This lesson is part of the ShaFX Academy structured learning system. Educational only — no profit promises, no signal services, no financial advice.
Trading is a process, not a series of trades
Profitable traders treat themselves as operators of a system. The system has weekly inputs (planning), daily inputs (execution checklist), and monthly outputs (review and adjustment).
The weekly playbook
- Sunday: review macro calendar, define bias scenarios for the week.
- Pre-session: identify levels of interest, set alerts, do not predict direction.
- Post-session: log trades, screenshot setups, note one improvement.
The monthly audit
Once a month, run analytics on your journal: pair performance, R distribution, drawdown by day-of-week, win rate by setup type. The data will tell you what to keep, what to cut, and what to test.
Risk warning: Forex and CFD trading carry substantial risk. Most retail traders lose money. This material is educational and does not constitute financial advice.