A weekly review connects daily logging with improvement decisions. Its purpose is not to find a dramatic conclusion every Friday, but to detect drift, maintain discipline and decide what deserves further monitoring.
1. Check data completeness
Before analysing, verify that trades contain the required strategy, timeframe, risk, costs, mistakes and notes. A precise report built on incomplete data is still incomplete.
2. Summarize performance and risk
- Net P&L and total R.
- Expectancy and Profit Factor when the sample supports them.
- Drawdown and streaks.
- Average win and loss.
- Execution costs.
3. Review process
Count trades inside/outside the plan, recurring mistakes, impulsive entries and unplanned management. A profitable week can still contain process problems worth correcting before they show up in P&L.
4. Find one pattern, not ten
Select one or two findings with enough evidence. Changing several rules at once makes it difficult to know which change caused which effect.
5. Define one action for next week
The action should be observable: “wait for confirmation X”, “stop after limit Y” or “record MFE on every trade”. Then track adherence.