The biggest reason trading creators do not post consistently is not a lack of ideas. It is production time. When making a video feels like a half-day project, posting once a week becomes impossible alongside a full trading schedule. This guide shows you a repeatable 60-minute workflow for producing a professional animated trading video, start to finish.
The 60-Minute Trading Video Workflow
Minutes 0 to 10: Plan the Video
Decide on one specific thing to teach or show. Not 'ICT trading' but 'how I used an order block to enter a clean short on EURUSD yesterday'. Write three sentences: the setup context, the entry trigger, and the result. That is your script outline. Everything in the video serves those three sentences.
Minutes 10 to 30: Build the Chart Animation
Open ChartAnimator. Set canvas to 16:9. Build your candle sequence (typically 30 to 60 candles for a standard breakdown). Add your key overlays: the zone or level, the entry trigger candle, and the position marker. Set animation speed and preview. A focused setup takes about 20 minutes to build cleanly.
Minutes 30 to 45: Record Narration
If you are on Creator, generate AI voiceover inside ChartAnimator: type your script and export with narration embedded. If you are recording your own voice, do it in one take using your phone in a quiet room. Do not re-record individual sentences. Restart from the beginning if you make a mistake. One clean complete take is always better than a patched-together perfect version.
Minutes 45 to 55: Export and Add Captions
Export your animated video from ChartAnimator at 1080p or 4K. Import into CapCut (free) and use auto-captions to generate subtitles. Review the captions for accuracy, especially for trading terms. Add your channel intro if you have one. Keep total video length to 8 to 15 minutes for longform educational content.
Minutes 55 to 60: Write Title, Description, and Upload
Use a specific, keyword-rich title: 'How I used an ICT order block to catch this EURUSD short'. Write a description that includes your tracked RevData link in the first line, a 3-sentence summary of the video, and your chapter timestamps. Add your thumbnail. Upload.
How to Get Faster Over Time
- Save templates for your most common setups: your go-to zone colours, Fibonacci settings, and position marker style
- Create a swipe file of titles that got clicks and reuse the structure
- Batch thumbnail creation: design 4 thumbnails at once using the same template
- Pre-write descriptions: keep a standard template with only the tracked link and summary changing each video
After 10 videos using this workflow, most creators are finishing in 40 to 45 minutes. After 30 videos, the process becomes automatic and 30 minutes is achievable for straightforward setups.