Trading-Journal Review Cadence in Crypto: When the Common Rule Produces a Misleading Result
'Review every week' catches leaks quickly. Changing strategy every week based on a handful of trades creates new problems.
Short answer
Frequent reviews are good for spotting execution errors and rule violations, but weekly samples are too small for strategy conclusions. If each weekly review changes rules, results become a moving target and no version is tested long enough. Separate cadences: weekly for behaviour and execution, monthly or quarterly for strategy, with minimum trade counts before any rule change.
Worked example
| Step | Value |
|---|---|
| Weekly trades | ≈ 10–20 |
| Good for | Execution, violations |
| Bad for | Strategy changes |
| Strategy review | Monthly/quarterly, min count |
| Version log | Track rule changes |
Two cadences
| Cadence | Questions |
|---|---|
| Weekly | Did I follow rules? Costs? |
| Quarterly | Does the strategy work? |
Leak-detection math: Trading-Journal Review Cadence: A Worked Crypto Example With Fees Included.
Conclusion
Related: Trading-Journal Review Cadence: A Worked Crypto Example With Fees Included, Trading-Journal Sample Segmentation in Crypto: When the Common Rule Produces a Misleading Result.
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Try it in ChartsPodQuestions readers ask
Should I change strategy weekly?
No; weekly samples are too small.
What should weekly reviews cover?
Execution and rule-following.
How do I track changes?
A version log.
Sources and methodology
Arithmetic uses standard sizing formulas. Fee rates (0.05% taker, 0.02% maker), slippage and funding values are illustrative; check your venue's schedule. Liquidation figures are simplified approximations; exchanges calculate them with their own maintenance-margin rules (see Bybit's documentation).
- Bybit: Liquidation process — mark price and margin modes.
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