{"id":175735,"date":"2020-09-08T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T23:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/trading-lessons\/step-2-methodology-behind-your-trade-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:03:10","slug":"step-2-methodology-behind-your-trade-plan","status":"publish","type":"trading-lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/trading-lessons\/step-2-methodology-behind-your-trade-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 2. Methodology Behind Your Trade Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/education\/courses\/building-a-trade-plan\/methodology-behind-your-trade-plan.html?utm_source=traders_academy&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=academy_relaunch&amp;utm_content=building-a-trade-plan&amp;utm_term=lesson-3-methodology-behind-your-trade-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Original study notes from CME Group Education<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a method to your madness, right? 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