This course is designed to teach participants how to navigate the stock market with confidence—combining long-term investing fundamentals with short-term options strategies. You’ll learn to assess companies, read financial statements, manage risk, use technical indicators, and apply income-generating option techniques.

Month 1: Market Foundations & Options Basics

• Understanding how the stock market works

• Introduction to call and put options

• Credit spreads as a defined-risk strategy

Month 2: Technical Analysis

• Reading charts and price action

• Key indicators (RSI, MACD, moving averages)

• Timing trades using technical setups

Month 3: Income Trading & Risk Management

• Trading credit spreads with structure and rules

• Risk management and position sizing

• When and how to exit a trade

Month 4: Evaluating Companies

• Finding quality businesses with strong fundamentals

• Understanding competitive advantage (moat)

• Assessing leadership and management quality

Month 5: Financial Analysis & Valuation

• Reading financial statements (income, balance, cash flow)

• Estimating future growth and profitability

• Valuation tools: DCF, payback period, margin of safety

Month 6: Advanced Strategies & Portfolio Design

• Selling puts and covered calls for income

• Understanding economic cycles and news impacts

• Building and managing a long-term investment portfolio

Course information

Name of Course: Strategic Stock Market Investing & Options 

Days and Timings: Saturdays 12 pm-1 pm Mountain Standard Time

Duration: Six Months From August 2025 to January 2026