Just curious to know how many of you really have a trading plan in written format (e.g. in .doc, txt, .pdf...) what you are executing. Be honest ;)
I am not going to disclose my current version fully but to give something back to society here is the table of contents:
1. What is the strategy
2. Instruments to trade
3. Charts (time frames) to follow, how and why
4. Opening the position
4.1 Setup methods
4.2 Filter methods
5. Position management
5.1 Stage 1 (Open)
5.1.1 Add methods
5.1.2 Exit methods
5.2 Stage 2 (Running)
5.2.1 Add methods
5.2.2 Exit methods
6. Other rules
6.1 News
6.2 Trading sessions
6.3 How to prepare the session
6.4 How to keep trade log and why
6.5 Distractions
7. Risk management
7.1 Position risk
7.2 System risk
7.2.1 When to do a pause and what then
7.2.2 When to cancel the system and what then
8. Other related matters
8.1 How to analyze
8.2 How to make changes