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Trading Plan Builder: Write, Save and Print Your Plan

A written plan is what separates disciplined execution from moment-to-moment decisions. The minimum any plan needs is seven elements: one instrument, a time window, an entry condition you can write in a sentence, a stop rule, an exit rule, a fixed risk percentage with a daily loss limit, and an explicit rule for when you will not trade. Fill the fields above to get a printable plan, saved in your browser so you can return and revise it.

Trading plan builder

Answer the fields to produce a one-page written plan. It is saved in your browser, so you can return and revise it before each week.

1 · What you trade

One instrument beats five: you learn its behaviour instead of sampling many. Choosing a pair

2 · When you trade

Not sure which window? The live clock shows what is open in your timezone: session clock

3 · Your rules

A stop derived from volatility rather than preference: ATR · levels

4 · Your limits

Turn the risk % into a lot size per trade: position size calculator · why limits work

My trading plan

Your plan is saved in your own browser (localStorage) and never sent to a server, so it will not appear on another device and may be lost if you clear browser data. Keep a printed or copied backup. A plan is a discipline tool, not a guarantee of results.

Why a written plan specifically

The gap between "I have a plan in my head" and "I have a written plan" is not cosmetic. A mental decision can be reinterpreted under pressure: the stop becomes "I will wait a little", and the risk percentage becomes "this setup is obvious, let us double". Written text is not renegotiated as easily, which is why its real value appears in exactly the moments when your judgement is worst rather than best.

The second benefit is diagnostic: a written plan makes review possible. After a losing streak the useful question is not "what went wrong?" but "did I break a specific rule, or is the rule itself weak?" — and that cannot be answered without prior text to compare against. Diagnosing from a journal is covered in forex trading mistakes.

The seven elements and how to fill them

ElementThe question it answersWhere the answer comes from
InstrumentWhat do I trade?One instrument whose behaviour you know
Time windowWhen do I trade?Session clock
Entry conditionWhat makes me enter?One verifiable sentence
Stop ruleWhere do I admit I am wrong?ATR or a level that invalidates the idea
Exit ruleWhen do I take profit?A real level and an acceptable reward ratio
Risk and daily limitHow much, and when do I stop?Risk management
When I stay outWhen do I not trade?News, and after consecutive losses

The last element is the most skipped and the most valuable: deciding when to stay out is half the plan. Most plans describe how to enter and never describe when not to, leaving the worst decisions ungoverned.

Once the rules are written, check they are mathematically viable before applying real money: the strategy viability assistant computes the win rate your numbers demand, and the position size calculator turns your risk percentage into a lot size per trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum an acceptable trading plan needs?

Seven elements: one instrument, a defined time window, an entry condition writable in a single sentence, a stop-loss rule, an exit rule, a fixed risk percentage with a daily loss limit, and an explicit rule for when you will not trade. If any is missing the plan leaves an important decision ungoverned — and the most commonly skipped is the last one.

Where is my plan saved, and can you see it?

It is saved in your own browser via localStorage and never sent to any server, so nobody else can see it. Practically that means you will find it again when you return on the same device, but it will not appear on another device and may be lost if you clear browser data. That is why the builder provides print and copy buttons to keep a copy outside the browser.

How often should I review my plan?

Review adherence weekly and the rules themselves after a sample of at least thirty trades. The distinction matters: the weekly review asks "did I follow my rules?", while changing the rules needs a sufficient sample, because a short losing streak is normal in any method and does not by itself indicate a flaw. Revising the plan after every loss makes evaluation impossible.

Do I need a different plan for each instrument?

Practically yes, because instruments differ in volatility, trading cost and active hours — the factors that determine stop distance, size and time window. But start with one instrument and one plan until you have a sufficient sample; running two plans before mastering the first means two incomplete samples rather than one you can actually evaluate.

⚠️ Educational tool, not financial advice. Verify contract specifications with your broker. Trading is high-risk. Risk Disclosure