Module 07 · Build Your Trading Strategy

7.2Define Your Market

What you will learn

·Why instrument selection is narrowed deliberately
·How instruments require different rules
·How to choose a primary instrument

Core content

Do not attempt to trade every instrument. Choose instruments that suit the strategy.

·XAUUSD
·NAS100
·US30
·EURUSD
·USDJPY

Different instruments can require different rules.

TLHQ insight

Specialisation compounds understanding.

Example

A stop distance appropriate for EURUSD may be far too tight for XAUUSD in the same session.

Examples use historical or illustrative data only. They are not live market signals.

Apply it

Select one primary instrument and one secondary. Write why each fits your strategy and schedule.

Knowledge check

Check 01 · truefalse

The same rules can be applied unchanged across all instruments.

Check 02 · choice

The main benefit of narrowing your instrument list is:

Key takeaways

01Trade fewer instruments, better.
02Rules must be tuned per instrument.
03Selection reflects strategy and schedule.

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Educational content only. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to trade. Trading involves risk of loss, results vary between individuals, and past performance does not indicate future results. Only capital you can afford to lose should be exposed to market risk.