Prepared by
Mo Al-Yahya X: @Al_Yahya_ Trading Plan 2025 With Trend Entry Setups Counter Trend Entry Setups
Market Futures 1. Attempts/Failure Pullback/Retrace to 21EMA 6. Intersection Trading at the Demand/Supply Area
Assets NQ, MNQ, CL, ES, MES, GC, MBT Wed 01 Jan 25
Account Prop Firm Funded Account (topstep)
Total Budget ($ (17,410)
Monthly Max Tries/ Resets / Activation Max Months
# of Accounts Total Monthly
Subscription Month Month fee without Payout
Account Cost
2 2 ($ (149) 3
($ (149) 5 ($ (4,470)
($ (1,490) ($ (1,490) ($ (1,490) ($ (13,410)
Education ($ (1,000)
Devices & Tools ($ (3,000)
Goals * Staying on the Top 20 Leader Board by end of 2025
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Financial Targets ($ - )
Trading
Streaming
Training & Books
Trade Managmnet
Daily Losing Weekly Trade Min Daily Wining Weekly Wining Normal Month
Trade Max Loss
Trades Losing days Profit Trades days Result
3 2 4 3
($ 650) ($ 800) ($ 22,800)
($ 1,950) ($ 3,900) ($ 3,200) ($ 9,600)
Trading Rules 1. Trade each instrument with the suitable position size that assure the Max loss in a trade 2. 2121 Attempts Pullback/Retrace to 21EMA (low, close, high) 7. Trap Trading the trap at a strong level
2. Define the position max size before start trading
3. Overtrading is above 50 trades/day
4. Take a break of 15 minutes after 2 consecutive losing trades
5. Take a break for 15 minutes after every 2 hours of trading
6. Avoid trading the news and during up normal volatility
7. Don't hold any trade during major news/market open unless you are in a risk free position with
a trailing stop at point of entry
8. Never move the stop loss before taking a partial target at 1:1
9. Early exit conditions: 1- News, market open or MOC
2- Strong technical reason
3- Wrong Entry for any reason
4- Trade achieved 1:1 stop at point of entry
10. Conditions for not trading: 1- Physical or Psychological weakness
2- Busy mind
3- Consecutive 3 losing days
4- Technical issues
11. Condition to stop trading: 1- Consecutive 5 losing trades
2- Feeling tired
3- Approaching 60 trades
4- Losing 50% after achieving today's (or previous day's) daily target
Payout Rules * Every 5 days, request 50% of the accumulated profit, with a condition to leave $3,500 in the account
* In live account, accumulate the account to $25k befor making any payout, then
request 50% of the accumulated profit weekly until the account reach $50k, then
request 60% of the accumulated profit weekly until the account reach $100k, then
request 75% of the accumulated profit weekly 3. Strength 3 consecutive candels in the direction 8. Failed 2121 Reverse the 2121 Attempts at stop if control shifts
Technical Part
Identifying Day Type
Type of days Description Trading
Un-directional Wait for information
Trapping the highs and the lows of previous day last
Avoid trading inside the chop
Choopy Days major swing highs/ lows
Smoothing 21 EMA flatten Wait for breakout and retest
No clear control Wait until one side has the control
Double Top/Double bottoms
Range Days Sell highs Buy lows / Rotation / Traps
Triangles
One Directional Continuation of previous day Trade the pullbacks
Days Reversal of previous day Watch for major trendlines
No double tops/bottoms
Multi-directional Trade with the recent controller in the
Compleate Price action on both directions
Days price action
Few ranges
Day started as a range then strong breakout Trade the breakout direction only
Reversal Days Day started trending down then strongly reversed up Only Buy until the reversal invalidated
Day started trending up then strongly reversed down Only Sell until the reversal invalidated
Price Action Cycles
* Find active price action cycles, micro, minor & Major
* Before any trade Answer these questions:
1. Who Has Control NOW, Buyers or Sellers?
2. Confirmed Control or not yet?
3. Where is the target for them? 4. Breakout Breaking through the Demand/Supply level
Entry Setups
With Trend Setups Counter Trend Setups
1. Attempts/Failure Pullback/Retrace to 21EMA 6. Intersection Trading at the Demand/Supply Area
2. 2121 Attempts Pullback/Retrace to 21EMA (low, close, high) 7. Trap Trading the trap at a strong level
3. Strength 3 consecutive candels in the direction 8. Failed 2121 Reverse the 2121 Attempts at stop if control shifts
4. Breakout Breaking through the Demand/Supply level
5. The Limit Pullback/Retrace to the Profit taking zone
Time Frame & Poaition Size
NQ 1000/2000 tick chart 3 contracts GC 500/1000 tick chart 2 contracts
CL 500/1000 tick chart 2 contracts MBT 100 tick chart (testing) 10 contracts
MNQ 1000/2000 tick chart 30 contracts
Profit Taking & Trailing Stop Loss
With Trend Trailing Counter Trend Trailing
* Target 1 should be 50% of the position at 1.25R or 66% at 1R * Target 1 should be 50% of the position at 1.25R or 66% at 1R
* Trail the stoploss to the last swing before the entry * Keep the stop loss as is until the trade moves 2R in your direction
* should the price moves to your direction, trail the remaining using then move your stop to the last swing
last two bars in the direction to your trade * Should the price moves to your direction, trail the remaining using
* You may trail the stop with the 21 EMA as well last swing
* Exiting the trade with stop profit doesn't invalidate the direction * You may trail the stop with the 21 EMA as well
so you can look for a new trade in the direction * Exiting the trade with stop profit doesn't invalidate the direction
so you can look for a new trade in the reversed direction 5. The Limit Pullback/Retrace to the Profit taking zone
Discalaimer
- This is only a template of a trading plan, to help whoever wants to have one
- Using this template is your choice, not a recomendation by any means
- topstep is not responiable on how, when, where or why you use this template, this a personal use for the author
- Nothing on this sheet is a call to use any entry setup, make sure to use your setups as per your strategy
