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Short lessons from beginner to advanced. Each one explains an idea and where you can see it on SURVYR..

Beginner

The basic ideas: what a share is, how growth compounds, and how to read a stock page.

What a share of stock isPart-ownership of a company, priced by trades between people3 min readHow compounding worksGrowth on top of growth, and why time matters more than timing3 min readDiversification and riskWhy one stock can swing far more than a whole market4 min readReading a stock pageWhat each part of a Coteau stock page shows, top to bottom4 min read

Intermediate

The numbers and labels on Coteau stock pages, and how each one is worked out.

Key levels: prior session and 52-week rangeThe few past prices traders watch most, and what they do and don't tell you4 min readTrend ratings and timeframesHow moving averages and oscillators are turned into a trend word5 min readFinancial health: Altman Z and Piotroski FTwo classic scores built from a company's filed financial statements5 min readShare offerings, reverse splits and haltsWhat 424B5, S-3 and 'at-the-market' filings mean for the share count5 min readMarket events: CPI, the Fed, jobs and earningsScheduled releases that often move prices, and why4 min read

Advanced

Risk per trade, the order of returns, and how to judge a backtest.

Volatility and the VIXHow big daily moves tend to be, and what the 'fear gauge' measures4 min readPosition sizing and stopsHow a fixed risk per trade sets the share count, and where the math breaks5 min readSequence of returnsSame average return, different order, very different outcome when money is withdrawn4 min readHow to read a backtestOverfitting, look-ahead bias and survivorship, and how Coteau labels tests5 min read

Educational only. Describes ideas and how Coteau shows them; not a forecast and not advice. Words you don't know? See the glossary.

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Coteau 0.9 · Oct 21, 2026