✓ Smart Trading Checklist

Trading checklist templates

Pick a template to start a checklist with only the checks that matter for that style of trading.

Trend Pullback (Intraday)

Full checklist for buying dips in an uptrend or selling rallies in a downtrend.

Strategy: Pullback Style: Intraday

✓ Higher timeframe has a clear trend
✓ Trade follows the higher timeframe direction (deal-breaker)
✓ Intermediate timeframe shows continuation or a finished pullback
✓ Entry timeframe confirms the trade direction (deal-breaker)
✓ Price is at a key level
✓ A clear entry signal is present
✓ Stop loss is placed at a logical level (deal-breaker)
✓ Reward to risk is at least 1:2
✓ Risk per trade is 2% of the account or less (deal-breaker)
✓ Trading in an active session for this instrument
✓ No high-impact news in the next 30 minutes (deal-breaker)
✓ Spread and fees are normal
✓ Setup matches my trading plan
✓ I am calm and not chasing or revenge trading (deal-breaker)

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Breakout Trade

Checklist for trading breakouts from ranges and key levels.

Strategy: Breakout

✓ Higher timeframe has a clear trend
✓ Trade follows the higher timeframe direction (deal-breaker)
✓ Entry timeframe confirms the trade direction (deal-breaker)
✓ Price is at a key level
✓ A clear entry signal is present
✓ Stop loss is placed at a logical level (deal-breaker)
✓ Reward to risk is at least 1:2
✓ Risk per trade is 2% of the account or less (deal-breaker)
✓ Trading in an active session for this instrument
✓ No high-impact news in the next 30 minutes (deal-breaker)
✓ Spread and fees are normal
✓ Setup matches my trading plan
✓ I am calm and not chasing or revenge trading (deal-breaker)

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Quick Scalp

Short checklist for fast scalping decisions.

Style: Scalping

✓ Trade follows the higher timeframe direction (deal-breaker)
✓ Entry timeframe confirms the trade direction (deal-breaker)
✓ A clear entry signal is present
✓ Stop loss is placed at a logical level (deal-breaker)
✓ Reward to risk is at least 1:2
✓ Risk per trade is 2% of the account or less (deal-breaker)
✓ No high-impact news in the next 30 minutes (deal-breaker)
✓ Spread and fees are normal
✓ I am calm and not chasing or revenge trading (deal-breaker)

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Swing Trend

Checklist for multi-day trades with the higher timeframe trend.

Strategy: Trend Following Style: Swing

✓ Higher timeframe has a clear trend
✓ Trade follows the higher timeframe direction (deal-breaker)
✓ Intermediate timeframe shows continuation or a finished pullback
✓ Entry timeframe confirms the trade direction (deal-breaker)
✓ Price is at a key level
✓ A clear entry signal is present
✓ Stop loss is placed at a logical level (deal-breaker)
✓ Reward to risk is at least 1:2
✓ Risk per trade is 2% of the account or less (deal-breaker)
✓ No high-impact news in the next 30 minutes (deal-breaker)
✓ Setup matches my trading plan
✓ I am calm and not chasing or revenge trading (deal-breaker)

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