Trading Rules I Follow

Trading Rules I Follow:
  1. Don't buy right at market open.
  2. Respect price action. Respect previous trading day's close, high, and low. Respect the pre-market high and low. Use those as indicators of support and resistance. Also, mark out intraday levels of support and resistance.
  3. Respect a rising/declining slope of the 5-min and 15-min 10 and 20 Simple Moving Average.
  4. Above the 50 MA on the 5-min and 15-min charts determines a bullish bias. Below the 50 MA determines a bearish bias.
  5. Respect a wide MACD in your direction.
  6. Look at the daily chart and other time frames for small confirmation bias. Daily and hourly chart can also be used to determine support and resistance.
  7. Don't chase three consecutive candles.
  8. The day's news can be used to gauge market sentiment, but the above rules must be followed.
  9. Only trade between 9:30 am - 12 am EST and 2 pm - 4 pm EST.
Option Rules I Follow:
  1. Pick a strike out of the money and no more than $1.50 away.
  2. Exit the position when
    • 8-10% profit has been reached,
    • or 20% loss has been reached,
    • or price action dictates, e.g., hitting resistance, support levels.
The Most Important Rules:
  1. Say no to FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Be patient. There is always a viable trade in the future.
  2. Don't be greedy.
  3. Only one trade a day.

Last Updated: January 31, 2020

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