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Building a simple trading plan

Turn what you have learned into written rules: what you trade, when you enter, when you exit, and how you review.

35 min 5 lessons
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By the end of this module you can

  • Write a one-page trading plan
  • Define clear entry, exit and no-trade rules
  • Create a pre-trade checklist
  • Plan a weekly review routine

Lessons in this module

  1. 1 Why a written plan matters
  2. 2 Choosing markets, timeframes and trading hours
  3. 3 Entry and exit rules
  4. 4 Your pre-trade checklist
  5. 5 Weekly review

This page is a preview of the module. The full lessons are free in our Telegram community, where they are unlocked step by step with practice tasks and Q&A.

What this module covers

  • Why a written plan matters. It turns emotional decisions into rules you can follow and review.
  • Your scope. Which markets, timeframes and hours you will trade.
  • Entry and exit rules. What must be true before you enter, where the stop-loss and target go, and when you do not trade.
  • The pre-trade checklist. A short list you tick before every trade.
  • Weekly review. A simple routine for looking back at your trades.

Practice task

Write a one-page trading plan using the template shared in the Telegram community, and post it for feedback.

Module checklist

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