Solutions

Solutions

How to playbook all trades most effectivly

  • Write a specific playbook template in Bear Notes.
  • Add the playbook with entry, exit and market condition rules in TradeZella.
  • The playbooks and variables in TradeZella are data driven and interactive, which is a huge edge over PowerPoint templates.
  • Create blog posts about the best playbook trades.

How to keep a daily journal efficiently

  • Journal what matters. Write short and sweet without chatter.
  • The first headline is the goal in one sentence what to achieve.
  • Start reading SPX and NDX news before 8:30 and highlight the headlines.
  • Add 15M and 1D charts to the daily journal.
  • Reverse engineer each trade and add comments in trade notes.
  • Score the made progress and each trade.
  • Add learnings and improvements.

How to calculate the position size

  • Shares = USD Risk / SL Ticks * 100
  • USD Risk = 600
  • SL Ticks = 25
  • Shares = 2400

Keyboard only orders in TradingView

  • Fastest order execution without point and clicking charts.
  • Make sure 100 shares is set in the order panel.
  • The mouse cursor must not be on the chart. Otherwise the order will use that price.
  • Calculate the position size and break it down into 100 of units.
  • Scale into the position with a 100 shares limit order via SHIFT + ALT + S or B
  • Repeat executing the keyboard shortcut until the calculated position size is filled.

Keyboard shortcuts in TradingView

  • SHIFT + W to add symbol to watchlist.
  • ARROW keys to show next symbol in watchlist.
  • SHIFT + Drag the bracket order.
  • SHIFT + ALT + E to switch between regular and extended trading hours.
  • ALT + A to add an alert.
  • CMD + ENTER to save changes in alert dialog.
  • ALT + N to add a note.
  • CMD + ALT + S to save a chart image.
  • SHIFT + Click on chart to messure.
  • ALT + J to draw a horizontal ray.
  • ALT + V to draw a vertical line.
  • CMD + Object Point Move to turn on magnet mode.

Order with position size calculation in TradingView

  • SHIFT + T to open the order panel.
  • Select 1/4, 1/2 or A+ Trade from order presets.
  • Select the USD risk field to lock the risk amount.
  • Drag Stop Loss on chart, which updates the number of shares.
  • ENTER to send the order.
  • Point the profit target on the chart.
  • SHIFT + ALT + S to place a sell limit order.
  • SHIFT + ALT + B to place a buy limit order.
  • Update number of shares in active orders.