
Most traders don't have a strategy problem. They have a system problem.
You know what you're supposed to do. But the moment the market pressures you — after a losing trade, during a drawdown, when a setup is "close enough" — the rules you follow are the ones in your head, not on paper. And rules in your head aren't really rules.
The Trader's Rulebook changes that.
This is a comprehensive fill-in workbook designed specifically for prop firm traders who are serious about running their trading like a business. It walks you through building your complete trading system from scratch — your entry criteria, your risk rules, your shutdown triggers, your psychology protocols, and your review process — and then holds you accountable to it.
What's inside:
Section 1 — Entry Criteria Rules: Define the exact conditions required before you pull the trigger. No more "close enough" setups.
Section 2 — Risk & Position Sizing Rules: Lock in your numbers before emotions are involved. Daily limits, weekly limits, sizing method, prop firm parameters.
Section 3 — Daily Shutdown Rules: Hard stops, soft stops, trade limits, and your end-of-session routine. The rules that protect you from yourself.
Section 4 — Psychology & Behavior Rules: Name your weaknesses, write the specific rules to counter them, and define your emotional state protocols.
Section 5 — Weekly Review Rules: Your review schedule, weekly reflection questions, and monthly rule audit checklist.
Section 6 — Rule Violation & Pattern Tracker: A 30-day log that turns your mistakes into data. After 30 entries, your patterns become undeniable.
Section 7 — 90-Day Progress Scorecard: Track your growth across five categories every week for 13 weeks. Consistency in the process always comes before consistency in the results.
This works with any strategy. It doesn't matter what you trade or how you enter — this is the operating system that goes around your strategy and makes it actually function over time.
Print it. Fill it in. Keep it where you trade.
This pairs directly with the free Trade Journal Template — together they form a complete system. The journal tracks what you did. The Rulebook defines what you were supposed to do. The gap between the two is where your growth lives.
Instant PDF download. Compatible with iPad and Apple Pencil for digital use.