What to look at first

3 min · 7 steps

1. Step 1 · Order

   A review doesn't start with R.

   Process first, R last. Otherwise a loss taints any trade, and a win flatters any trade.

   1plan

   2entry

   3risk

   4emotion

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   R last

   5R

2. Step 2 · Plan

   Plan: was there a setup?

   ETH 15m, Apr 9, 2025: price swept the equal highs at 1 492.0, wicked to 1 496.5 at 10:45 and closed below 1 471.2. There was a setup.

   sweep

   1 496.5

   MSS

   11:00

   FVG

   1 468.3–1 478.9

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3. Step 3 · Execution

   Did the entry come after the MSS?

   Check the execution: tap the MSS candle — the first close below 1 471.2 after the sweep.

   Practice on the chart

   This is a Find it yourself task: tap a candle or a level, and the lesson tells you right away if you got it.

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4. Step 4 · Risk

   Risk: a stop beyond the sweep, size derived from the stop.

   The 1 496.5 stop sits above the sweep high, $28 away. That's 1R, the plan is +3.0R.

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5. Step 5 · Emotion

   Emotion: what was going on at the entry?

   Calm means the process is clean. FOMO, impatience, tilt: tag it in the “State” field, it's data just like price.

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   Calm

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   2

   Focus

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   3

   Impatience

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   4

   FOMO

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   5

   Tilt

6. Step 6 · Only now, R

   Only now do you count R.

   The stop was hit at 13:45: −1R. The plan, execution, and risk were all by the rules: a good trade with a bad outcome.

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7. Step 7 · Recap

   Plan, execution, risk, emotion, and only then R.

   Weekly review

   takeaway

   I review in this order: plan, execution, risk, emotion — and only then R.

   The review habit isn't checked automatically.

   1plan

   2entry

   3risk

   4emotion

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   R last

   5R