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Tutorial: Building a Daily Trading Routine

A step-by-step morning and evening routine that prepares you for trading and ensures you review every session.

Key rules

  1. Pre-session: calendar, overnight action, watchlist, alerts, plan review
  2. Never trade without a pre-session routine
  3. Post-session: journal all trades, review skipped setups, one win + one improvement
  4. Consistency in routine builds consistency in execution
  5. Review weekly: total performance, best/worst trade, pattern improvements

Pre-session (30 min before open): Check economic calendar, review overnight price action, update watchlist, set alerts, review trading plan rules.

Post-session (after close): Journal all trades (entry, exit, emotions, screenshot). Review trades you passed on. Identify one thing you did well and one to improve. Update watchlist for tomorrow.

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