What is a trading plan, and how to create a trading plan?
Let me simply introduce it to you in easy-to-understand terms!
A trading plan refers to the plan you make for each individual trade, which includes when to enter the market, what basis to enter on, when to take profit, what basis to take profit on, how to set stop-loss, what basis to set stop-loss on, how to set profit-loss ratios, what is a reasonable profit-loss ratio, and how to manage the risk position of each trade, whether it's 1% or 10% of single trade risk investment. If you understand these points and the concepts mentioned above, congratulations, you already know what a trading plan is. So, is it really important? Personally, I think it’s very important. For example, if you have a 1000u risk loss of 10u per trade, you would need to make 100 completely wrong trades to lose it all, which I think is very difficult. Now, if your profit-loss ratio is 1:2, that means for every 10u loss, you gain 20u. If you lose 100 times, that's 1000u, and if you win 50 times, that’s also 1000u. By percentage, you just need a win rate of 33.4% to avoid losing. I believe that even without any technical indicators, you might still have a shot. Now, if we combine technical indicators for entry, wouldn't that increase the win rate? At this point, brothers, do you think it’s important? So how do we create this trading plan? Firstly, everyone’s trading plan is different. For example, I combine EMA moving averages, different time-frame candlestick charts, as well as volatility indicators, momentum indicators, and my own volume indicators to formulate my trading plan. Does having a trading plan guarantee profit? My answer is not necessarily because creating a trading plan is just the first step. You also need to backtest whether your trading plan is feasible, which can be done with model backtesting. If feasible, it still needs to undergo practical testing, and you must continually analyze losing trades, constantly revise wrong decisions, and work on your mindset. Maintaining a calm mindset in trading is something I always emphasize; it’s very important! If you can do all of this, congratulations, you will become a qualified trader like me, and how much you profit is just a matter of time!