The 33 Foundational Rules of Trading

Master the essentials for trading success

A foundation for beginners, a correction for the wayward, a refresher for the experienced.

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33rules, one short video each
~2 minper video, around an hour in all
Any orderdip in, no course to work through
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Rule 3
Cut losses short; let profits run
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Rule 7
Buy high, sell higher

Learn to:

  • See the patterns hidden in the movement of price
  • Understand the crowd, and when to bet against it
  • Respect risk, and make it work in your favor
  • Accept small losses, and let your successes grow
  • Stay patient, and keep a clear head when fear and greed take hold
  • Turn a plan into a practice, and a practice into a discipline
What’s inside

The rules

Each one is a powerful idea you can digest in the time it takes to make a coffee.

Rule 16

Don’t be a pig

Rule 28

Trade the M and the W

Rule 5

Learn to love small losses

Rule 14

Limit risk to 2% per trade

Rule 7

Buy high, sell higher

Rule 24

Set a trendline trap

Rule 19

Walk when masses run

Rule 3

Cut losses short; let profits run

Rule 33

Plan the trade, trade the plan

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Interact with The Rules

The videos come with a free AI assistant. Ask why a rule matters, how rules fit together, what a term means, aid learning with quizzes and scenarios.

Screen recording of the members’ AI assistant. A member asks how Rule 31 and Rule 14 decide how much they can buy when support is 6% below the entry price and the account is $20,000. The assistant explains each rule, works out a position of about $6,667, and notes that because the stop sits just under support, the position would be a little smaller.
A note from Trader X

Most trading advice starts with the chart. Mine starts with you.

It’s never been easier to start trading. You can do it on your phone in a few taps, and crypto’s attracted millions who were never interested before. With inflation eating savings, it’s no surprise many want in.

But easy to start isn’t the same as ready. Too many are unprepared, taking their cues from the loudest voices. And the experienced aren’t immune. I see traders lose to ego, greed and fear before the market itself has a chance.

These rules are the grounding I wish I’d had sooner. Some of them deal with charts and how markets move – handy tricks of the trade. But the most important concern mindset and habit, which help you hold firm when the market changes.

I can’t promise profits. Nobody honest can. What I can give you is a set of practical rules. A fast track to trading in a more disciplined, rational way. And that can make all the difference.

Learn the markets, but know yourself even better.

Trader X
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