A clean trading day often starts before the first entry. A pre-market checklist does not need to be complicated, but it should force you to slow down and separate good opportunities from random movement.
Here is a simple structure I like:
1. Check the higher-timeframe direction. Is price trending, ranging, or sitting near a major level?
2. Mark the key liquidity areas. Previous day high and low, session highs and lows, obvious support and resistance, and round numbers are usually enough.
3. Look at the economic calendar. If a major news event is close, decide before the session whether you will avoid trading, reduce size, or wait for the reaction to settle.
4. Define your invalidation before your entry. If you cannot explain where the setup is wrong, the trade is probably not ready.
5. Decide the maximum number of trades for the session. This is one of the simplest ways to reduce revenge trading.
The goal is not to predict everything. The goal is to trade only when the chart is clear enough and the risk is controlled enough. A boring checklist can save a lot of emotional decisions.
Here is a simple structure I like:
1. Check the higher-timeframe direction. Is price trending, ranging, or sitting near a major level?
2. Mark the key liquidity areas. Previous day high and low, session highs and lows, obvious support and resistance, and round numbers are usually enough.
3. Look at the economic calendar. If a major news event is close, decide before the session whether you will avoid trading, reduce size, or wait for the reaction to settle.
4. Define your invalidation before your entry. If you cannot explain where the setup is wrong, the trade is probably not ready.
5. Decide the maximum number of trades for the session. This is one of the simplest ways to reduce revenge trading.
The goal is not to predict everything. The goal is to trade only when the chart is clear enough and the risk is controlled enough. A boring checklist can save a lot of emotional decisions.
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