Trading Strategies

Writing a testable trading plan, testing it honestly, and journaling in a way that measures process rather than luck.

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  Anatomy of a Trading Plan

  A trading plan is a written document specific enough that two people reading it would take the same trades. Anything vaguer is a preference, and preferences change under pressure.

  9 min read

• 2

  Backtesting and Forward Testing

  A backtest tells you how a rule would have performed on data you have already seen. That is a much weaker claim than it feels like, and the gap between the two is where most strategies quietly die.

  9 min read

• 3

  Journaling and Metrics

  A journal built around profit and loss teaches you to chase outcomes. A journal built around process adherence and a handful of stable metrics teaches you what you are actually doing.

  8 min read