You are ready to progress when you can confidently do all of the following: - Recite D-R-A-M without assistance. - Define all four phases. - Match each phase with its color. - Explain Distribution as directional expansion. - Explain Retracement as corrective movement. - Explain Accumulation as consolidation between manipulations. - Explain Manipulation as failed Distribution / deceptive structural movement. - Explain why an apparent breakout is not automatically confirmed Distribution. - Explain the basic difference between assumed and confirmed structure. - Recognize the introductory IRL → ERL → Reset concept. - Narrate a simple chart using DRAM vocabulary. - Explain the phases in both upward and downward market contexts. - Teach DRAM back without reading a script. These abilities align with the Level 1 competency requirement to recite the alphabet, understand the sequence, distinguish structure, understand basic liquidity concepts, and ultimately teach the system back.