🧠 How to Make Consistent Profit in Intraday Trading (Beginner’s Guide)

✅ 1. Set Realistic Expectations

• You won’t double your capital overnight — and you shouldn’t try.

• Aim for small, consistent profits (e.g., ₹300–₹1000/day).

• Focus on capital preservation first, profit second.

📌 Think in terms of probability and risk, not just money.

✅ 2. Trade with a Simple, Repeatable Strategy

🛠️ Beginner Strategy: Trend + Support/Resistance + Confirmation

Setup:

• Timeframe: 5-min or 15-min chart

• Indicators: MA20, MA50, and RSI(14)

• Entry:

  • Trend: MA20 > MA50 = uptrend (Buy only); MA20 < MA50 = downtrend (Sell only)

  • RSI confirms momentum (crosses above 30 or below 70)

  • Enter after a bullish/bearish candle forms at a support/resistance level

Example Buy Signal:

• Stock is in an uptrend (MA20 > MA50)

• RSI crosses 30 from below (momentum rising)

• Price bounces off support and forms a green candle → Enter trade

✅ 3. Risk Management is Everything

🎯 Always use a stop-loss and never trade without calculating risk.

✅ 4. Stick to 1–3 High-Quality Trades per Day

• Avoid overtrading — it increases losses and stress.

• Wait patiently for clear, confirmed setups.

• Less is more in intraday.

🎯 Quality > Quantity. One good trade is better than five random ones.

✅ 5. Trade Only in the Best Time Window

⏰ Ideal trading hours:

• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM (IST): Highest volume, clearest moves

• 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Mid-day trends often resume

Avoid trading after 2:45 PM — market becomes unpredictable.

✅ 6. Avoid Trading on Major News Days (As a Beginner)

• Earnings announcements

• RBI/Bank policy updates

• Global news affecting sentiment

These cause sudden volatility. Beginners often lose money here.

✅ 7. Use a Trading Journal (This Is Non-Negotiable!)

Track every trade:

• What stock did you trade?

• Entry & exit price, stop loss, target

• Why did you enter?

• Profit/loss

• What can be improved?

🧠 Review weekly to find mistakes and improve your strategy.

✅ 8. Control Your Emotions

• Don’t chase trades if you missed an opportunity.

• Don’t increase size after a loss to “recover”.

• Stick to the plan, not to your feelings.

❌ Avoid revenge trading — it destroys profits.

✅ 9. Follow a Daily Routine

✅ 10. Focus on Learning, Not Just Earning

• Read charts every day, win or lose.

• Study successful trades and failed ones equally.

• Watch YouTube live market sessions or practice on TradingView replay.

📘 Knowledge compounds. So does discipline.

🧩 Bonus: Daily Profit Plan (With ₹20,000 Capital)

• Daily Risk: ₹200 (1% of capital)

• Target Profit (1:2 RR): ₹400

• Just 1 good trade a day = ₹8000/month (20 trading days)

📈 This is achievable and scalable once you build consistency.

🚫 Top Mistakes That Kill Consistency

✅ Final Thoughts: How to Win Long-Term

✔ Start small, stay consistent
✔ Stick to one strategy and master it
✔ Respect your risk and follow a routine
✔ Journal, learn, and improve

🎯 You don’t need 100 trades to profit. You need 1 good trade per day.