📅 90-DAY BEGINNER FOREX TRADING PLAN
🟢 PHASE 1: FOUNDATION (Days 1–30)
Goal: Understand the market and build correct habits
No real money trading
Week 1: Forex Basics
☐ What forex is & how it works
☐ Currency pairs (major, minor, exotic)
☐ Pips, lots, spreads
☐ How leverage & margin work
☐ Trading sessions (London, New York, Asian)
✅ Task: Open a demo account
Week 2: Charts & Price Action
☐ Candlesticks and patterns
☐ Support & resistance
☐ Trends (up, down, sideways)
☐ Timeframes (HTF vs LTF)
✅ Task: Mark support & resistance daily
✅ Trade ZERO real trades
Week 3: Risk Management (Most Important)
☐ Risk per trade (1–2%)
☐ Stop-loss & take-profit
☐ Risk-to-reward (minimum 1:2)
☐ Position sizing basics
✅ Task: Practice position sizing on demo
✅ Write risk rules (non-negotiable)
Week 4: Strategy Selection
☐ Choose ONE simple strategy
Examples:
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Trend + pullback
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Support & resistance bounce
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Breakout + retest
☐ Define exact entry & exit rules
✅ Task: Backtest 20–30 trades on demo
✅ Start trading demo only
🟡 PHASE 2: PRACTICE & CONSISTENCY (Days 31–60)
Goal: Execute plan without emotions
Demo or very small real account
Week 5–6: Live Market Execution
☐ Trade only your chosen strategy
☐ Max 1–2 trades per day
☐ Follow risk rules strictly
☐ No news trading yet
✅ Task: Maintain trading journal
(Entry, exit, reason, emotion)
Week 7: Review & Refinement
☐ Review all trades
☐ Identify:
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Best setups
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Common mistakes
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Emotional errors
☐ Adjust rules if needed (not strategy hopping)
✅ Task: Improve discipline, not profits
Week 8: Psychology & Discipline
☐ Learn about:
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Fear & greed
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Overtrading
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Revenge trading
☐ Practice patience and waiting
✅ Rule: Skip bad setups proudly
🔵 PHASE 3: CONTROLLED REAL TRADING (Days 61–90)
Goal: Transition safely to real trading
Week 9: Small Real Account
☐ Use very small capital
☐ Risk 0.5%–1% per trade
☐ Trade same strategy as demo
☐ No lot size increase
✅ Goal: Execution perfection, not money
Week 10–11: Build Consistency
☐ Maintain strict discipline
☐ Follow checklist before every trade
☐ Stop trading after daily loss limit
☐ Avoid overconfidence after wins
✅ Success = rule-following
Week 12: Evaluation
☐ Review last 30 days
☐ Check:
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Rule adherence
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Emotional control
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Drawdown control
☐ Decide:
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Continue
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Stay on demo longer
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Slightly increase size (if consistent)
📌 STRICT RULES FOR 90 DAYS
🚫 No strategy hopping
🚫 No signal groups
🚫 No revenge trading
🚫 No over-leverage
🚫 No trading without stop-loss
🎯 REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
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You may not be profitable yet
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Your goal is discipline + survival
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Consistency beats speed
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Most traders fail by rushing
🔑 FINAL TRUTH
If you can protect your capital for 90 days, you are already ahead of most traders.
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┌───────────────────────────┐
│ DAYS 1–30: FOUNDATION │
│ (LEARN & PREPARE) │
└───────────────────────────┘
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├─► Learn Forex Basics
│ (pairs, pips, leverage)
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├─► Learn Charts & Trends
│ (candles, S&R, timeframes)
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├─► Learn Risk Management
│ (1–2% risk, SL, RR 1:2)
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├─► Choose ONE Strategy
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└─► Demo Trading Only
(no real money)
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┌───────────────────────────┐
│ DAYS 31–60: PRACTICE │
│ (DISCIPLINE & CONSISTENCY)│
└───────────────────────────┘
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├─► Trade Demo / Small Size
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├─► Follow Trading Plan
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├─► Use Trading Journal
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├─► Control Emotions
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└─► Weekly Review
(mistakes & improvements)
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┌───────────────────────────┐
│ DAYS 61–90: REAL TRADING │
│ (CONTROLLED EXECUTION) │
└───────────────────────────┘
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├─► Small Real Account
│ (0.5–1% risk)
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├─► Same Strategy as Demo
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├─► Strict Risk Rules
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├─► Avoid Overtrading
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└─► Focus on Process
(not profits)
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┌───────────────────────────┐
│ FINAL EVALUATION │
│ (AFTER 90 DAYS) │
└───────────────────────────┘
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├─► Review Performance
├─► Check Rule Discipline
├─► Analyze Drawdowns
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DECISION
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├─► Continue as Planned
├─► Stay on Demo
└─► Slowly Scale (if consistent)
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