- Having knowledge but not complying with the trading plan can NEVER be profitable.
- Why need a plan?
* Reason 1: consistency is very important in trading, as it honestly evaluates the success level of a trader. The trading plan will help us stay consistent with the goal. Read it every day and adhere to it.
* Reason 2: this is business and so business success must ALWAYS be planned.
- What does the trading plan need?
1. A trading system: the heart of the plan, must be thoroughly tested with past data (back test).
* Include the necessary information: time frame, conditions for opening and closing transactions, level of risk per transaction.
2. Transaction procedure: the core part of the plan
• When will you analyze the market, evaluate the transactions ?
• When will you actually monitor the market to carry out transactions ?
• When will you evaluate transactions in the day?
3. Your thoughts: The hardest part is leaving your emotions out of the transactions.
• Just look at THE CHART SHOWING WHAT, NOT WHAT I WANT TO SEE.
• DO NOT TRY TO TAKE BACK, FORGET THE LOSS TRANSACTIONS.
• DO NOT LOSE YOURSELF, TAKE LESSONS FROM A LOSS.
4. The shortcomings of the self: concealed weaknesses, do not like talking about it. This section will follow objectively to track yourself. For example:
• We tend to close transactions soon.
• Does not comply with the trading system principles.
• Does not comply with the money management principle.
5. Personal goals: make money, discipline training, mental training, training self confidence. The goal is to help us through difficult times.
6. Record your transaction : record the transaction and why you open the transaction.
The best way to execute a trading plan is when you are not in the trade. Build yourself a trading plan that will guide you in the market, and this is actually the most effective way to actively remove the loss transactions due to emotion.
We need a trading plan because we need to learn about the techniques in how to make profit in trading. Its important to know all about trading so that we can profit much more than we expect. In life without a plan is useless, just like a house you have to do a plan first before building a house.