Level 1: Core market foundations
📌 Introduction to Gold and the Global Gold Market
📌 History, Monetary Role, and Value of Gold
📌 Gold Markets: Physical, Spot, Futures, ETFs, & Mining Equities
📌 How Gold Is Traded Globally
📌 Key Market Participants and Market Structure
Level 2: Trading basics
📌 Basics of Trading and Market Terminology
📌 Order Types, Margin, Leverage, and Position Sizing
📌 Bid-Ask Spreads, Liquidity, and Slippage
📌 Reading Gold Price Quotes and Contract Specifications
📌 Trade Planning and Execution Workflow
Level 3: Macro drivers
📌 Inflation, Interest Rates, and Real Yields
📌 Central Banks and Gold Reserves
📌 The US Dollar and Gold Relationships
📌 Fiscal Policy, Debt, and Safe-Haven Demand
📌 Geopolitics, Crisis Events, and Risk Sentiment
Level 4: Market analysis
📌 Technical Analysis for Gold Traders
📌 Trend, Support, Resistance, and Breakout Analysis
📌 Indicators for Gold Trading: RSI, MACD, Moving Averages
📌 Candlestick Patterns and Price Action
📌 Multi-Timeframe Analysis and Trade Confirmation
Level 5: Advanced gold structure
📌 ETF Flows, Futures, and Institutional Participation
📌 Gold Mining Stocks and Producer Economics
📌 Supply Chains, Refining, and Physical Demand
📌 Jewellery Demand and Emerging Market Consumption
📌 Gold vs Silver, Platinum, and Cross-Metal Analysis
Level 6: Strategy and decision-making
📌 Risk Management and Capital Preservation
📌 Entry, Exit, and Trade Management Rules
📌 Scalping, Swing Trading, and Position Trading
📌 Sentiment, Seasonality, and Market Psychology
📌 Risk-On and Risk-Off Cycle Analysis
Level 7: Professional practice
📌 Portfolio Diversification and Hedging with Gold
📌 Regulation, Transparency, and Market Integrity
📌 Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Gold Supply
📌 AML, CTF, and Compliance Basics for Precious Metals
📌 Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Client Communication
Level 8: Modern and future themes
📌 Algorithmic and AI-Driven Gold Trading Models
📌 Gold Trading in Digital and Tokenized Markets
📌 Gold in Global Finance and Portfolio Strategy
📌 Final Capstone: Build a Gold Trading Plan
📌 Final Assessment and Certification
ODFC Academy ⭕
