HOW TO BUILD A SIMPLE YET POWERFUL TRADING PLAN

You don’t need a dozen indicators or a complicated spreadsheet to succeed in trading. What you need is structure, discipline, and a plan that actually works. Here’s the 5-step trading plan I use and teach:

📝 1. Choose Your Market & Session

Know what you're trading and when you're trading. Are you more confident in high-volatility sessions or slower ones? Stick to specific pairs and one or two sessions — for me, the New York session is my favorite for fast-paced moves.

🎯 2. Set Clear Entry Criteria

Never enter a trade just because it "feels right." Ask yourself:

• Is there a break of structure or CHoCH?

• Is price retesting a clean supply/demand zone?

• Is volume confirming the move?

Your strategy needs logic — not vibes.

💥 3. Risk Management Is Non-Negotiable

Before thinking about profit, protect your capital.

• Risk only 1–2% per trade (5% max if extremely confident)

• Minimum risk-to-reward: 1:2

• A stop loss is not a failure. It’s part of the plan.

⏳ 4. Use Multi-Timeframe Analysis

Get your directional bias from higher timeframes (like 4H or 1H), and execute on lower timeframes (like 5M or 15M).

No more confusion from conflicting signals across charts — stay consistent.

🧠 5. Journal Every Trade

Win or lose, write it down.

• What was your reasoning?

• What could you have done better?

This is how you evolve as a trader — not by chasing signals, but by learning from your own trades.

This plan won’t make you rich overnight. But it’ll keep you from overtrading, second-guessing, and blowing up your account.

A winning trade starts with a winning plan.

No plan = no edge.

— Amanda Knoxx 🖤