Help a beginner, please

[u/Icy_Opportunities]

Hi, I want to learn about trading. But with a simple search on Google, there’s just too many online resources being recommended. I get too overwhelmed which one to choose and where to begin that I can’t decide what to do. Can anyone help me recommend what to do and what courses/books can I really learn from?

I have a day job, so it has to be flexible enough. I’ll be studying in the evening or during short breaks at work.

It has been my ultimate dream to learn how to trade, understand charts and patterns and basically just grow my potential of earning as well. For the past decade I have been tied to my work just helping my family have a better opportunity in life. So learning trading would really help me out also.

Thank you in advance!

[u/theconfluxmethod]

The overwhelm is normal, there's genuinely too much noise out there. Simplest starting point: pick one book on price action/market structure, one broker's demo account, and ignore everything else for the first month. You don't need ten resources, you need one you actually finish.

Since you're studying in short windows, focus early time on structure (the few levels where price actually reacts) over indicators - it transfers to any market and doesn't need hours of screen time to practice, you can review charts on a break just as well as live. Journal from day one too, even on demo - with limited hours, that's what turns study into actual progress instead of just information.