better questions to ask after a stop-out

[Shadow Trader]

After a stop-out the default question tends to be a verdict on the trader, not the trade, and that goes nowhere. Swapping in questions about the trade itself keeps the review useful and a bit less painful.

Try this short list, one answer per line, no essays:

- Did the entry match the written setup, yes or no?
- Was the spread or slippage normal at the moment of the click?
- Was the stop placed where the idea was proved wrong, or where it felt comfortable?
- Was size within the plan?
- If the exact same setup appeared tomorrow, would it be taken again?

If the first four are yes, the loss is a cost of doing business, not an error. File it and move on. If any are no, that's the thing to fix, and it's a concrete, small thing, not a character flaw.

The last question does the heavy lifting. It separates a bad outcome from a bad decision, which are different things when even a decent setup loses a fair share of the time.

Which question on a list like this would be hardest to answer honestly, and is there one missing?