The first section of the course is dedicated to the intraday use of volume-weighted average price, standard deviation bands, and the slope of VWAP. We’ll walk you through three of our custom indicators — Intraday, Dashboard, and Aspect — and show you how each adds to our understanding of the chart.

We discuss both the philosophy behind VWAP (why it works) and the practical applications of our strategy. Before you can learn the specific mechanics of trade entries and exits, you need to understand how we use VWAP to dissect a chart by applying a consistent visual framework.

We’ll also introduce our four primary trade types and multiple price patterns that we routinely use to participate in both trend and countertrend market environments. Each of these setups can be used in both directions, so you’ll be able to adapt to the current market conditions and trade either long or short when the situation calls for it.

The second section focuses on alternative uses of VWAP — both macro and micro. We discuss the importance of incorporating multiday VWAPs anchored to key events in a chart’s history and demonstrate how two more of our custom indicators — DateVWAP and EventVWAP — make it quick and easy to implement these concepts.

You’ll learn how to determine the best anchor points, identify likely support/resistance zones on longer timeframes, and add helpful context to your intraday charts. This section covers the swing trading applications of VWAP, but day traders will also benefit from the additional context that multiday VWAPs provide.

Once you have a firm understanding of the custom indicators and the philosophy behind the strategy, we can now dive into the details. We’ll teach you how to evaluate trade setup quality and use the support/resistance areas created by various VWAPs to enter/exit trades with a defined plan.

Learn how to determine your initial risk parameters and manage ongoing trades that move in your favor. This section consolidates much of the information presented in Intraday and Multiday and focuses on the practical implementation of the strategy.

Discussions on trading psychology rarely excite anyone, but it’s still a crucial component of long-term success. All traders make mistakes, but learning how to continually improve — while minimizing the economic and emotional impact of such mistakes — is our main focus in this section.

The more you know about common struggles that traders face, the more prepared you’ll be when you encounter them, sparing precious money and mental capital.

The final section is all about tying up loose ends. We discuss the final custom indicator — Average Volume — and how it can be used to complement your trading. Zach also covers his personal trading setup on thinkorswim and how he best utilizes their static and flexible chart grids throughout the day.

The numerous trade examples go hand-in-hand with the mechanics you learned in section three, and an additional Q&A segment fills in the gaps of any lingering questions that traders typically have after learning about our approach.