base (Level 1) and, ideally, demo practice with a plan and a journal (Level 2) — or equivalent real experience. If you are not sure about your level, we talk first and tell you honestly whether it is the right moment.
Already have the basics? Add a structured framework
Not sure whether it is the right moment for a specialization? We check your level together, with no obligations.
Trading.md provides financial education. We are not a broker and we are not authorized by the CNPF to provide investment advice. Smart Money is an analysis method, subjective and contested by part of the community, taught as an explanatory model of price behavior, not as a documented fact about the actions of institutional participants; the course teaches principles and a way of working, not personalized recommendations to buy a specific instrument and not signals. Trading and investing involve risks, including the risk of losing the invested capital. Past results do not guarantee future results.