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02 / DISCIPLINE

End the session on your terms.

Create a defined routine for entry, losing streaks and stopping for the day.

Educational framework. Examples are planning assumptions, not proven trading edges or a guarantee of passing. Fees can be lost; official account rules always apply.
01

Before the session

Choose a defined session and no more than two setups. Check news, closing times and account rules. Set your daily stop safely inside the remaining provider limit. There is no obligation to trade every day.

02

Stops apply immediately

Your daily stop must include open losses and costs. When it is reached, exit according to the predefined execution plan and open no new trades. A profit target does not justify raising risk after losses.

03

Review instead of revenge trading

Record setup, rule compliance and result in R after each trade. Pause at a predefined losing streak. Change rules outside trading hours using several observations, rather than immediately after one stop.

WORKED EXAMPLE / NOT A FORECAST

Example plan: 80 risk per trade, a personal daily stop of 240 including costs, no more than three full stops. After two losses, pause and recheck the setup. Additional open risk must fit the remaining daily allowance.

Before you trade

  • Define session and news exclusions before trading.
  • Personal stop is below the provider threshold.
  • Record breaks, maximum attempts and session close.

Common mistakes

  • Move the daily stop after losing.
  • Count only closed losses.
  • Immediately buy a reset after breaking a rule.

RESEARCH & RULE CHECKS

Our examples are editorial planning frameworks. CME explains the relationship between stop distance and position size. FTMO illustrates why daily, overall and consistency rules must be read separately for the specific account.

CME / Position sizing ↗FTMO / Trading objectives ↗

Continue building your process.

01 / RISK

Your loss buffer is your capital.

Build position size and a daily stop around the buffer you can actually lose.

Open playbook ↗03 / PREPARATION

One setup. Measurable repetition.

Test a precise trading idea before paying for a challenge.

Open playbook ↗06 / BEYOND EVALUATION

Passing is a transition.

Plan consistency, account changes and withdrawals with a separate rule sheet.

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