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Free printable PDFThe Daily Trading Routine
The same routine, every session. A printable checklist for the pre-session, every entry, the end of the day and the weekly review. Discipline is a checklist you actually follow.
- Pre-session: state, news windows, limits, bias, A+ setup
- Before every entry: six checks that stop bad trades
- End of day: rules-followed score and one improvement
- Weekly review: the questions that find your edge
Why a routine beats a better strategy
Most funded traders don’t lose accounts to a bad strategy. They lose them to skipped steps: trading through red news, sizing by feel, taking a setup that’s “close enough”, or trying to win back a loss. A routine turns your best trading day into the default.
How to use it
Before the session
Rate how you feel, check the news for every symbol you trade, write down today’s limits, mark your bias and levels, and define the one setup you’re allowed to take.
Before every entry
Run the six checks. If any one fails, there’s no trade. This single habit removes most impulse trades.
End of day and weekly review
Score how well you followed your rules, not just your P&L. Once a week, look for the setup, session and day that make you money, and the habit that costs you most.
Proof turns this routine into a daily checklist inside your journal, scores your discipline and builds the weekly review for you. See how it works.
Frequently asked questions
What’s in the Daily Trading Routine checklist?
A pre-session check, a before-entry checklist, an after-trade checklist, an end-of-day review and a weekly review page, all printable.
Why use a trading checklist?
Most account breaches and big losses come from skipped steps, not bad analysis: trading through news, sizing by feel, or revenge trading after a loss. A checklist makes the same good process happen every session.
Does it work for futures, stocks and crypto too?
Yes. The routine is market-neutral: limits, news, bias, setup, size, stop and review apply to every market.
Is it free?
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