Before the Open: Five Lines Worth Writing
- Overnight context (headline, not every tick).
- Gap size vs your minimum tradable gap.
- Bias + invalidation in one sentence.
- Risk budget for the first hour.
- “No trade” triggers (e.g. spread, halts, first candle range).
During the Session: Tags That Survive Review
Use a small vocabulary you will actually keep: gap-and-go, gap-fill, fade-fail, breakout-continuation, news-dislocation. Add liquidity grab when price hunts stops first—your stats will thank you later.
Screenshots: What to Save
One chart at decision time (levels drawn) and, if stopped, one at invalidation. The goal is not beauty—it is proof of what you saw vs what you did.
Three Questions on Sunday
- Which gap type had positive expectancy this week?
- Where did plan breaks cluster—size, timing, or direction?
- What single rule would have removed the worst three trades?
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