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Your Trading Plan

Edge, routine, plan, review — the process that lasts.

Advanced · 5 video lessons · 6 minutes · 5-question video exercise · certificate

What you'll learn

• Define a setup so precisely that you can prove it works.
• Build a twenty-minute pre-market routine.
• Write a plan for every trade, with size that comes from your stop.
• And review like a pro, grading process over outcome.

Lessons

1. Find your edge (1 min) — An edge is a repeatable reason to expect profit. Learn the types of edge, how to define a setup, and how to prove it.
2. The pre-market routine (1 min) — Twenty minutes before the open that set up your whole day: the big picture, the calendar, your levels and your plan.
3. Writing a trade plan (2 min) — Thesis, entry, stop, target, size, invalidation and a time limit — a full plan in one minute, with a worked example.
4. Review, backtest & improve (1 min) — Where traders actually get better: weekly reviews, grading process over outcome, and testing ideas without risk.
5. Your WhaleHerald companion routine (1 min) — How experienced traders use WhaleHerald every day: a morning scan, a focused session, and an after-close review.

Exercise and certificate

The course ends with a 5-question video exercise. Submit your answers, see your score and the reasoning instantly, and pass with 80% to earn the Your Trading Plan certificate.

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