Regimen

As I was trading futures with Topstep, I felt like I made some sacrifices with my FX trading and development. To get back into the groove, I believe that I need to document what exactly I need to do. So here goes...


Weekends:
  1. Run through the weekly economic indicators. Click and expand them in my platform to read their description. The idea is to provide me with a better understanding of what that indicator tells me.
  2. Scan all FX pairs to pinpoint opportunities that fit my fakeout trading strategy.
  3. Finish weekend preparations by looking at the news to understand what I should expect for the week ahead.
Trading days/nights:
  1. Switch over to my "Active" watchlist and scan through the pairs I narrowed to see if there are opportunities off critical levels that I'm monitoring.
  2. Finish off with the current day's economic indicator releases and news.
Off day (where I do the bulk of my "growth"):
  1. Re-read Babypips as a refresher.
  2. Research trading psychology concepts that incorporate looking at price and candlestick patterns to predict supply and demand behavior. This remains largely murky and will rely on exploring key topics that will complement my fakeout trading strategy.
  3. Follow Bloomberg, Reuters, and Marctomarket.com recaps in order to gain a better understanding of economic news.
Bedtime/Driving:
  1. Audible: trading psychology books.
  2. Pocket Casts: a collection of podcasts that cover interviews and recent events.
Side note, I am also going to restart my use of TradingView. While this blog is dedicated to my mentality and self-reflection, TradingView will be where I post actual chart setups. I think it's probably the best place to "replay" charts and see how they turn out based on my analysis. I'd rather not post charts on this blog in order to keep it reader friendly for anyone else that struggles with their own trading.