Step 3 · Trade Plans
Every trade begins
with a plan.
Buy point, stop, target and reward/risk, decided before the trade.
A real plan
MRVL at READY, March 31, 2026.
The plan, then how the stock traded against it. Pre-launch example, traded with the Ascend method before the model portfolio began on Sep 3, 2026.
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Reading a plan
What each number means.
- Buy point · $96.50
- Where the setup becomes actionable.
- Stop · $86.50
- Where the idea is wrong and the position is closed.
- Target · $125
- The first checkpoint for taking profits.
- Planned risk · about 10%
- Buy point down to the stop.
- Planned reward · about 30%
- Buy point up to the target.
- Reward / risk · 2.9 : 1
- About $2.90 of potential gain for every $1 at risk.
- Model portfolio size · Full
- The Ascend model portfolio uses half or full, based on the setup and the market. Your own sizing is always your decision.
- Management
- Take profits around the target and raise the stop along the way. In a strong market, part of a winner is held while it stays above its 21-day line. How trades are managed →
Inside Ascend
Every setup's levels, on the chart.
Members see buy point, stop and target on each stock's analysis chart, with moving averages and volume.
Side by side
Three real plans.
Next step
4. Active Positions
Once the buy point triggers, the plan becomes a position.
See the live version inside Ascend.
Founding Beta is complimentary through March 31, 2027.
Examples are historical and selected to illustrate the Ascend process. They are not a complete record of all trades, not every trade is profitable, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. See the Investment Disclaimer.