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The anatomy of a candle

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The whole loop

  • 10modules
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Education

Learn the craft, in order.

From your first candlestick to trading with real discipline. Short lessons that compound, and you do not move on until you can do it.

A real lesson figure, the Candle Shape Explorer from Module 1, worked by the cursor: a shape is picked and formed, the Quiz tab opens, the right answer passes the check, and the assistant answers a concept question with a link straight into the lesson.

LearnQuiz

What is this candle saying?

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Rejection of lows ✓Strong sellingIndecision

Passed · Lesson 3 of 6 unlocked

The quiz gateEvery figure has a Learn side and a Quiz side, and you do not move on until you can do it.
‹Charts & Reading the MarketCandlesticksLesson 2 of 6What shapes tell you
‹Gráficos y lectura del mercadoVelas japonesasLección 2 de 6Qué te dicen las formas
Both languagesEvery lesson runs in English and Spanish, same figures, same quizzes, in your language.

Your Notes

Module 03 · Contract specifications & sizesSep 9, 2026

every futures contract has a multiplier, a tick size and a tick value

Module 01 · CandlesticksSep 4, 2026

a long wick against the move is the market rejecting a price

Module 05 · LiquidityAug 28, 2026

liquidity rests above the highs everyone can see

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Notes that follow youHighlight a line in any lesson and it lands in your notebook, next to your trades.

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Dashboard

Your whole climb, at a glance.

The moment you log in: where you are in the course, how your week is trading, and what is coming before the open.

The dashboard the moment you log in, then Start my day: the day view opens, the bias goes Long, the key levels are typed in, the plan is spoken and transcribed word for word, and Save plan locks it in before the first trade.

Streak

Study

12

Trading

9

Trading green streak

4

days in a row. Keep showing up.

Three streaksStudy, trading and green days in a row. Keep showing up, the streak keeps count.

Economic calendar · This week

Mon8:30 AM ETPPI
Tue8:30 AM ETCPI
Wed2:00 PM ETFOMC minutes
Thu8:30 AM ETJobless claims
Fri8:30 AM ETPayrolls
News before it hitsHigh-impact US news on your dashboard, with the news guard warning you before you trade into it.

Weekly recap

See how last week went

Monday was your best day (+$450). You gave a little back on Thursday (−$120). Five of six trades inside your rules. Module 03 finished, two lessons left in 04.

+$560.00 · 6 trades · 4 green days

Weekly recapTrading, prop-firm progress and learning in one card, already summed up by Monday morning.

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Journal

Every trade, on the record.

Log it, tag it, and let the platform grade it against your plan. The proof a payout is built on.

The journal: RULES flips the net P&L card to its rules face, the four fields are typed and Save rules locks them in, 24 August opens in the day overlay with its plan and net P&L, the post-market review is talked through and transcribed, and closing the overlay returns to the overview.

HealthRules

Net P&L

+$940

57% win rate · 28 trades · +0.34 avg R

Graded, not just countedNet P&L with a health mark from your own rules. Green when the process held, rose when it slipped.

Insights

Tue is your strongest day (+$570).
You give it back on Fri (−$440).
Opening drive is your best setup (71% win).
Average hold 14 min; winners run longer than losers.
Insights in plain wordsTuesday is your strongest day and you give it back on Friday. Now you know.
August 2026Monthly: +$940.00 · 20 days
17−$110.001 trade0%
18+$290.003 trades100%
Week 4+$1005 days
24+$450.002 trades100%
25+$140.001 trade100%
Week 5+$5605 days
Every day, green or roseThe calendar fills in as you trade, until your own pattern is staring back at you.

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Focus

In the trade, look away. When it closes, breathe.

While the trade runs, race two laps of Full Send instead of moving your stop. When it closes, win or lose, take a pause with Breathe: after a loss you want revenge, and after a win you feel invincible.

Full Send karts racing past the London Eye and Big Ben
  1. 1 · You enterThe plan is already madeEntry, stop and target decided before you click.
  2. 2 · You playTwo laps of Full SendWhile the trade runs, so you leave the plan alone.
  3. 3 · You breatheA pause, win or lose15 to 60 minutes with Breathe before the next one. End it early and that gets recorded.
In the trade · Full Send
The pause with Breathe: a countdown and the time you're back
When it closes · Breathe
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Community

Climb with people who can prove it.

Verified records, no cropped screenshots. A private desk with the people you actually trade with.

A day on a private desk: the admin posts the morning bias, an alert fires, a chart and a voice note land, a member shares a win, two people comment, and at the close the assistant logs the day as rule-adherent.

fractal-futures.com/community/help/mnq-tick-value
Help & questions
Module 03 · Contract specifications & sizes

Is a 20-tick stop on MNQ really $20 for two contracts?

The contract sheet says the tick value is $0.50 but my broker shows $2 a point. Which one do I size from?

@study_the_openLearning

2 answers

@rulekeeperFundedAccepted

Yes. A point is four ticks on MNQ: $0.50 × 4 = $2. Size from the tick value; your stop is in ticks. 20 × $0.50 × 2 = $20.

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@study_the_openLearning

So with a $100 max-risk rule I could size up to ten contracts on that stop?

@rulekeeperFunded

You could. Don’t. Size for the worst stop you take, not the best; two or three is plenty while the setup is new.

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iPhone app

The whole platform, in your pocket.

A native iOS app. Your desk's alerts arrive as push notifications, Face ID keeps the journal locked, and every lesson works one-handed.

The Candlesticks lesson on an iPhone, the Candle Shape Explorer in viewThe Candlesticks lesson on an iPhone, the Candle Shape Explorer in view

A lesson, one thumb.

Day View

Day View

DayWeek
August 2026
Fri, Aug 28, 2026
−$90.00

1 trade · 0% win rate

Open ↗
TimeSymbolSideNet P&LRSetup
09:41MESShort−$90.00——
Thu, Aug 27, 2026
−$120.00

1 trade · 0% win rate

Open ↗
TimeSymbolSideNet P&LRSetup
10:05MNQShort−$120.00——
Wed, Aug 26, 2026
+$180.00

1 trade · 100% win rate

Open ↗
TimeSymbolSideNet P&LRSetup
09:33MNQShort+$180.00——
JournalEducationCommunityChatsMore

The journal, one active week.

London Open crew
GeneralAlertsWinsBias
11:24 · @mes_maria shared a win
MESLong+2.1R · +$210
Bought the 19,800 retest, out at the desk target.
Props · 32 comments
R
@rulekeeperClean. Stop under the invalidation, target at the desk level.
Y
@youSame setup. Shaken out at 19,790, watched it go without me 🙃
16:05 · close
Ask Fractal
You traded inside the desk bias today. Logged as rule-adherent. Study streak 4 → 5.
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Before you start

Questions, answered.

Do I need trading experience?

No. Module 1 starts at what a candle is and what a futures contract obligates you to. The curriculum assumes nothing and skips nothing.

Is Module 1 really free?

Yes — no card, no trial clock. Finish it, and if the method isn't for you, you've lost nothing but an afternoon.

Which markets does it cover?

Index futures — ES, NQ and their micros. The method reads market structure, so it transfers, but every example is a real index chart.

What is the Fractal Score?

A weekly grade of your process, not your P&L — sizing discipline, plan adherence, journaling consistency. You can lose money and still earn an A.

Is this financial advice?

No. Fractal Futures is education and journaling software. Futures trading carries substantial risk of loss — trade only with capital you can afford to lose.

Module 01 is free

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