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Kazi Mezanur Rahman
Founder, independent researcher, and editor of DayTradingToolkit, a one-person publication focused on risk-first trading education, documented tool research, and clear explanations.
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About the Author
Kazi Mezanur Rahman is the founder, independent researcher, and editor behind DayTradingToolkit, a one-person publication. He built the site to organize practical trading education, primary-source research, calculators, and documented tool reviews in one place.
Kazi does not present himself as a professional trader, financial adviser, broker, accountant, or attorney. The editorial approach is intentionally conservative: explain risks plainly, disclose affiliate relationships, avoid profit promises, distinguish research from first-hand experience, and correct material errors.
Kazi oversees the site's education library, research methodology, review structure, and content updates across beginner lessons, strategy explainers, psychology guides, calculators, and software comparisons.
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Articles by Kazi Mezanur Rahman
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When to Increase Your Position Size: A Beginner's Scaling Guide
Learn exactly when and how to safely increase your position size in day trading. Our 4-level system uses data-driven criteria — not feelings — to scale up.
Common Mistakes in the First 3 Months (And How to Avoid Them)
The first 3 months of day trading are brutal. Learn the month-by-month mistakes that destroy beginners and how to avoid becoming another statistic.
Weekly Market Insights | Powell Handoff Week: NFP, AMD and a Stretched Tape — Week of May 4, 2026
April was the best S&P month since 2020. Now we sit between a hawkish Powell FOMC, a dovish Warsh confirmation, and Friday's NFP. Here's what matters this week.
Building Consistency: How to Track and Measure Your Progress
Learn how to measure your trading progress with the 6 core metrics, expectancy formula, equity curve analysis, and realistic consistency benchmarks by month.
How to Review Your Trades: A Post-Market Review Checklist
A step-by-step post-market review checklist for day traders. Learn the daily, weekly, and monthly review process that turns raw trades into real improvement.
The First 90 Days of Day Trading: A Realistic Beginner's Roadmap
Your week-by-week 90-day day trading roadmap with measurable milestones, go/no-go checkpoints, and the process goals that separate survivors from statistics.
Starting Small — Why Your First Month Should Be About Survival, Not Profit
Your first month of live day trading isn't about making money. Learn the 5 survival metrics, tuition budget framework, and week-by-week plan that actually matter.
The Paper-to-Live Transition — When You're Ready and How to Do It Safely
Learn when to transition from paper trading to live trading and how to do it safely. Our 5-pillar readiness check and 4-phase ramp protocol explained.
Your First Live Trade: A Calm, Step-by-Step Walkthrough
Placing your first real trade is terrifying. This step-by-step walkthrough guides you through the experience — what to feel, what to do, and how to debrief afterward.
The Pre-Market Routine: A Step-by-Step Guide for Your Trading Morning
A minute-by-minute pre-market routine for day traders. 4 phases, specific time blocks, and a compressed version for part-time traders. Start your mornings right.
How to Treat Paper Trading Like Real Trading (Most People Get This Wrong)
Most traders waste months paper trading wrong. Learn the 7 rules that make simulated trading actually prepare you for live markets — plus a trade grading system.
The Trading Journal: Your Most Powerful Tool for Improvement
Learn how to keep a trading journal that actually works. We cover what to track, how to review, and the beginner-friendly system that turns random trades into real skill.