The Trading Loop
The Trading Loop is Owl Group Trading's framework for treating trading as a profession. It moves through four disciplined stages and repeats, so every session feeds the next. Each stage is a short, practical guide by Dr. Ken Long.
Plan
Build the written plan you can trust when pressure hits — entries, stops, targets, capital limits, and loss boundaries, set before any capital is at risk.
Stage 02Prepare
Finish the work before the screen lights up — marked levels, position size, hard stops, a clean workspace, and an honest physical and mental check.
Stage 04Assess
Study your own marks with the rigor you study the market — score process over profit, measure expectancy by setup, and feed corrections back into the plan.
Stage 03Execute
Apply the plan under live pressure — press the button when conditions align, manage the position by rule, and protect open profit on the way out.
Who this is for
Accomplished professionals making a deliberate transition into trading — engineers, physicians, and aviators who already trust checklists, tolerances, and after-action review. The Loop brings that same rigor to the markets, with survival-first risk discipline and measured progress through the Guild levels from Novice to Master. See how your profession transfers →
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