Daily Process
A Complete Trading Framework
This checklist ensures you never miss a critical step. Print it, laminate it, and run it before every session.
📋 Pre-Market Preparation
- Review overnight price action and session structure
- Map key levels: PDH, PDL, PDC, overnight high/low
- Identify VWAP and its relationship to current price
- Check economic calendar for high-impact events
- Review XGBoost model bias and confidence
- Set risk parameters for the day (max loss, position size)
- Define session plan: which setups you're looking for
🎯 Trade Setup
- Is there a clear market context for this setup?
- Does the setup align with XGBoost signal direction?
- Identify invalidation level before entering
- Define risk/reward ratio (minimum 1:2)
- What structure confirms the entry?
- Is position size within daily risk limit?
- Document the trade thesis
⚡ Trade Execution
- Enter with confirmed structure, not anticipation
- Ladder entries where appropriate
- Set stop loss at invalidation level
- Scale first target for partial profit
- Move stop to breakeven on first scale
- Trail remaining position with structure
- No revenge trading if stopped out
📊 Post-Trade Review
- Record entry, stop, target, and outcome
- Rate your discipline (1-10) on this trade
- Did you stick to the plan?
- One thing you did well
- One thing you'd improve
- Emotional state during the trade
- Update trade journal before next session
📈 Weekly Review
- Review all trades from the week
- Calculate win rate and average R/R
- Identify patterns in winning trades
- Identify repeat mistakes
- Adjust strategy based on findings
- Set focus areas for next week
🧠 Mindset Maintenance
- Did you get adequate sleep?
- Are you trading with a clear mind?
- Are you free from tilting from recent losses?
- Are you chasing after recent wins?
- What's one thing you're grateful for today?
- Read Proverbs — ground yourself in discipline