Trading glossary
Rule Adherence
Rule adherence is the degree to which your actual trades match the rules in your trading plan, including planned entries, stops, sizing and session limits. It is the behavioral metric that separates a plan from a hope: most traders know their rules but break them under emotion. A journal measures rule adherence by recording your intention alongside your execution for every trade. DuskAnalyst supports this by letting you tag trades with the planned setup and compare intended versus actual risk-reward, making the gap between plan and execution visible and correctable.
Why it matters for your trading journal: Rule adherence measures how often the plan was actually followed, and it is the strongest predictor of reviewable results. A journal with adherence tags turns discipline into a measurable metric.
Example: Example: if 8 of 10 trades followed the plan, adherence is 80% - and the two breaks are the ones to review first.
What is Rule Adherence in trading?
Rule adherence is the degree to which your actual trades match the rules in your trading plan, including planned entries, stops, sizing and session limits. It is the behavioral metric that separates a plan from a hope: most traders know their rules but break them under emotion. A journal measures rule adherence by recording your intention alongside your execution for every trade. DuskAnalyst supports this by letting you tag trades with the planned setup and compare intended versus actual risk-reward, making the gap between plan and execution visible and correctable.