The chart checklist

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1. Bias. Daily and 4-hour trend in one word: up, down or range. Top-down analysis
2. Liquidity. Where are the stops? Previous day's high and low, equal highs and lows, session highs and lows. Has one just been swept? Liquidity
3. Zone. The fair value gap, order block or level you trade from, on the 4-hour or 1-hour chart. Fair value gap
4. Trigger. On the 15-minute chart: a sweep and reclaim, a change of character or an inverse gap. Confirmation
5. Entry, stop, cancel. Entry price, stop beyond the sweep or zone, and the close that cancels the idea, written down before you click.
6. Target. The next pool of liquidity. At least twice the stop distance, or no trade.
7. Size. Risk 0.5% to 1%; lots from the stop. Calculator
8. Timing. Inside London or New York, not in the minutes before major news. Sessions
9. Journal. A screenshot before and after, the reason, the result, and whether you followed every line.

After the trade

Grade the trade by the checklist, not by the result. A loss that followed every line is a good trade; a win that skipped one is a habit you will pay for later. Once a week, count how many trades passed all nine lines and how they did against the ones that did not.

Questions

Can I download the checklist as a PDF?

Yes: press Print and choose Save as PDF. The page prints on a single sheet without the menus.

Why a checklist?

Because most bad trades break a rule you already know. A written list stops you from skipping a step when the market moves fast.

Do I need every line for every trade?

Yes. The lines are short on purpose. A trade that cannot pass them is a trade you will regret.