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A checklist makes a lot of sense, especially if you’ve noticed your decision-making degrades once things get messy. Most consistent day traders we see keep it very short and binary, not exhaustive. More like guardrails than analysis. For example:

Before the session

* Is today a day I *should* trade? (news, volatility, mental state)
* What’s the higher-timeframe bias or context?
* Where are the *few* levels that actually matter?

During the session

* Is price doing what I expected *around those levels*?
* Does this trade meet my predefined criteria, yes or no?
* What’s my risk on this trade, and does it fit today’s limits?

After the session

* Did I follow my rules, regardless of outcome?
* Did I stop when conditions changed?

The point of the checklist isn’t to predict anything; it’s to protect you from yourself when pressure kicks in.

For transparency, we’re the official Reddit account of eToro. From a community perspective, the traders who benefit most from checklists use them to *reduce decisions*, not add more analysis.

Focus on pre-market prep: Check overnight news, economic calendar (Fed speeches, CPI data), and global markets. Keep an eye on DXY and Yields for market direction clues. Watch liquidity zones and FVGs for potential entries/exits.

treat every day independently forget about the emotions biases etc of previous days

reflect/meditate

Stop trading while using the toilet, yet I break that rule at least once a week.

I am no expert.

But so far by my experience keep slow when enter an entry. (Don't fomo chase. Analyze it the win chance)

Quick cut those hit your SL.

When it win you keep it, don't try to TP so fast to ease your anxious. (wait until your TP spot, and SL move to your BE spot)

Maximum profit, minimum loss. Stick to it. Even it went back to BE spot, at least you did not take a loss.

It's hard but I see potential of this method. I am also try to learn this power. Painful but rewarding.

You start the list, and then we'll help you. Why would we do it all for you without you making any effort and sharing that?

Think you must figure out a routine that’s simple and repeatable as long as it’s proven to work(most of the time). Path of least resistance for something that’s already complex.

Start by getting a quick sense of the bigger picture. Mark the obvious areas that actually matter and leave everything else alone. Once the session starts, the job is mostly waiting and observing how price behaves around those areas not constantly analysing or adjusting.

Utilise timeframes but not a silly amount to get confused by, for top down 4 hour is great because it ties in with the daily for every 6 candles and so on.. easier to visually see.

Understand candlestick patterns & how they react with each other & the structure of the charts.

After the session, do a short review and take notes in whatever form, personally I didn’t journal down anything it was all mental notes & screenshots from visible patterns because I’d never actually re read anything and it was a waste of time.

If you were to journal definitely keep it very well organised in terms of what you remember the setup being for that given day (because it can look similar but be different if there were other factors involved that given day)

Trade

Feed the geese.

Well that's what Shaun Hanna in wolf of wall street reckons you should do... :)

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Don't panic
Don't hesitate
Don't break convictions

Do what you feel & remember ... gains are gains.

I make sure to track every trade. I take logging my entries, exits, position sizes, stops, and profits or losses. I write down why I took the trade and how I felt during it, then go back through my journal each day to see patterns, learn from mistakes, and figure out how to get better.

ALWAYS ...ALWAYS, PRAY for Profit or for recovery of LoSS.

Wonder how much, if any these Gyaanis made in Trading.Showing their PnL for last 3 years will be be better.

For me, the most important daily habit is a pre-market prep session. I spend about thirty minutes checking the economic calendar for high-impact news like CPI or Fed meetings because those can wreck a good setup in seconds. I've had many times where I ignored the clock and got caught in a massive volatility spike that wiped out my morning gains.

I also make sure to review my previous day's trades before the opening bell. It helps me spot if I'm revenge trading or getting too greedy. During the session, I keep a physical notebook next to my desk to jot down my emotions during big moves. It sounds a bit cheesy, but tracking my head space has improved my discipline more than any technical indicator ever did. Stick to your risk parameters every single time.