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How I Trade

A working knowledge base for documenting process, projects, reviews, and lessons learned while building a more repeatable trading practice.

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Projects · April 23, 2026

Building a Volatility Model

A complete walkthrough of building a volatility model to improve strategy decisions.

Journal · April 23, 2026

Week 17 Review

Review notes for the April 20-24, 2026 trading week.

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Execution

Lessons on understanding trade execution

Journal

Psychology

Lessons on understanding trade psychology

Reference

Knowledge Base

Open the Manual

2 entries

Philosophy

Core beliefs and risk principles that shape the trading process.

3 entries

Routines

Repeatable checklists for the trading day: pre-market, active session, and post-market review.

8 entries

Playbooks

Strategy playbooks organized around regime, volatility, and risk profile.

2 entries

Templates

Trade entry templates and example writeups used to standardize review.

Projects

Current Work

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