Back when I was in school, Saturdays and Sundays were the best days. I would get back home, throw my school bag somewhere in the house, and not look at it again until Monday morning. Most of my classmates only did that on weekends. I did it every day.
One thing I miss about those Sundays is how fast they used to go. There was always something to do — football, TV, friends, or just wasting time. One minute it was morning, the next it was nearly evening.
Funny enough, weekends feel completely different now.
As I have written before, one of the reasons I switched from crypto to Forex was because I did not want to spend every day searching for a trade that was never there. The markets are closed on weekends. That was exactly what I wanted. But after switching, I found myself feeling like I was not doing enough — like I was not trying hard. So I had to find a way to keep myself busy and stop that feeling from ruining my weekends. That is why I always spend the weekend doing a journal review or some market analysis to prepare for the week ahead.
The Trade I Am Embarrassed to Talk About
This weekend I was reviewing my journal and I came across the third trade I ever placed, back on 13 January. I am embarrassed to even write about it. Looking at the chart now, I almost do not recognise the trader who took that trade. I broke almost every rule I had.
The Rules I Broke
Rule 1 — No BOS
Looking at the 1-hour chart now, there was no BOS. I saw an FVG and an Order Block, mapped out the whole setup, and entered. That was it. No BOS confirmation — which is one of the most basic requirements of my strategy.
Rule 2 — Risk-to-Reward completely out of range
My R:R should be between 1.5 and 2. On this trade I set it at 3.61. That is not just above my rule — it is well into what I call the greedy zone for my strategy.
Rule 3 — Drew the liquidation zone but did not use it
I had actually drawn a good liquidation zone on the 15-minute chart. But I entered without waiting for a proper liquidity grab.
The zone was there.
I just ignored it.
Why It Really Happened
The three rule breaks are obvious now. But there was a deeper reason underneath all of them.
I wanted to reach 500 trades as fast as possible. So in those early journal entries I was rushing — taking setups that were not ready, entering without confirmation, bending my rules because the goal was quantity, not quality. I wrote about this in an earlier post, but seeing it on a chart six months later makes it more real than any description could.
I am over that now. Good journal data takes time to build, and I am willing to give it that time.
From now on, each weekend is for journal review and analysis. No exceptions.
Bye for now — take care.
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