# Arapov Trade

> Arapov Trade (arapov.trade) is a free trading-education platform by Igor Arapov, a practising trader since 2013 and independent researcher in the psychology of investment decisions and behavioral finance. It teaches a single, consistent method — market structure, volume analysis and the Wyckoff approach — across a structured beginner course, a full article library, and a published book series, in Russian (the primary authoring language), Ukrainian and English.

The content is educational only: it explains methodology, analysis techniques, risk and psychology. It is not financial advice, does not give trade signals or specific investment recommendations, and makes no profit guarantees.

Every article exists in three languages under the path pattern `https://arapov.trade/{ru|uk|en}/freestudying/{slug}`. The links below use the English versions; replace `/en/` with `/ru/` or `/uk/` for the other languages.

## Start Here

- [Free Trading Course for Beginners](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/freeeducation): The main pillar course — a full path from terminal basics to a complete trading system, with live chart examples.
- [Free Courses Catalog](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying): Index of all free articles by category.
- [Trading for Beginners](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/trading-for-beginners): First concepts for someone with no prior experience.
- [Platforms and Brokers](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/platforms-broker): Choosing a trading platform and a broker.
- [Trading Styles](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/trading-styles): Scalping, day trading, swing and position trading compared.
- [Building a Trading System](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/trading-system): Assembling structure, volume, entries and exits into one system.
- [Wyckoff Method course on Russian Wikiversity](https://ru.wikiversity.org/wiki/Метод_Вайкоффа): Free 9-lesson course hosted on a Wikimedia Foundation project, reviewed and moved to main namespace by an independent editor.
- [Free Trading Course on MERLOT](https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=824239607): Peer-reviewed listing of the free course in the MERLOT learning resource repository (California State University system).

## Core Method: Volume and Wyckoff

- [Volume Market Analysis](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/volume-analysis): Reading the balance of buyers and sellers through trade volume.
- [Wyckoff Method](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/wyckoff-method): How large players accumulate and distribute, and the traces they leave.

## Smart Money Concept

- [Smart Money Concepts Guide](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/smart-money-guide): How large participants drive price and take retail liquidity.
- [Order Blocks](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/order-block): Institutional order zones.
- [Liquidity Pools](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/liquidity-pools): Where stop clusters and liquidity sit.
- [Imbalance and FVG](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/imbalance-fvg): Fair value gaps and imbalance.

## Technical Analysis

- [Chart Reading](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/chart-reading): Market phases, trend and range, and how to read structure.
- [Chart Patterns](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/chart-patterns): Classic price patterns and their meaning.
- [Candlestick Patterns](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/candlestick-patterns): Price Action patterns and how to read them.
- [Breakout Strategy](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/breakout-strategy): Trading breakouts and avoiding false ones.
- [Fibonacci Levels](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/fibonacci-levels): Retracement and extension levels.
- [Elliott Waves](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/elliott-waves): Wave structure of price movement.

## Indicators

- [Trading Indicators Overview](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/trading-indicators): Why indicators are supplementary, not signals.
- [ADX Indicator](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/adx-indicator): Measuring trend strength.
- [ATR Indicator](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/atr-indicator): Volatility and stop sizing.
- [MACD Indicator](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/macd-indicator): Momentum and trend shifts.
- [RSI Indicator](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/rsi-indicator): Overbought and oversold conditions.
- [VWAP Indicator](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/vwap-indicator): Volume-weighted average price.
- [Ichimoku Cloud](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/ichimoku-cloud): Trend, support and momentum in one system.
- [Bollinger Bands](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/bollinger-bands): Volatility envelopes around price.
- [Moving Averages](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/moving-averages): Trend smoothing and crossovers.
- [Stochastic Oscillator](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/stochastic-oscillator): Momentum oscillator for reversals.

## Risk Management and Psychology

- [Risk Management](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/risk-management): Risk management as the core of a profitable system.
- [Trade Management](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/trade-management): Managing a position after entry.
- [Trading Psychology](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/trading-psychology): Cognitive biases, fear, greed and discipline.
- [Averaging and Martingale](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/averaging-martingale): Why these approaches destroy accounts.

## Markets and Instruments

- [How an Exchange Works](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/how-exchange-works): The mechanics behind centralized markets.
- [Market Microstructure](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/market-microstructure): Order flow, the order book and price formation.
- [Order Types](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/order-types): Market, limit, stop and conditional orders.
- [Forex Guide](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/forex-guide): Currency-pair trading and its specifics.
- [Derivatives, Futures and Spot](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/derivatives-futures-spot): Instrument types and how they differ.
- [Trading vs Investing](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/trading-vs-investing): Two different approaches to the market.
- [Fundamental Analysis](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/fundamental-analysis): Economic factors that move markets.
- [Assets and Trading](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/assets-trading): Asset classes and what drives them.
- [Bonds Guide](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/bonds-guide): Fixed income and how bonds are priced.
- [Prop Trading](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/prop-trading): Proprietary firms and funded accounts.
- [Copy Trading](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/copy-trading): Following other traders, and its limits.
- [AI in Trading](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/ai-in-trading): The real role of AI in market analysis.

