For traders who know their system

You know your system. So why don’t you do what you know when it counts?

Honest tools and calm thinking for traders who suspect the problem isn’t the next strategy. Risk first. No hype, no signals.

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What this is

One level deeper than the next setup.

Most trading sites sell you the next setup. This one starts with what happens between your plan and your click. The tools are meant to help you make better decisions on your own. Not to make you dependent.

Risk

Decide what a trade may cost before you think about what it could make.

Risk

Decide what a trade may cost before you think about what it could make.

Structure

A plan that exists before the click, not one that gets explained afterwards.

Structure

A plan that exists before the click, not one that gets explained afterwards.

Psychology

Notice who is sitting in front of the chart: your plan or your pressure.

Psychology

Notice who is sitting in front of the chart: your plan or your pressure.

Ownership

No signals, no gurus. The decision stays yours.

Ownership

No signals, no gurus. The decision stays yours.

This site is German, for now.

Trading Essentials started in German: a position size calculator, a trading journal and a book in progress. English versions are coming step by step.

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About Michael

I trade myself, with everything that comes with it: mistakes, pressure, losses and the daily work on my own clarity. Trading Essentials is where I collect the tools and thoughts that actually helped.