On trade journaling and post-analysis rigor

asked by u/ayesha_siddiqui · 18d · 2 answers

Been trading $EURUSD and $GBPUSD for about a year now, mostly smaller positions, still trying to get my head around consistency. I journal every trade, obviously – entry, exit, reasons, etc. – but I'm finding the post-trade analysis bit where I'm supposed to learn from mistakes a bit... fuzzy. How detailed do others get? Is it enough to just note 'missed key support break' or are people doing full chart markups and writing essays on every losing trade? Wondering if I'm overthinking it or not doing enough to actually move the needle on my edge.

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  • u/mwhite· 19 pts· 18d

    It sounds like you're already doing more than many. For me, it was less about the extreme detail on every trade and more about identifying recurring patterns in my "misses." Focus on the 'why' behind missing support breaks, for instance, rather than just the fact that it happened.

  • u/ren5· 1 pts· 18d

    The 'fuzzy' part of post-analysis is relatable. Simply noting a missed support break doesn't always lead to actionable insights. What specific criteria are you using to define a 'key' support break in your journaling, and how do you evaluate whether your decision to enter/exit was sound given that criteria?

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