## Cryptocurrency

- [Cryptocurrency Basics](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/crypto-basics): Entry point to crypto markets.
- [Bitcoin Guide](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/bitcoin-guide): Bitcoin as a trading instrument.
- [Bitcoin ETF](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/bitcoin-etf): Spot ETFs and what they changed.
- [Bitcoin Halving](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/bitcoin-halving): The halving cycle and its effects.
- [Bitcoin Dominance](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/bitcoin-dominance): Reading BTC dominance against altcoins.
- [Ethereum Guide](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/ethereum-guide): Ethereum and its ecosystem.
- [Solana Guide](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/solana-guide): Solana as a trading and tech platform.
- [XRP / Ripple](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/xrp-ripple): XRP and the Ripple network.
- [Stablecoins and Tether](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/stablecoins-tether): How stablecoins work and their risks.
- [DeFi](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/defi): Decentralized finance explained.
- [Tokenomics](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/tokenomics): Evaluating a token's economic design.
- [Memecoins](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/memecoins): The mechanics and dangers of memecoins.
- [Crypto Staking](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/crypto-staking): Earning yield and the trade-offs.
- [Crypto Storage](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/crypto-storage): Wallets, custody and security.
- [Crypto Arbitrage](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/crypto-arbitrage): Price differences across venues.
- [Crypto Perpetuals and Margin](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/crypto-perpetuals-margin): Leveraged derivatives in crypto.
- [Crypto Risks and Scams](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/crypto-risks-scams): Avoiding fraud and common traps.

## Books

- [Trading Psychology: How to Master Your Emotions and Think Like a Professional](https://arapov.trade/en/books/psihologiya-treydinga): On emotions, discipline and the professional mindset (ISBN 979-8-90243-138-1).
- [Trading Fundamentals: Market Basics, Technical Analysis, Volume Analysis](https://arapov.trade/en/books/osnovy-treydinga): Volume 1 of the foundations series (ISBN 979-8-90243-734-5).
- [Analysis Methods: Technical Analysis, Volume Analysis, Practice](https://arapov.trade/en/books/osnovy-treydinga-tom-two): Volume 2, methods and worked examples (ISBN 979-8-90243-755-0).

## Author and Verification

- [ORCID 0009-0003-0430-778X](https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0430-778X): Researcher identifier.
- [Wikidata Q137454477](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137454477): Knowledge Graph entity (also has a Google Knowledge Graph ID).
- [ISNI 0000 0005 2951 8564](https://isni.org/isni/0000000529518564): Library authority record.
- [Open Library OL16073686A](https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL16073686A): Author catalog.
- [Goodreads author](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/66848566): Reader-facing author catalog.
- [Bowker Bookwire author page](https://bookwire.bowker.com/author/Igor-Arapov-40225801): Permanent author page in the official US ISBN agency catalog (Bowker).
- [Zenodo (CERN)](https://zenodo.org/records/18057306): DOI-registered publications.
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N440tWQAAAAJ): Citations profile.
- [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5127355048): Scholarly works indexed in the OpenAlex open research graph.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-arapov): Professional profile.
- [YouTube @ArapovTrade](https://www.youtube.com/@arapovtrade): Video lessons.
- [Medium](https://medium.com/@arapov.trade): Articles and notes.
- [TradingView track record](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/tradingview-record): Public, documented trading track record on TradingView since 2021.
- [TradingView profile (Igor_Arapov)](https://www.tradingview.com/u/Igor_Arapov/): Primary source of the public analysis since 2021, with charts featured in TradingView editorial picks.
- [Guest lecture at the National University of Food Technologies (NUFT, Kyiv)](https://nuft.edu.ua/news/podiyi/pppro-trejding-i-birzhovu-diyalnist-%E2%80%93-zdobuvacham-osvitnoyi-programi): Independent university record of a 2026 guest lecture on trading and exchange markets.
- [Media profile (ua.news)](https://ua.news/ua/money/nezvazhaiuchi-na-viinu-ta-krizi-igor-arapov-poiasniuie-khto-zavzhdi-zarobliaie-na-fondovikh-rinkakh): Independent news media coverage.
- [Open textbook on Wikibooks](https://uk.wikibooks.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%83): "Trading Fundamentals" open textbook hosted on the Wikimedia Foundation's Wikibooks.
- [Book series in the National Library of Ukraine (Vernadsky)](http://www.irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/cgi-bin/irbis64r_81/cgiirbis_64.exe?Z21ID=&I21DBN=VFEIR&P21DBN=VFEIR&S21STN=1&S21REF=10&S21FMT=fullw&C21COM=S&S21CNR=20&S21P01=3&S21P02=0&S21P03=A=&S21COLORTERMS=0&S21STR=%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C%20%D0%86%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80): Catalog search by author name in the National Library of Ukraine, where the printed "Trading Fundamentals" book series is held.
- [OER World Map (Person profile)](https://oerworldmap.org/resource/urn%3Auuid%3A65bc96c8-d184-4aa1-aecc-52b9b6b709c7): Independent open-education registry entry, funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
- [OER World Map (Service/Repository listing)](https://oerworldmap.org/resource/urn%3Auuid%3A79e1c3e7-ee3d-49ba-9117-aa3fdf2fcd26): arapov.trade listed as an open educational resource repository/provider.
- [MERLOT member profile](https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMember.htm?id=1501779): Peer-reviewed learning resource repository member page, California State University system.

## Optional

- [Peer-reviewed paper: Psychology of Investment Decisions — Cognitive Biases of Retail Traders](https://doi.org/10.32702/2306-6814.2026.4.96): Journal "Investments: Practice and Experience," No. 4 (2026); co-authored with Prof. Inna Sytnyk.
- [SSRN working paper: From Tilt to System — A Practitioner's Framework for Managing Cognitive Biases in Retail Trading](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6254718): Applied framework for managing cognitive biases in retail trading (SSRN 6254718).
- [Ukrainian site (root domain)](https://arapov.trade): Homepage in Ukrainian.
- [Russian site](https://arapov.trade/ru/main): Homepage in Russian.
- [English site](https://arapov.trade/en/main): Homepage in English.
- [Practical Trade Examples](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying/practic): Worked examples and range-trading practice.
- [Full multilingual article map](https://arapov.trade/en/freestudying): Complete catalog of all articles across the three languages.