Two new trading courses are now available for free on investingLive Academy.

The courses teach readers how to scan stock markets using Bollinger Bands and how interest rates, liquidity and the US dollar can affect cryptocurrency prices. Each course includes a focused video lesson and a graded challenge designed to test what has been learned, giving learners a quick way to move from concept review to practical application.

Bollinger Band Indicators

Fast-track technical scanning with Bollinger Bands

Taught by Itai Levitan, this 40-minute course offers a practical method for reviewing stocks using a single technical indicator.

Rather than relying on complex chart patterns, the course explains how Bollinger Bands can help traders assess market conditions across a watch list in minutes. For learners trying to work through many names efficiently, that kind of scan can be a useful first pass before spending more time on individual setups.

What you will learn

The course shows how to adjust and apply Bollinger Bands on a daily chart. Topics include:

• Replacing the standard Simple Moving Average with a 20-period Exponential Moving Average
• Using the middle EMA line as the price’s “centre of gravity”
• Understanding why two standard deviations cover around 95% of price activity
• Reading the direction and angle of the bands
• Identifying bullish, bearish and neutral market conditions
• Reviewing price action around major events, including earnings
• Setting automated alerts at important band levels
• Assessing risk-to-reward before entering a trade

The course also includes a stock walkthrough showing how traders can sort an S&P 500 watch list by volume and review several stocks in a short period.

By looking at the position of price relative to the middle EMA, the direction of the bands and recent earnings activity, learners can distinguish weaker setups from possible accumulation patterns.

Course details

• Instructor: Itai Levitan
• Rating: 4.8
• Students: 100+
• Video lesson: 15 minutes
• Graded challenge: 25 minutes
• Total course time: 40 minutes

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Crypto Education: Why Macroeconomics Moves Crypto

Build a repeatable method for assessing changes in the crypto market

Crypto prices are often associated with headlines, online trends and market hype. However, some of the biggest moves in the crypto market are driven by broader economic conditions, which is why macro signals such as policy, liquidity and the dollar matter alongside crypto-specific news.

Taught by Cezar Vana Silaghi, this free course explains how central bank decisions, interest rates, inflation policy and market liquidity can affect Bitcoin and other digital assets.

What you will learn

The course covers the main economic factors that influence crypto market cycles, including:

• How interest-rate changes affect investor risk appetite
• Why liquidity can support major crypto bull markets
• How central-bank action against inflation can put pressure on speculative assets
• The link between the US Dollar Index and crypto prices
• Where cryptocurrencies sit within the wider risk market
• How to separate short-term headlines from major economic trends

The lesson uses recent market periods, including the 2020 crypto bull run, to show how changes in interest rates and liquidity can affect digital-asset prices.

For readers following crypto markets, the value of this framework is that it focuses attention on a small set of recurring variables rather than isolated day-to-day narratives.

By the end of the course, learners are expected to have a clear method for assessing crypto market changes through an economic lens.

Course details

• Instructor: Cezar Vana Silaghi
• Rating: 4.8
• Students: 100+
• Video lesson: 7 minutes
• Graded challenge: 23 minutes
• Total course time: 30 minutes

Study at your own pace for free

Both courses are short, focused and available at no cost through investingLive Academy. In just over an hour, users can study two areas of market analysis: technical indicators and global economic conditions.

Users can start learning, complete the graded challenges and build practical skills that may support more informed market analysis.

Join investingLive Academy and access both courses for free.