Weekly Trading Review Template (30 Minutes)

Most traders review a trade when it hurts and never again. A fixed weekly review is calmer and more useful: same time, same questions, same short list of numbers. This template takes about 30 minutes and ends with one change for next week, not ten.

Before you start

Pick a fixed slot, for example Saturday morning. Markets are closed, so no trade is tempting you.
Make sure every trade of the week is in your journal (import or sync first). See how to keep a trading journal if you have not started.
Filter your reports to the last 7 days and to one account at a time.

Step 1: the numbers (5 minutes)

Look at the week as a whole, but do not stop at profit or loss. Write down:

Number of trades and number of trading days.
Total R and average R, plus win rate against average win and loss.
The biggest loss in R. Was it close to your planned 1R?
Green days against red days on the calendar.

One week is a small sample, so treat these as clues. The pattern across many weeks matters more.

Step 2: review the trades (10 minutes)

Open the trades one by one. You do not need to study all of them: go through the biggest winner, the biggest loser, and any trade that felt wrong. For each one ask:

Did it match one of my written setups?
Was my stop and size what the plan said?
Did I follow my rules after entry, or did I move the stop or exit early?
What was I feeling when I clicked?

Add tags while you read: the setup, the mistake and your emotion. In ICC Zillas you can also press Mark reviewed on each trade and use the arrows to go to the next one, so you can see what is still left. Tagging several trades at once is possible with the bulk actions.

Step 3: read the reports (8 minutes)

This is where tags pay off. The Reports page splits your results by setup, mistake, emotion, day, hour and more. Check three tabs:

Mistakes: which mistake cost the most this week, in money and in R?
Setups or playbooks: which one earned its place, and which one lost money?
Hours or days: are your worst trades clustered at one time? Our article on revenge trading shows how to spot trades taken right after a loss.

Step 4: write the review (5 minutes)

Use the daily journal or the notebook so you can find it later. Keep it short:

What went well (one or two things, be specific).
What cost me most (one thing, with the tag and the number).
One rule for next week. Example: "No new trade for 30 minutes after a stop-out" or "Only trade the two setups with a written playbook."
One question to answer with more data, for example "Do my afternoon trades lose more than my morning trades?"

Step 5: set up next week (2 minutes)

Copy your one rule to the top of Monday's pre-market plan or checklist. A rule you only wrote in a review is forgotten by Tuesday; a rule inside your daily checklist gets read.

Common mistakes in weekly reviews

Only reviewing losers. Winners taken for the wrong reason are a hidden risk.
Changing the method after one bad week. Wait for a sample of 30 to 50 trades before dropping a setup.
Too many action points. One rule you keep beats five you forget.
Skipping the review in a good week. Good weeks hide bad habits the most.

A quick checklist to copy

All trades imported or synced?
Numbers noted: trades, total R, average R, biggest loss?
Best, worst and "felt wrong" trades reviewed and tagged?
Mistakes, setups and hours reports checked?
One lesson, one rule and one question written down?

Everything in this routine uses ICC Zillas pages described in the guide. Open the app, import your week and run the checklist once; the second time is faster.

A review is a way to learn from your own history. It does not predict results. Trading carries a high risk of loss.

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Weekly trading review template: a 30-minute routine that finds your leaks