QT TRADING LABQMS framework

Futures & CFD education

Market structure. Quantified.

A structured trading curriculum built around the QMS framework — from foundational vocabulary through execution models, multi-timeframe analysis, risk management, and trading psychology.

Free account. Your progress saves to it, so you can pick up where you left off on any device.

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Course tracks

Work through each level in order

How it works

  1. 01

    Create a free account

    Sign in with Google or your email. The same account works in Edge Optimizer, the QT Trading Lab trading journal.

  2. 02

    Start with Foundations

    Work through the lessons and module quizzes at your own pace. Your progress saves to your account as you go.

  3. 03

    Request the next track

    When you're ready for Intermediate QMS or the prop firm course, request access from the course page.

Inside Intermediate QMS

Each module builds on the one before it

01

Market Structure

QMS levels (0, 100, 120), expansion, failure, rejection, acceptance, and transition — the structural language for everything that follows.

02

Indicators in Context

RSI confirmation, MACD divergence, Bollinger expansion, VWAP, and Volume Profile — used to support structure, never as standalone signals.

03

Multi-Timeframe Analysis

Top-down workflow: reading the bias timeframe for direction, then dropping to the entry timeframe for precision.

04

Execution Models

The three intermediate execution models — ECM, ARM, and PRM — with the entry logic for each.

05

Backtesting

How to test each model against historical data, log results, and build a statistical edge before risking capital.

06

Risk Management

Expectancy, R multiples, drawdown limits, and position sizing — the math that keeps you in the game.

07

Trading Psychology

Post-loss protocols, revenge trade prevention, and the habits that separate a system from a gamble.

Reference · open to everyone

QMS dictionary

Every key term used across the course — structure levels, market states, execution models, indicators, and risk concepts. – terms, searchable.

Works across ES (S&P 500) NQ (Nasdaq) Crude Oil Gold Forex Majors Index CFDs Crypto

Edge Optimizer

Journal what you trade

Edge Optimizer is the QT Trading Lab trading journal. Import broker reports, journal the idea behind each position, and review execution, strategy and account risk in one place. It uses the same account as the courses.

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About QT Trading Lab

About the creator

I've been actively studying and trading financial markets for more than eight years. During that time, I've explored countless trading methodologies, indicators, courses, and market theories.

One challenge I continually encountered was the lack of consistency in how market structure was defined and taught. Many trading concepts appeared highly subjective — two traders could look at the same chart and arrive at completely different conclusions. Strategies often worked in some conditions but failed in others, leaving traders searching for the next indicator, the next mentor, or the next system.

Over time, I began focusing less on predicting what the market might do and more on measuring what the market had actually done. That pursuit eventually led to the development of the Quantitative Market Structure (QMS) Framework.

Rather than relying on opinions, QMS uses objective price measurements to identify market direction, structural continuation, and potential shifts in market behavior. The framework is designed to provide traders with a consistent method for analyzing markets across multiple asset classes and timeframes.

QT Trading Lab was created to share that framework and help traders build a deeper understanding of market structure, risk management, and execution. My goal is not to tell traders what to think. My goal is to provide a structured process that allows them to make better decisions for themselves.

The markets will always be uncertain. Your framework doesn't have to be.

What makes QMS different

This course is not about finding a magic indicator or secret strategy. It is about developing a deeper understanding of how markets move and creating a framework you can trust under real trading conditions.

  • Objective measurement over subjective interpretation
  • Structure-first, indicators second
  • Works across forex, futures, indices, commodities, and crypto
  • Built for consistency over prediction

Start with Foundations

– modules and – lessons, self-paced and free with an account.

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