To Do List - Preparing For 2016 by TheLongShortTrader
The purpose of this post is to serve as a large self-reminder (for reasons I don’t quite fully understand, putting things in writing increases the likelihood that I will commit to doing them!). It was largely inspired by my friend. If it helps you, great.
Reviewing 2015
- Review all 2015 trades (open, closed, realized, unrealized, etc)
- If + gains (realized or unrealized):
- Why/causation – “right”, luck, or dumbluck
- What was/were the basis/bases of my decision-making?
- What could I have done differently? What was out of my control?
- If – losses (realized or unrealized):
- Why/causation – “right”, luck, or dumbluck
- What was/were the basis/bases of my decision-making?
- What could I have done differently? What was out of my control?
- Are there patterns that imply...

