Structure
Reading structure as it forms
Breaks of structure, liquidity sweeps and order blocks look obvious on a finished chart. Live, you see them while they're still forming, and how Mark decides whether they count.
Live sessions · Weekdays 8–11AM PT
Watch a real trader read the markets, live.
School never showed you how real trading decisions get made. Every weekday from 8 to 11AM Pacific, Mark Bechara shares his screen and reads gold (XAUUSD), NAS100 and SPX500 in real time. You hear the plan, each trade idea and the reasoning behind it, including the setups he skips.
Cancel anytime. Can't watch live? Every session is recorded to the vault.
- Mon–Fri 8–11AM PT
- 1,200+ members
- Trading since 2019
- 4.9 out of 5 stars on Whop · 1,619 reviews
- XAUUSD
- NAS100
- SPX500
- One framework, three markets
- Live weekdays 8–11AM PT
- Recorded to the vault
How a session runs
One routine, every weekday
The session follows the same rhythm every weekday: prepare, plan, decide, review. Here is what happens in each part and what to watch for.
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Prep, before the stream
Mark marks up gold and the indices: the higher-timeframe bias, key levels, where liquidity is resting, the overnight range and any high-impact news on the economic calendar.
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The plan, out loud
The screen share starts with the plan: the levels that matter today, the scenarios he's watching on each market and what would make him stand aside. Questions go in the chat.
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Decisions in real time
As price reaches the levels, you hear each decision as it's made: the trade idea, where the stop goes and why, and what would prove it wrong. When a setup doesn't line up, he says so and passes.
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Review & Q&A
Mark goes back over the morning: what played out, what didn't and what he would want to see next time. Then the last questions from the chat.
Do the prep alongside him
The free Gold Pre-Market Checklist walks you through the same kind of prep. Fill it in before 8AM Pacific, then compare your levels with Mark's when the session opens. Get the checklist
Quiet mornings count too
Some mornings are busy and some are slow. On a slow one, you'll hear why waiting is the right call. Most traders learn that lesson the hard way.
Why watch it live
Learn from decisions, not hindsight
Anyone can explain a trade after it's over. Live, the outcome is still unknown, so you hear the real reasoning: what Mark sees, what he's waiting for and what would change his mind.
Risk
Risk comes first
Each idea starts with where it would be wrong. You hear where the stop goes and why before there is any talk of targets.
Adapting
Changing your mind on time
When price breaks a scenario, you watch the idea get dropped instead of forced. Letting go of a plan is a skill, and it's easier to learn when you see it done.
Three markets
Gold, NAS100 and SPX500
Gold and the indices move differently. Watching all three on the same morning shows you how one Smart Money Concepts framework applies to each.
The setups he skips
The trades he doesn't take teach the most
Highlight clips only show the trades that worked. Live, you also see the setups that almost lined up and didn't, and you hear exactly why Mark passed. That's where most of the discipline in trading lives.
The kinds of reasons you'll hear for standing aside:
- Price reached the level, but structure didn't confirm
- High-impact news is due on the economic calendar
- The stop would need to be wider than the plan allows
- The idea goes against the higher-timeframe bias
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Recordings vault
Can't watch live? Catch up later.
Pacific mornings don't suit every schedule or time zone. Every live session is recorded to the vault, so you can watch it after work, on the weekend or whenever your day allows.
- Every weekday live session, recorded to the vault
- Live Zoom classes, recorded too
- Telegram alerts when a new trade idea is posted
- Economic calendar, so you know what news was due
- VIP chat and the 24/7 community for questions afterward
- Trading journal to log what you study
How to study a recording
A recording teaches the most when you treat it like a live session. A simple routine:
- Do your own prep first. Mark up the chart with the free checklist before you press play.
- Pause before each decision. When price reaches a level, stop the video and decide: take it, skip it or wait?
- Press play and compare. Listen to Mark's reasoning and note where yours was different.
- Log it in your journal. One line per difference. Over time, your notes show you what to work on next.
Time zone helper
8–11AM Pacific, where you are
The session runs on Pacific clocks, 8 to 11AM, Monday to Friday. Here is what that means in other time zones, including the weeks when daylight saving shifts things by an hour.
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Worked out from your device's time zone for today's date. Daylight saving can move it by an hour at certain times of year.
| Time zone | Session, local time |
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| PacificPST / PDT · Los Angeles, Vancouver | 8–11AMThe session clock. PDT (UTC−7) from mid-March to early November, PST (UTC−8) the rest of the year. |
| MountainMST / MDT · Denver, Calgary | 9AM–12PMArizona doesn't change its clocks: 8–11AM there from mid-March to early November, 9AM–12PM the rest of the year. |
| CentralCST / CDT · Chicago, Dallas | 10AM–1PM |
| EasternEST / EDT · New York, Toronto | 11AM–2PM |
| LondonGMT / BST | 4–7PMMost of the year.3–6PMMid to late March and the last week of October, while UK and US clocks are out of step. |
| DubaiGST · UTC+4, no daylight saving | 7–10PMMid-March to early November.8–11PMEarly November to mid-March. |
Why some times move
The session always follows Pacific clocks. US clocks go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November. The UK changes on the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October, and Dubai doesn't change at all. That's why London and Dubai shift by an hour for part of the year. If the live time doesn't work for you, the recordings vault does.
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The full weekday session
- The 8–11AM PT session on gold, NAS100 and SPX500, every weekday
- Daily trade ideas with Mark's reasoning, plus Telegram alerts
- Recordings vault and live Zoom classes
- Full SMC course, SMC & ICT student guide and Risk Mastery PDF
- VIP chat and a 24/7 community
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About the live sessions
Do I have to watch all three hours?
No. Join for whatever part of the morning you can, and catch the rest in the recordings vault later.
8–11AM Pacific is the middle of my workday or my night. Is it still worth it?
Yes. Every session is recorded to the vault, and Telegram alerts tell you when a new trade idea is posted, so you can study it when you have time. Check the time zone helper to see when the session falls for you.
Are the trade ideas meant to be copied?
No. Mark shares trade ideas with his reasoning so you learn why a setup matters, or why he passes on it. They are education, not instructions to follow. You make your own decisions and manage your own risk.
I'm a beginner. Will I understand what's happening?
Start with the onboarding section and the full SMC course, and keep the SMC & ICT student guide open for the terms. You'll follow more of each session as you work through the course, and you can ask questions in the chat.
Can I ask questions during the session?
Yes. Questions go in the chat during the session, and the end of the morning is set aside for review and Q&A.
Which markets are covered live?
Live sessions focus on gold (XAUUSD) and the NAS100 and SPX500 indices, read with a Smart Money Concepts framework you can apply to other markets too. Small cap stocks and options are covered in the separate Small Cap & Options VIP add-on. Beyond the charts, the academy also teaches risk management and the financial literacy and long-term investing fundamentals school never covered.
Does the session time change with daylight saving?
The session always runs 8 to 11AM on Pacific clocks. Depending on where you live, your local time may shift by an hour for part of the year. The time zone helper shows when.
Monday to Friday · 8–11AM PT
Watch the next session live.
Gold VIP, the core academy membership, is $49 a month and you can cancel anytime. Join today, start the SMC course, and take your seat at the next weekday session, or catch it in the vault.
Not ready yet? Get the free Gold Pre-Market Checklist: a 15-minute routine for mapping bias, key levels and risk before the gold session. Get the checklist
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