Close the records first
Filter to the current week and separate open positions from completed trades. A closed trade left open, or a missing P/L value, will change the statistics.
- Completed positions still marked open
- Missing outcome, P/L, or fees
- Duplicate records
- Inconsistent symbol or strategy names
Read the total only once
Check total P/L, win rate, average win, and average loss without judging them immediately. One better week does not prove that the process has changed.
Open only two important differences
Choose the two largest differences among symbol, direction, strategy, or leverage, then open the underlying trades. Separate a repeated action from a difference created by one exceptional trade.
Change one observable action
Several changes at once make it hard to know what mattered. Choose one behavior you can verify, such as placing the stop order with entry, using consistent strategy names, or saving the basic record immediately after the trade.