Trading Price 9: Putting it all together Flashcards

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trading plan

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Trading Purpose and why it’s important

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Purpose: to give a trader a clear direction in trading and meaning of why they are trading. Why it’s Important: without a goal, a trader will not be focused nor will they know how to trade

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Financial/Non Financial Goals

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Purpose: to give a trader a clear focus of their personal goals. It’s important your goals are definite and not vague in your goals Why it’s important: without a goal, a trader will not be focused nor, will they know how to trade with a clear direction Financial Goal example I will make $400 a day on average and use trading as my primary income Non Financial Goal Example I will live wherever I want when I want

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strategic goals

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Purpose: to give a trader specific criteria to accomplish their goals Why it’s important: without a strategic goal, a trader will not be focused, nor will they know how to trade with confidence strategic goals examples; 1. High probability trades 2. Low Risk 3. High profit potential

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  1. High probability tradesexamples
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  1. High probability trades - buy low on the curve - buy only when oversold on _____ oscillator - buy only when price has an ASE
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  1. Low Riskexamples
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  1. Low Risk - position size every trade correctly - use daily stop loss - limit of what you can lose per day - use a stop on every trade
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  1. High profit potential examples
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  1. High profit potential - buy low on curve - short high on curve - price must have a min of 3:1 R - trade with a HTF trend
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ASE

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All star entry when price has pierced a bollinger band and goes into supply/demand zone at same time high probability trade/high profit potential

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The trade set up

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Purpose: to give a trader a clear picture of what they need to see in order to take a trade Why It’s important: the set up is what a trader must see before they are allowed to take a trade. The set up is the specific requirements (checklist) before a trade is taken set up example: - I will ID a higher timeframe uptrend using the weekly chart - I will ID a intermediate TF D zone using a daily chart THe D zone must be low on curve The odds enhancers must score at min of 7/10 in order to qualify to take the trade - the zones must be clear and compelling

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Risk Management

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Purpose: to give a trader specific rules and routines to minimize riskwhy it’s important: if you have to ask, then you are already in troubleHow I reduce riskALWAYS use stops ALWAYS!ALWAYS position size for riskALWAYS pre plan the trade, no impulse tradingALWAYS follow the rules and plan

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Entries

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Purpose: To give a trader specific trading tactics that get them into a trade WHy it’s important: a trader needs specific entry tactics so a trader knows exactly what to do without hesitation. Precision entry gives a trader more profit and less chance of getting stopped out Example I will buy using a #1 entry I will short using a #2 entry

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Exits

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Purpose: To give a trader a specific trading tactic that get them out of a trade Why it’s important: A trader needs Specific exit tactics so a trader knows exactly what to do without hesitation. This gives traders more confidence in trading as well. Without good exit tactics, a trader can achieve higher profit potential as well. example I will scale out of my position at a 2:1R and another at a 4:1 R

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Trade management

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Purpose: to give a trader specific trading tactics that help them manage a trade why it’s important: without tactics, without rules, without focus, a trader will not have the ability to manage a trade to increase their profits example i will use an ATR (average true range) trailing stop to let profits run i will use a technical stop to let profits run i will exit half of position at a 2:1 R and let other half run using a technical stop

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risk management example

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account risk per trade	position sizing	stop placement
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Set upexample

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  • check HTF for trend - check ITF for zones - have zone entry rules zone entry rules example zone must be low/high on curve zone must have a level on top of level
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Entryexample

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exit tacticexample

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checklistexample

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study and analysis skill developmentexample

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5 reasons why traders blow up accounts

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  1. lack of specialized education and continuous mentoring 2. not using stops 3. trading without plan 4. incorrect position sizing 5. trading leveraged asset class without education
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list 6 steps in BUY SETUP

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  1. ID UPTREND 2. ID DZ for entry (using odds enhancers) 3. ID SZ for target (using odds enhancers) 4. BUY when price declines into DZ 5. Place STOP below DZ 6. Enter profit Targets *recommended: enter entire position at once *initial profit zone must offer at least 2:1 R
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list 6 steps in SELL SETUP

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  1. ID DOWNTREND 2. ID SZ for entry (using odds enhancers) 3. ID DZ for target (using odds enhancers) 4. SHORT when price rallies into SZ 5. Place STOP above sZ 6. Enter profit Targets *recommended: enter entire position at once *initial profit zone must offer at least 2:1 R
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4 CHECKLIST 3 strategy

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checklist long term trend short term trend supply demand strategy buy sell stop target