Trading journal evolution
How to review your trading week
Most weekly reviews stare at the PnL. The more useful question is what state you were in when the damage happened.
By the MyTradingCoach team at MyCryptoParadise
How should you review your trading week?
Review your trading week on three layers, not one: was the setup good, was the execution good, and was your state good. Sorting the week this way separates bad luck from bad decisions and surfaces the one emotional loop you keep repeating. Then turn that single finding into one interrupt for next week, rather than a long list of resolutions.
Look at state, not just trades
A PnL-only review tells you what happened, not why. Two losing weeks can have opposite causes: one from clean trades that did not work, one from tilt. Reviewing only the number treats them the same, which is why the same mistakes survive the review.
Use a three-layer review
Sort each notable trade on three layers. A loss with a clean setup, clean execution, and a calm state is just variance. A win taken in tilt is a problem hiding behind a good outcome. This separation is what makes a review honest.
The Three-Layer Trade Review
A way to review a trade on three layers instead of one: was the setup good, was the execution good, and was the state good. A loss with a clean setup, clean execution, and a calm state is a different problem than a win taken in tilt.
- Setup quality
- Execution quality
- State quality
Find the one repeating loop
Across the week, the same loop usually shows up more than once: the revenge trade after a loss, the chase, the moved stop. You are not looking for ten lessons. You are looking for the single pattern that cost the most, because that is the one worth interrupting.
Turn it into one interrupt
End the review with one concrete interrupt for next week, tied to the loop you found. One change you will actually make beats a page of resolutions you will not. If you keep structured Mirror Notes through the week, the pattern is already there to read.
Common questions
How often should I review my trading?
A weekly review is a good rhythm for spotting patterns without overreacting to single trades. The point is to find the repeating loop, not to relive every position.
What should a trading review focus on?
Your state and decisions, not just the PnL. Separate setup quality, execution quality, and state, so you can tell variance from a behavioral pattern and act on the latter.
Catch the pattern before the next trade.
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