SIMPLE TRADING GUIDE
## Core Principles
1. Never trade without a plan — Entry, Stop, Target, Size
2. Risk 1-2% per trade max — $10K account = $100-200 risk
3. Cut losses fast, let winners run — Breakeven at 1R, trail at 1.5R/2R/3R
4. Trade with the trend — HH/HL = up, LH/LL = down, range = wait
## Daily Routine (25 min total)
Pre-market (15 min): Check 4H/Daily structure, mark levels, set alerts
During market: Only act at alerts, no chasing
Post-market (10 min): Journal every trade, one lesson, one adjustment
## Simple Strategy: Trend Pullback (4H)
1. Find trend (HH/HL or LH/LL)
2. Wait for pullback to structure (old resistance = new support)
3. Confirm: volume + 15m structure break in trend direction
4. Enter on 15m break
Stops/Targets: Stop = 1.5x ATR | T1: 1R (breakeven) | T2: 2R (trail) | T3: 3R (trail)
## Avoid These
- Revenge trading
- Moving stop against you
- Adding to losers
- No stop loss
- Overleveraging
- Ignoring higher timeframe
## Sunday Review
Trades / Win rate / Avg R | Best setup / Worst mistake | One improvement | Update watchlist
Golden Rule: Consistency beats intensity. Small wins compound. Big losses destroy.
## Core Principles
1. Never trade without a plan — Entry, Stop, Target, Size
2. Risk 1-2% per trade max — $10K account = $100-200 risk
3. Cut losses fast, let winners run — Breakeven at 1R, trail at 1.5R/2R/3R
4. Trade with the trend — HH/HL = up, LH/LL = down, range = wait
## Daily Routine (25 min total)
Pre-market (15 min): Check 4H/Daily structure, mark levels, set alerts
During market: Only act at alerts, no chasing
Post-market (10 min): Journal every trade, one lesson, one adjustment
## Simple Strategy: Trend Pullback (4H)
1. Find trend (HH/HL or LH/LL)
2. Wait for pullback to structure (old resistance = new support)
3. Confirm: volume + 15m structure break in trend direction
4. Enter on 15m break
Stops/Targets: Stop = 1.5x ATR | T1: 1R (breakeven) | T2: 2R (trail) | T3: 3R (trail)
## Avoid These
- Revenge trading
- Moving stop against you
- Adding to losers
- No stop loss
- Overleveraging
- Ignoring higher timeframe
## Sunday Review
Trades / Win rate / Avg R | Best setup / Worst mistake | One improvement | Update watchlist
Golden Rule: Consistency beats intensity. Small wins compound. Big losses destroy.