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Workshop · Intermediate
Building a Trading Plan
Write down what you trade, when you trade it, how much you risk and what makes you stop, before the market is open.
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What you will learn
- Define a market, setup and timeframe you will trade
- Write entry, exit and risk rules in plain language
- Create a pre-trade checklist
- Schedule reviews so the plan improves over time
Who it is for
Learners who trade on impulse and want a written process to follow.
Course outline
- Module 1: What a plan contains
- Markets, setups and timeframes
- Rules for entry, exit and sizing
- Module 2: A pre-trade checklist
- Conditions that must be true
- When to do nothing
- Module 3: Review and iteration
- Weekly review
- Changing rules deliberately
Educational content only. Nothing in this course is investment advice, and trading involves a risk of loss.
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