FLOW Process · May 2026 · ~4 min
The review method: today's charts, tomorrow's edge
A trader who doesn't review repeats the same mistake for a decade. Reviewing isn't "another look at what I made or lost" — it's grading decisions and archiving samples. It turns every day into data you can train on.
The twenty-minute routine
- Screenshot (5 min): entry and exit moments of every trade, annotated with the reason and the stop;
- Grade (5 min): decision quality and outcome scored separately — a planned loss gets an A, a rule-breaking win gets a D;
- Classify (5 min): file errors under fixed categories (chasing, holding losers, oversizing, cutting winners early…) — classify, don't self-flagellate;
- Count (5 min): weekend rollup — which error leads? which session has the worst win rate? which setup carries the best expectancy?
What a review must produce
The end point of a review is one executable change: add "no new positions in the hour before the US open" to the checklist, or move a setup's stop from fixed points to structure. A review without an output is just a ritual.
Tip: the error category that tops the list two weeks running is your next dedicated drill — take it back into replay. For the logic of grading decisions, see mental training.