TE K EC CH T LIS ST R OG A Y DE OU R RT AD B ES EF E OR YO N UE EM H RT ET K AR GRADE YOUR TRADE HOW TO USE: It’s always good to know what the reward probability is for your trade. Go through each checklist item and know what type of trade it is before you enter the market. DO YOU SPOT AN DO YOU SPOT A UPTREND ABCD? DOWNTREND ABCD? 1 2 Pre-Trade Checklist Pre-Trade Checklist 1 Draw inner and outer trendlines. Draw inner and outer trendlines. Find and mark the latest A/B Boundary. Find and mark the latest A/B Boundary. Find and mark or anticipate the next BULLISH candlestick formation. Find and mark or anticipate the next BEARISH candlestick formation. Grade Your Trade 2 Grade Your Trade Check off statements that are true. Check off statements that are true. 40% - Are the candles in the UP A/B Boundary? 40% - Are the candles in the DOWN A/B Boundary? 20% - Are the candles ABOVE the up trendline? 20% - Are the candles BELOW the up trendline? 10% - Did a BULLISH candlestick formation form? 10% - Did a BEARISH candlestick formation form? How Did You Do? < 40% Potential Sideways Market 40% - 50% Fair Trade 60%-70% Good Trade Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The Grade Your Trade trader’s checklist is intended to be used as a guide for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any Forex contract or securities of any type. No representation is being made that any account will, or is likely to, achieve profits or losses based on the information as calculated on the checklist. No calculations, whether expressed or implied, are indicative of future results. The content of the trader’s checklist is subject to change at any time, without notice, and is provided for the sole purpose of assisting traders to make independent investment decisions. Market Traders Institute will not accept liability for any loss or damage, including without limitation any loss of profit, which may arise directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on such information. EQUITY MANAGEMENT PLAN RISK 1 : 1 RISK -50 PIPS Win 60% Trades +300 PIPS VS. REWARD +50 PIPS Lose 40% Trades -200 PIPS RISK 1 : 3 -50 PIPS Win 30% Trades +450 PIPS With proper equity management, even if you lose more than you win, you can still come out in the positive. Use our example equity management plan example as a guide. RISK 1 : 2 YOUR NET PROFIT: +100 PIPS RISK HOW TO USE: RISK -50 PIPS REWARD VS. Win 40% Trades +400 PIPS +100 PIPS Lose 60% Trades -300 PIPS YOUR NET PROFIT: +100 PIPS RISK 1 : 5 VS. REWARD +150 PIPS Lose 70% Trades -350 PIPS YOUR NET PROFIT: +100 PIPS RISK -50 PIPS REWARD VS. Win 20% Trades +500 PIPS +250 PIPS Lose 80% Trades -400 PIPS YOUR NET PROFIT: +100 PIPS Equity Management Plan Example Disclaimer Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The Equity Management Plan is a model that mathematically computes the potential earnings in the forex market given certain parameters. This model is in no way a guarantee of performance, whether expressed or implied. Results are compounded. Certain assumptions are made when using these estimates that include but are not limited to, not taking into account commissions, deposits/withdrawals, spreads, slippage, and rollover. This model may not hold true or be relevant for your particular situation. It is NOT intended to be your sole source of information when making financial decisions. Use your judgment as necessary. The information contained in this model does not constitute financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any Forex contract or securities of any type. MTI will not accept liability for any loss or damage, including without limitation any loss of profit, which may arise directly or indirectly from use of or reliance on such information. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes only. BUYING OR SELLING TRENDLINES With Stochastic RSI Indicators UPTREND BUYING CHECKLIST Define trend by drawing UPTREND lines. Stochastic RSI (aka Velocity Fuel Gauge) in OVER-SOLD range in an UPTREND (below 20) DEFINE TRENDLINE BUY ZONE STOCHASTIC RSI FIND TRIGGER FIND TARGET Entry trigger is a counter-trendline break in the direction of the trend. The stop goes 10 pips BELOW the most recent LOW in an UPTREND Targets are levels of RESISTANCE that makes equity sense or the Stochastic RSI moving into the OVER-BOUGHT (above 80) territory DOWNTREND SELLING CHECKLIST Define trend by drawing DOWNTREND lines. DEFINE TRENDLINE SELL ZONE STOCHASTIC RSI Stochastic RSI (aka Velocity Fuel Gauge) in OVER-BOUGHT range in a DOWNTREND (above 80) Entry trigger is a counter-trendline break in the direction of the trend. The stop goes 15 pips ABOVE the most recent HIGH in a DOWNTREND FIND TRIGGER FIND TARGET Targets are levels of SUPPORT that makes equity sense or the Stochastic RSI moving into the OVER-SOLD (below 20) territory. Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The Grade Your Trade trader’s checklist is intended to be used as a guide for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any Forex contract or securities of any type. No representation is being made that any account will, or is likely to, achieve profits or losses based on the information as calculated on the checklist. No calculations, whether expressed or implied, are indicative of future results. The content of the trader’s checklist is subject to change at any time, without notice, and is provided for the sole purpose of assisting traders to make independent investment decisions. Market Traders Institute will not accept liability for any loss or damage, including without limitation any loss of profit, which may arise directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on such information. 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