The framework
A method you can explain in one sentence.
If you can't describe why you're taking a trade before you take it, you're gambling. Everything we teach is designed to eliminate that.
The three pillars
How the methodology works
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Pillar 01
Market structure first
Before any entry, we read the market's current structure with ICT concepts: direction, liquidity, key levels and higher-timeframe context. No setup is taken against structure.
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Pillar 02
Risk defined before entry
Every trade has a predetermined stop loss. Position size is calculated from that stop, not from a fixed lot size. Maximum risk per trade: 1% of the account. Maximum daily loss: 3%. These rules are non-negotiable and modeled in every live session.
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Pillar 03
Consistency and psychology
The edge is statistical: it works over a large sample of trades, not on every trade. Consistency — and the cool head to sustain it after a loss — is what captures that edge.
Decision process
The sequence behind every trade
Pre-market prep
Key levels from the prior session, liquidity zones and the day's high-impact news.
Structure read
What is price doing on the higher timeframe? Trend or range? Trade direction must align with that context.
Setup confirmation
We wait for the specific pattern at the right level. No setup = no trade. Patience is the skill being trained here.
Position sizing
Contracts calculated from stop distance and the per-trade risk rule. Never the other way around.
Manage and record
Manage the trade according to plan and log it in the journal: entry, exit, emotional state and adherence to process — not just the outcome.
What we DON'T trade
FOMO entries · forced trades out of boredom · positions without a defined stop · sizes that can't be managed · "it feels right" entries · revenge trading after a loss.
Risk management rules
- Max 1% risk per trade
- Max 3% loss per day — then stop trading
- Minimum 1.5R target before entry
- Stop loss set before the position is opened
- No averaging into losing trades
- Some days you don't trade — and that's part of the plan too
Psychology
The mind is part of the method.
Trading is largely psychology. Knowing how to take a loss, turn off the computer and get on with your day. Not letting a bad streak burn your account or your spirit. At HED we work on it explicitly: trading psychology talks, a dedicated Discord channel and mentors who have been there too.
- How to handle a loss (and a win) without it handling you
- When not to trade: not every day is green
- Avoiding greed and revenge trading
- There's life outside trading: don't let a red day ruin the whole day
See the method in practice.
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