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2/7/26
Here are some rules for myself for trading NAS100 which is a pair I am trading over gold [XAUUSD] or US30 which are both popular pairs to trade during the NY Session.
In the morning from 9:25EST-9:40EST (actual trading starts right after 9:30 so alarm1 at 9:25 & alarm2 at 9:30 [alarm2 has no sound; only vibration so it’s not annoying but it’s THERE].
0-2 Trades [2nd trade only if First BreakEven or fails]
Stop Loss at 1-4Kpt [depends on the brokerage account but on my Metatrader, it shows as thousands range]
Set the take profit at the nearest zone or if the range to the next zone is long, just take profit at 1:1+.
Other things you have to do:
Mark the zones on the 5 minutes [supports, resistances] & trendlines [just as an extra confluence but not the most important thing]
Risk properly [5% of account, 10% of account, etc.]
Mark on your phone where you can see the streaks for keeping all of your rules of trading with above rules and the daily pts gained/lost (-+).
For the year 2026, I believe this is the only trading method I will be implementing in my life although there is a swing trading method I could implement because I don’t want to stare at Tradingview of Metatrader all day or even have alerts on my phone telling me to trade because trading is addicting.