Trading plans
Trading plans
A plan only has an edge if you follow it. These templates cover the rules to write down for each style and market — and how to review your adherence.
Day Trading Plan: What to Include
Intraday decisions happen too fast to make up as you go. A day trading plan settles the rules before the open so the session is about execution, not improvisation.
Swing Trading Plan: A Simple Template
Swing trading gives you time to think, which is both the advantage and the trap. A plan keeps the extra time from turning into second-guessing and moved stops.
Prop Firm Trading Plan: Build One That Stays Within Rules
A funded account adds a second rulebook on top of your own: the firm's. A prop plan is the one that keeps your strategy and the firm's limits from colliding.
Options Trading Plan: Rules, Risk, and Reviews
Options add dimensions stocks do not have — expiry, implied volatility, defined versus undefined risk. A plan keeps those moving parts from turning every trade into a one-off decision.
Futures Trading Plan: A Practical Structure
Futures move fast and leverage magnifies every mistake. A plan is what keeps speed and size from turning a normal loss into an account-defining one.
Crypto Trading Plan: How to Structure It
Crypto never closes and rarely sits still. A plan is what gives a 24/7, high-volatility market the structure it does not provide on its own.
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