The post-session review that takes ten minutes
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2026 9:24 pm
A short, structured review after each session catches issues while memory is fresh. Ten minutes is enough if the format is fixed.
Start with the numbers: trades taken, net result in pips and in money, average spread, and the largest slippage. Then the process: how many trades followed the rules, which ones did not, and why.
Add one line on the state of mind during the session: focused, tired, rushed. It sounds soft, but patterns appear when read across weeks.
Close with a single action for the next session, something specific like 'no entries in the first five minutes' or 'check the spread before every order'.
Skipping the review on good days is a common mistake. Winning days hide errors too, and they are cheaper to study.
Keeping the entries short and consistent makes it sustainable. A long format gets dropped within a week.
What does the post-session review include, and has a single line ever changed the next day's behavior?
Start with the numbers: trades taken, net result in pips and in money, average spread, and the largest slippage. Then the process: how many trades followed the rules, which ones did not, and why.
Add one line on the state of mind during the session: focused, tired, rushed. It sounds soft, but patterns appear when read across weeks.
Close with a single action for the next session, something specific like 'no entries in the first five minutes' or 'check the spread before every order'.
Skipping the review on good days is a common mistake. Winning days hide errors too, and they are cheaper to study.
Keeping the entries short and consistent makes it sustainable. A long format gets dropped within a week.
What does the post-session review include, and has a single line ever changed the next day's behavior?