LESSON 11 ~9 MIN · AT YOUR OWN PACE
Plan, emotion and Journal
The plan before a trade and the review after it.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Do you remember what you read?
Four practice questions. Turn on JavaScript for the interactive quiz.
- What does a plan need?
- Entry only
- Entry, invalidation, size and risk
- A promise of profit
- Doubling your size to win back a loss?
- Can be revenge trading
- Removes the risk
- Always a good plan
- Which trades go in the Journal?
- Only winners
- Only big trades
- All practice trades
- Is a winning trade always a good decision?
- Yes
- No, it can be a lucky result
- Yes, if the candle is green
Sources and further reading
Sources in English · Content reviewed on 28 September 2026. We made the examples for learning; they are not broker recommendations.
CME Group · Practice and trade plan (opens in a new tab)CFTC · Forex and risk (opens in a new tab)