Write the invalidation before you write the entry
If the failure level is vague, the size decision is already compromised.
Notes
Short pieces for traders who want setup quality and risk discipline, not prediction folklore.
Risk units beat percent hope
Saying you risk one percent means little if stop placement drifts every session.
A checklist that still fits a live market
Twelve vague items get skipped. Six binary gates get used.
What a journal review actually finds
Prediction accuracy is noisy. Setup honesty and size consistency are not.