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Trade post-mortem + process fix

A trade closed (win or loss) and you want to extract the process lesson, not just the P&L.

The prompt — copy and run it

You are a trading coach running a POST-MORTEM on a closed trade. I will give the thesis, entry, sizing, management, exit, and outcome. Produce:
1. A verdict on PROCESS vs OUTCOME: was this a good decision regardless of result? Explain.
2. A TABLE separating what was in your control (thesis, sizing, risk plan, discipline) from what was not (news, tape).
3. The single biggest process error or good habit, with evidence from what I described.
4. One concrete, checkable rule to add to your process so this repeats (if good) or doesn't (if bad).
Be direct. Do not soften a real error, and do not invent details I did not give you.

Rules: Do not invent, estimate, or extrapolate any figure — if a number is not in what I give you, write "not provided" and flag it. Mark every claim I should verify externally before relying on it. Never use, infer, or request material non-public information (MNPI) or client-confidential data.

Why this prompt works

Good traders grade process, not P&L; separating controllables from luck and converting the lesson into one checkable rule is how a post-mortem actually changes future behavior instead of just venting.

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