FTR Futures Trading Revolution Free Trader's Checklist
The Pre-Trade Protocol

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My free one-page pre-trade checklist: the exact process I go through before pulling the trigger, so nothing gets skipped when it counts.

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Futures Trading Revolution
The Pre-Trade Protocol
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Observe

The very first thing we need to do as successful traders is OBSERVE. The better observers we become, the better decision-makers we are, and good decision-makers make money.

If you haven't spent time observing your market surroundings, you won't know how or when to place yourself into action. Take note of the following for each market you trade:

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Primary Trend

Charles Dow, the founding father of technical analysis, believed the primary trend (the long-term trajectory of a market) could not be manipulated and therefore offered the truest view of direction.

Pull up a monthly candlestick chart and observe: has this market been moving up, down, or sideways over the last several years?
Classical Chart Patterns

It's advantageous to understand the common classical patterns: Triangles, Head & Shoulders, Flags, and Pennants, and the directional bias they confirm across Monthly, Weekly, and Daily timeframes.

Do any of these appear on your Monthly, Weekly, or Daily charts?