Learn Psychology How to Review Trades
How to Review Trades (Weekly Routine)
A review process is your weekly routine for improving without overreacting to one trade. It turns random wins/losses into clear feedback: what you did well, what you broke, and what to fix next week.
Risk warning: This content is for educational purposes only and not financial advice. Forex trading involves risk, and you can lose money.
Weekly review in 10 minutes
A good review improves your process without overreacting to one trade or one week.
- Track: rules + risk (not just P/L)
- Find: 1 repeating mistake
- Fix: 1 rule for next week
Review the process, not the P/L.
Why a weekly review works
- It kills impulsive changes: you stop “updating” your strategy after every loss.
- It rewards discipline: you measure rule-following, not luck.
- It creates consistency: one small improvement per week compounds fast.
What to track (keep it simple)
- Rule-following: did you follow your entry, stop, and exit rules?
- Risk discipline: did you respect your risk per trade and daily loss limit?
- Execution notes: any slippage/spread surprises during news, rollover, Sunday open?
- Psychology trigger: was a trade driven by FOMO, revenge, or overtrading?
Weekly trading review (beginner process)
- List every trade: screenshot + 1 sentence “why I entered”.
- Mark rule-following: Yes/No (entry, stop, risk, exit).
- Tag the reason: A-trade (planned) vs B-trade (impulse).
- Find 1–2 repeating mistakes: late entry, moving stops, skipping levels, trading outside session, etc.
- Choose ONE fix for next week: one rule only (example: “no trades outside my time window”).
- Check risk limits: daily loss limit respected? position sizing consistent? → position sizing
What not to do
- Don’t change strategy weekly based on a small sample.
- Don’t size up after a good week: consistency first, scaling later.
- Don’t ignore psychology notes: they’re usually the real reason rules break.
- Don’t fix 5 things at once: one improvement per week beats chaos.
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