Trading Framework
A structured set of operating principles that creates consistency in how you approach the markets
A trading framework takes a complex process — analyzing markets, selecting setups, executing trades, and managing positions — and provides a consistent set of operating principles for each step. It is built around the four pillars (market direction, POI selection, entries, management) and personalized to your trading personality, available sessions, and risk tolerance. The framework includes both technical components (what setups you take, what confirmation you need) and operational components (your tech stack, journaling process, news checklist, session timing). Without a framework, trading becomes inconsistent and chaotic. With one, even imperfect, you have a structured approach that can be tested, measured, and improved over time.
✓How to Recognize
- •Four pillars: market direction, POI selection, entries, and trade management
- •Operational components: tech stack, journaling, news checking, session timing
- •Personality-based: strict enough to prevent overtrading, flexible enough for 0-4 setups per day
- •Iterative: test for 50-100 trades, assess by pillar, adjust one variable at a time
⚡How to Avoid
- →Trading without any framework (waking up and "seeing what happens")
- →Copying someone else's framework without adapting it to your personality
- →Changing multiple framework variables simultaneously (can't isolate what helped or hurt)
- →Not tracking results by pillar (you won't know where the actual problem is)