What is a trading scorecard?

A trading scorecard is a repeatable rubric you use to evaluate setup quality, risk discipline, and execution behavior across a review period.

Should I score every trade or each week?

Most traders score individual trades quickly, then roll up a weekly score so process trends are visible without overreacting to one result.

What should a weekly scorecard improve?

A weekly scorecard should help you identify process weaknesses, prioritize one corrective action, and measure whether execution quality improves over time.

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Trading Journal Scorecard Template

Use a weekly grading rubric so your review process tracks execution quality, not just P&L outcomes.

Scorecard categories to track every week

Setup quality: how well each trade matched your documented setup criteria
Risk discipline: adherence to position sizing, stop placement, and daily loss limits
Execution timing: entry and exit quality relative to your pre-trade plan
Process consistency: percentage of trades with complete journal notes and tags
Review completion: whether action items from the previous week were executed

Weekly trading scorecard workflow

Define a 1 to 5 scale for each category before reviewing results.
Score each trade quickly, then calculate weekly averages by setup tag.
Write one strength and one breakdown pattern from the week.
Choose one process change for next week with a clear measurement.
Re-score after the next review cycle to confirm improvement.

Simple scoring rubric example

5: Rule-following was consistent and decisions were pre-planned.
3: Mixed process quality with minor plan deviations.
1: Rules were not followed and documentation was incomplete.

Keep scoring behavior-focused. This avoids grading yourself only by whether a trade won or lost.

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Trading Review Metrics Guide Weekly Trading Review Process Trading Journal Mistake Log Template Trade Analytics Overview