End of Day Markup
A daily practice where you mark up charts in hindsight — identifying zones, structure, and every available entry
An end of day markup is a structured daily review where you mark up your charts after the trading session ends. You identify what happened across all timeframes (4H, 15m, 5m, 1m), mark every supply and demand zone that formed, note every structural break, and identify every valid entry opportunity — not just the ones you took. The process typically uses a dedicated chart layout (separate from your live trading charts) with four screens: 4H for macro context, 15m for daily structure, 5m for zone refinement, and 1m for session-level entries. For each session (London, New York), you record the total R available (from all valid entries) and the R you actually captured. This daily practice serves multiple purposes: (1) Repetition builds pattern recognition — after 30+ days, you start seeing patterns in real time that you previously only noticed in hindsight. (2) It eliminates FOMO by showing you how many opportunities exist every day. (3) It acts as a forecast by revealing unmitigated zones and developing structures for the next session. (4) It doubles as a case study and backtesting exercise.
✓How to Recognize
- •Daily practice after session ends: mark up 4H → 15m → 5m → 1m with zones, structure, and entries
- •Mark ALL valid entries, not just trades you took — this reveals your blind spots
- •Track R available per session vs R captured — the gap is your execution improvement opportunity
- •Use a separate chart layout for markups to keep your live trading charts clean
⚡How to Avoid
- →Only marking up days you traded (mark up every day, especially days you sat out)
- →Spending more than 45 minutes (target 15-30 minutes; streamline until it feels fast)
- →Skipping days (consistency matters more than perfection — the value comes from repetition)
- →Using your live trading chart for markups (keeps your analysis charts cluttered)