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Learn How to Trade

A risk‑first, routine‑driven path to becoming a consistent intraday trader.

Start With Survival

Your first edge is staying in the game. Define fixed risk per trade, a daily loss cap, and a simple plan you can repeat for 90 sessions. No indicators fix bad risk.

Foundation: Risk, Routine, Review

Risk

  • Single‑trade risk as a dollar amount (tiny at the start)
  • Daily loss limit stops the day, not your progress
  • Size from stop distance, not conviction

Routine

  • Pre‑market: bias, levels, must‑not‑do
  • During: take only A/B setups; pause after big swings
  • After: screenshots + five‑line review

Focus on One Market and Two Setups

Pick ES/MES or NQ/MNQ. Learn one trend setup and one mean‑reversion setup. Define context, trigger, stop, and target in one sentence each.

Keep sample sizes: 20–30 trades per setup before you change anything.

The 90‑Day Plan

  1. Days 1–10: simulator or tiny size; lock in routine and risk
  2. Days 11–30: one setup; tag results and collect screenshots
  3. Days 31–60: increase size slightly when rules are followed
  4. Days 61–90: remove one mistake at a time; consider a second setup

Next: read Day Trading for Beginners and Futures Market. Practice execution with Execution Drills. Plan each day using the Pre‑Market Routine and review weekly with the Weekly Review Template.

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