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Cleaning My Charts Like Cleaning My Kitchen

by Gav Leave a Comment

It’s Sunday afternoon. I’m not trading, but I’m doing something just as important.

I’m cleaning the kitchen.

The counter’s a mess. Crumbs under the toaster. A drip trail of coffee from this morning. A few dishes that “look clean enough” until you hold them up to the light.

So I wipe. I rinse. I reset the space.

Not because I’m obsessive.

Because Monday morning is smoother when I walk into a clean kitchen.

And somewhere between scrubbing the sink and resetting the grinder, I realized — I clean my charts the same way.


Mess builds quietly.

One week it’s an extra indicator I’m testing.
Next, it’s a new template I forgot to delete.
A couple of levels I marked but never used.
Suddenly, my chart looks like a supermarket shelf. Overcrowded. Distracting.

So now I build a habit around it.

Each weekend, I clean my charts like I clean my kitchen.

  • I reset my layout
  • I clear out old levels
  • I remove any tool that didn’t earn its keep

Clean space. Clear mind.


It’s not just about looking tidy.

It’s about removing friction.

When I start the session on Monday, I want to see only what matters. Price. Context. Key zones. A few tested tools.

Same way I don’t want to search for a clean mug while half awake.


The best charts are like the best kitchens.

Not fancy. Just functional.

Everything in its place. Nothing that doesn’t belong.

Reset your space, and the routine flows better.

And when routine flows, so does the trading.

Filed Under: Back to Basic, blogs, The Quiet Trader Series Tagged With: Trading Journal, Trading Psychology

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