Education
Understand the process,
not just the picks.
The ideas behind Ascend, the books that shaped them, and the terms you'll see inside the platform.
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The four questions behind every trade, how stocks move from Watch to Ready, the trade plan, and a real trade from entry to exit.
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Lessons
Learn the Ascend approach.
Reading list
The foundations of the Ascend approach.
Ascend draws on established growth-investing and technical-analysis research, adapted to today's markets.
How to Make Money in Stocks
William J. O'NeilShaped the understanding of growth investing, market leadership and institutional demand, and the value of combining fundamental strength with technical analysis.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin LefèvreA century-old classic on market psychology, following the trend and the discipline of cutting losses. Its lessons on patience and emotion still apply today.
How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market
Nicolas DarvasBuying strong stocks as they break out of tight trading ranges, and protecting every position with a stop. A short, practical read on bases, breakouts and discipline.
Technical Analysis Explained
Martin J. PringA comprehensive reference on trends, support and resistance, volume, moving averages and market breadth, the chart tools behind every Ascend setup.
Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns
Thomas N. BulkowskiResearch on chart patterns that informs how Ascend reads technical setups, price behavior, and the odds behind different patterns.
Key terms
The language of the platform.
- Setup
- A recognizable price pattern, often a period of sideways consolidation, that defines where a stock becomes actionable.
- Buy point
- The price where a setup becomes actionable, usually just above the top of the pattern.
- Breakout
- A move through the buy point, ideally on above-average volume, showing demand for the stock.
- Stop
- The level set before entry where the idea is no longer valid and the position is closed.
- Target
- The first price objective used to evaluate the trade and consider taking profits.
- Reward / risk
- Potential gain to the target divided by potential loss to the stop.
- Trim
- Selling part of a position, often half, to lock in gains while the rest keeps working.
- Relative strength
- How a stock is performing compared with the broad market or its industry group.
- Leadership
- The stocks and industry groups outperforming the market. Strong markets are usually led by a clear group of leaders.
- Market breadth
- How many stocks are participating in a market move. Narrow breadth means only a few stocks are carrying the indexes.
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Founding Beta is complimentary through March 31, 2027.