Why weekly, specifically
Reviewing daily makes you overreact to single-day results, while waiting a full month is often too late to catch a pattern before it repeats many times over. Weekly review strikes the right balance — enough distance from any one day’s emotions, without losing sight of patterns.
A simple review routine
- Step 1 — Check this week’s total P&L and win rate
- Step 2 — Look at the calendar for any date or time-of-day where losses clustered
- Step 3 — Reread the notes on your 2–3 biggest losing trades
- Step 4 — Compare outcomes on days when leverage was higher than usual
- Step 5 — Pick exactly one rule to follow next week
Fix one thing at a time
During a review, you’ll usually spot several things you want to change at once. Resist that — next week’s goal should be narrowed down to a single rule. Changing several things simultaneously makes it impossible to know what actually worked.
Look at the reason, not just the number
The point of a review isn’t "how much did I make," it’s "why did this outcome happen." A profitable trade that broke your plan and got lucky is a warning sign; a losing trade where you cut it exactly as planned is actually a good trade.
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