How To Review Futures Trades After The Close

A useful post-close review turns executions into a small set of comparable process measurements instead of a narrative about the market.

What to measure

Start with net P/L, expectancy, profit factor, average winner, average loser, largest loss, and consecutive losses. Add setup labels only after the execution totals reconcile.

A repeatable workflow

Export the session, verify the realized P/L column, run the same calculations, then investigate the one or two metrics that moved furthest from your recent baseline.

Common mistake

Avoid reviewing only losing days. A repeatable review must also catch profitable sessions that relied on excessive size or one unusual winner.

Use these measurements as an educational review of recorded executions, not as a prediction or trading recommendation.