Use this guide as a one-page reminder to help you analyze your trades

Look back

  • Identify recent sentiment by reading up on the last two sessions of market activity Identify key market sentiment
  • Can you summarize that sentiment in a sentence or two?

Look forward

  • Look for key upcoming market events
  • Is there an anticipated event coming up?

Look at the charts

  • Develop a bias for certain currencies based on your sentiment analysis How does the sentiment marry with the fundamental outlook of a currency? Pair up weak and strong currencies and write them down
  • Look for key technical levels to enter Place orders

Look at your risk

  • Are you using your leverage correctly? Are you managing your money correctly?

Look at the outcome of your trade

  • Did you follow the correct process? If not, why not?
  • How do you learn from what you have done?

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