ValorEdge Academy · Free educational resource
The Risk-First Starter Kit
Decide the risk before the trade.
A risk-unit worksheet, a pre-trade checklist, a trade journal and a 7-day drill for the free Practice Desk simulator.
- Nothing here tells you what to buy or sell. There are no signals, no tickers presented as ideas and no promises of returns.
- The 7-day drill uses virtual money, and you don't need a brokerage account or a deposit.
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What's inside
Four tools for a written, risk-first process
Almost everything a new trader needs to know is available for free. What is scarce is a way to act on it consistently. This kit gives you the first piece of that.
The risk-unit worksheet
How to set a fixed maximum risk per trade as a percentage of your account, and how to size a position from it.
The pre-trade checklist
Four questions you answer in writing before every entry. If any line is blank, there is no trade.
The trade journal
Where your habits show up, which your balance won't show you. Log skipped trades too.
The 7-day Practice Desk drill
One short exercise a day in the free Practice Desk simulator. The goal is consistency of process, not a simulated profit.
All examples in the kit are hypothetical. Nothing in it is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.
Who it's for
Which one are you?
Starting from zero
You've opened an app or watched a few videos and don't know where to begin. Work through the kit in order. Nothing assumes you know the vocabulary.
Tried it, and it didn't stick
You've placed trades but you size by feel and the process changes from day to day. The worksheet and checklist give you the structure most self-taught traders are missing.
Busy professional, part-time
Nurse, clinician, shift worker or anyone with a demanding job. The checklist is built for people who can't watch screens all day. It makes the decisions before you're tired, rushed or between shifts.
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What happens next
Simple, and no hype
- Confirm your emailCheck your inbox for a confirmation email and click the link. This confirms the address is yours.
- Your Starter Kit arrivesOnce you've confirmed, the kit lands in your inbox. Start with Day 1 of the drill. It's short, and it doesn't involve placing a trade.
- Four short emails over ten daysEach one covers one part of a risk-first process. There won't be any signals or tickers, and no one will promise you returns.
- Unsubscribe anytimeEvery email has a one-click unsubscribe link.
Who made this
Ntiense Robin, CRNA
Ntiense Robin is a practising certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) who has traded his own capital since 2008. He founded ValorEdge Investing to teach the written, risk-first process he built for himself as a working professional. He holds no finance licence. ValorEdge provides education and mentorship only.
About ValorEdgeWhere it goes deeper
Market Ready, at ValorEdge Academy
This kit covers one discipline: deciding the risk before the trade. Market Ready, the flagship course at ValorEdge Academy, is the full sequence it comes from: 20 self-paced modules, in the order they should be learned, each closing with a quiz. It's a one-time $297.
Market Ready is education. It doesn't tell you what to buy, it can't promise you'll be profitable, and most beginners lose money. Enrollment is currently open to US residents only. The Practice Desk stays free whether or not you enroll.
Read the full syllabus when you're readyEducation only. Not investment advice. Trading involves risk, including loss of principal. All examples are hypothetical. Nothing in this kit is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.
ValorEdge Investing provides education and mentorship for informational purposes only. Nothing in this kit is investment, tax, legal, or financial advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security or financial instrument. Trading involves risk, including the possible loss of principal, and you can lose more than you plan to risk (for example, when prices gap past an exit). All numbers in this kit are hypothetical and for illustration only; they are not examples of real trades and are not a suggestion of what percentage to risk or what to trade. Simulated results are not indicative of live results. No outcome is promised or guaranteed. If you need advice about your personal situation, speak to a licensed professional.