Trading Guides
Practical guides on trading rules, discipline, and backtesting — written to be actually usable, not just read. Free and public.
Why You Can't Actually Execute Your Stop-Loss (and How to Fix It)
You know you should cut losses but freeze when it's time. The problem isn't the method — it's execution. Here's the psychology behind it and how to turn trading discipline into a daily checklist.
Read →How to Set Take-Profit and Stop-Loss for HK/US Stocks (the 10%/5% Rule)
Take-profit and stop-loss are two numbers you write before you buy, not a gut feeling. This covers fixed-percent, technical-level, and ATR stops, plus fixed/trailing/scale-out targets — combined into one backtestable rule.
Read →Never Risk More Than 5% Per Trade: Position Sizing and Stop Math
What decides survival isn't what you buy but how much. This explains the "risk ≤ 1%–2% of capital per trade" rule, how to size backward from your stop, and why it matters more than stock picking.
Read →How to Backtest Your Own Trading Strategy (Without Coding)
"Feels like it works" isn't evidence. This covers the four numbers a backtest should give you (win rate, profit factor, max drawdown, Sharpe), the three steps to a clean backtest, and how to do it without code.
Read →Turn Your Stock-Picking Logic into Buy Rules: Moving Averages, ADX, Breakouts
"Enter once it holds the average," "buy the breakout" — these instincts translate into executable, backtestable rules. This covers the three most-used conditions (MAs, ADX, breakouts) and how to combine them with AND/OR.
Read →How to Stop Chasing the Market: 3 Ways to Replace Emotion with Rules
Chasing rallies and dumping selloffs is the top cause of retail losses — and your brain's default. This explains the behavioral finance behind it and three ways to take emotion out of the decision.
Read →HK/US/CN: What to Buy, Add, Trim or Exit Today — Using a Daily Signal Checklist
Most tools give you quotes but never answer "which name should I act on today." This explains how a signal checklist runs your rules across your whole watchlist, prioritizes exit>trim>add>buy>watch, and why it's a scanner, not a command.
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