Separate process metrics from PnL
A good trade can lose money and a bad trade can make money. Record whether the trade matched your plan regardless of outcome.
When process is mixed with PnL only, you reinforce random behavior.
Grade execution in plain language
Use a simple A to F execution score based on entry timing, stop placement, and adherence to plan.
Simple scoring makes weekly review faster and easier to keep consistent.
Run a weekly error review
Every week, identify the top two repeated mistakes and choose one correction rule for the next week.
Improvement comes from reducing repeated errors, not from endlessly adding indicators.
Key takeaway
If your journal does not change your rules, it is only documentation. The goal is behavior change.
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