Markets, timeframe, setup, risk numbers and review schedule: the four lines that turn a vibe into a plan.
Forty-page strategies are ignored at 2 a.m. A plan you can read in ten seconds is a plan you can obey under pressure. Four lines are enough.
One or two pairs. One timeframe. Fixed hours. Everything else is off-limits, including the coin that is "moving right now". Scope is the first risk control; most leaks come from trades outside it.
A twelve-year-old should be able to check whether it happened. "Long when price reclaims the four-hour range low after a sweep" is a setup. "When it looks strong" is a mood.
Risk per trade as a percentage, maximum leverage, daily loss limit in dollars, maximum trades per day. Write them on the card. Tape the card to the monitor if you have to.
When and how you review: Sunday, thirty minutes, journal open, charts closed. The card changes only on Sundays. Changing the plan mid-week, in response to a trade, is how plans turn back into vibes.