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Trading plan template

A trading plan is a short written set of rules you follow every session. Copy the six sections below, fill them in, and keep the page next to your charts.

1. Markets and sessions

Decide where and when you trade so you stop chasing every move.

List the one to three instruments you trade
Name the sessions you trade (for example London open only)
Write the hours you will not trade

2. Entry rules

Every condition must be true before you enter. If one is missing, there is no trade.

Higher-timeframe direction you trade with
The exact setup that triggers an entry
The confirmation you need on your entry timeframe
News events that cancel a setup

3. Exit rules

Know how you get out before you get in.

Where the stop loss goes and why
How targets are set (structure level or fixed R multiple)
When you move the stop or take partial profits
When you close a trade that is not working

4. Risk management

These numbers protect your account on bad days.

Maximum risk per trade as a percent of the account
Maximum daily loss that ends the session
Maximum number of trades per day
Position size calculated before every entry

5. Psychological limits

Rules for the trader, not the chart.

No trading when tired, angry or distracted
Stop after two losses in a row and review
No revenge trades and no increasing size to win back losses
Daily journal entry before the session ends

6. Review routine

A plan improves only if you measure it.

Weekly review of every trade against the plan
Tag each broken rule in your journal
Change one rule at a time, then test it

Build your plan inside TMA Workspace

The TMA Trade Plan builder links your rules to the position size calculator and your trading journal, so every trade is checked against your plan.

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