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Van K. Tharp: Source-Scoped Study Note
Written-plan and psychology book identity. An editorial study assignment with explicit source limits, not a hidden rulebook.
What the source can support
Wiley's selected book record identifies Tharp and a written-plan subject. The linked catalogue is a publisher record, not a current institute attendance or private coaching claim.
Original exercise for this learning question
Draft a non-actionable learning plan with a goal, evidence question and review condition. Distinguish a risk concept you can explain from a sizing instruction for an actual account. State which part of the exercise is yours rather than an exact author prescription.
Work without a live account. Record the original reference, the observation boundary and the first answer before examining a later result. When a definition is unclear, mark the uncertainty; do not supply a favourable fact from hindsight or attribute your own invented parameter to the author.
The distinction to explain
A book about a plan is not a validated readiness test, a psychological treatment or a guarantee of account performance.
Artifact and transfer review
Edition reference, learner goal, explicit assumptions and next independent task.
Retain the baseline and correction as separate artifacts. For a fresh task, explain what was supplied, what you assumed and what remains unobserved. This review concerns your understanding of an evidence boundary, not the original trader's current performance or a reproduction of a private system.
Source Identity
Original operator, author or publisher reference
The scope above identifies whether the reference is an authored resource, provider interpretation, institutional description or catalogue identity. It does not imply paid access, a new account audit or a complete modern method.
Public notes versus private courses / Observation before hindsight / Study library
Learning Concepts and Fresh Cases
A plan, a risk unit and an account result are different objects. A risk-based summary requires its denominator and measurement convention; it cannot repair a missing execution record or establish that a strategy has a durable edge.
Create an invented written plan with a goal, observation question, assumptions and review condition. Separate a reasoning mistake from an unfavourable outcome. Identify which part of the plan is source-defined and which is your own classroom adaptation.
Retain R-multiple, expectancy, sizing-model and system-quality vocabulary as subjects for actual original reading. A publisher record is not private coaching access or psychological qualification. The exit artifact should preserve units, source edition, initial assumptions and a fresh independent task without claiming that plan completion certifies live account readiness.
Retained Vocabulary Reading Trail
R-multiple framework, position sizing models, expectancy, system quality number (SQN), trading personality types, fixed risk model, Van Tharp Pyramid.
This vocabulary preserves the earlier topic coverage. It is a list of research leads, not a verified private rulebook. Any numerical setting or author-specific parameter needs its original definition and scope before being used or attributed.