Who this is for — Anyone who wants consistent decisions under stress, avoiding one trade's result conditioning the next.
The decision process is the logical chain from context to execution: analysis, setup selection, risk filter, trigger confirmation, order, management, and logging. Trading quality depends on this sequence's quality.
In plain terms — Deciding well does not mean always being right: it means following a method you can repeat and evaluate.
Bronze prerequisite — Before this lesson: trading-journal, discipline, plan-adherence, trade-lesson. See bronze-path.
Base operational sequence
A typical structure, adaptable to your method:
- Read current context and regime.
- Verify the setup exists in the playbook.
- Pass the checklist without exceptions.
- Define risk and invalidation before entry.
- Execute and log the trade completely.
When you skip a step, you increase uncertainty and reduce feedback quality.
Example — After two consecutive losses, a trader enters "to recover" without the checklist. The trade wins, but review flags a violated process: positive outcome, negative decision.
How it improves over time
- Measure deviations from process, not only P&L.
- Fix one bottleneck at a time.
- Use review to decide minimal, testable changes.
- Close the cycle with feedback-loop.
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- What it is: decision protocol that standardises entry, management, and exit.
- When to use it: before, during, and after every trade.
- Typical mistake: judging the process by a single trade's outcome.
Silver path — Module: Review. Part of silver-path.