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Execution Quality Calculator
Setup selection is one skill. Executing the setup is a different one — and it is where most edge leaks. Rate six execution dimensions on one trade and get a repeatable quality score instead of a vague feeling.
Why it matters
"I executed badly" is not actionable
After a rough session most traders land on a verdict like "my execution was sloppy". It feels like a review, but it changes nothing — it does not say whether the problem was the entry, the stop, the size, or your composure, so there is nothing specific to fix.
Execution is not one thing. A trader can pick perfect setups and still bleed by entering late, widening stops, or sizing up after a loss. Breaking execution into separate dimensions turns a mood into a diagnosis: the same trade can be an A on entry and a D on stop discipline.
This calculator scores six execution dimensions independently, so the weak one stands out. Like all honest review, the inputs are self-reported — only you know whether you held the stop or quietly slid it.
How it works
Rate each of six dimensions from poor to clean on a four-point scale. The calculator averages them into a 0–100 execution-quality score and a band. It deliberately ignores P&L — execution quality is about how you traded, not where price went.
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Score the trade independent of outcome
A clean stop that got hit is still a clean stop. Rate what you did, not what the market did afterward.
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Be specific per dimension
Resist the urge to give the whole trade one grade. The value is in the spread — the dimension that scores lowest is your leak.
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Track the lowest dimension over time
Run it across a week and watch which dimension keeps dragging the score down. That is the one behavior to fix first.
The calculator
Six execution dimensions — entry timing, stop discipline, exit discipline, sizing, rule compliance, composure — each rated poor to clean.
Entry timing
Did you enter at the trigger, or chase / jump early?
Stop discipline
Stop placed at the planned level and never widened once live.
Exit discipline
Exit at the planned target/stop, not a panic or a hope-and-hold.
Position sizing
Size set by your risk rule, not by conviction or revenge.
Rule compliance
Loss limit, max trades, no-trade windows — all honored.
Composure
Calm and deliberate through the trade, not rushed or rattled.
Your result
A 0–100 execution-quality score, a band, and a clear view of which dimension scored lowest.
Answered 0/6 — finish every question to see your score.
Worked examples
A high setup, a low stop
Perfect setup, entered at the trigger — but the trade went against you and you slid the stop "just a little" twice. Entry scores a 3, stop discipline a 1. Overall lands in the 70s, and the calculator points straight at stop discipline. One dimension, one fix.
The revenge-size tell
After two losses you doubled your normal size on the next trade. Even if everything else was clean, sizing scores a 0 and composure drops. The score makes the revenge-sizing pattern visible as a number instead of a story you tell yourself later.
Turning a session into one diagnosis
Score all of a session's trades and average each dimension separately. If stop discipline averages a 1.2 while everything else is above 2.5, the session's leak is not your setups — it is your stops. That is a far more useful finding than "I traded badly today".
FAQ
How is this different from a trade journal score?
A journal score includes whether the setup matched your plan and whether you logged the trade. This calculator zooms in on execution only — the six things you do once you are in the trade. Use it when you already know the setup was valid and want to know how well you traded it.
Why score composure separately?
Because emotional state is upstream of most execution mistakes. Rating it on its own surfaces the pattern where a single rattled trade drags entry, stop, and sizing down together — which tells you the fix is a pre-trade reset, not six separate technical fixes.
Should I weight the dimensions differently?
This calculator weights them equally to keep it honest and simple. If one dimension is your known weakness, you do not need a heavier weight — you need to watch its raw score over time and drive it up.
Is Mettle free to start?
Yes. You get full access free for 14 days with no card. We only ask for a card once you have reviewed three sessions — after the product has proven it earns a place in your routine.
Grade execution every session
Mettle's review flow asks these execution questions on every trade — self-reported, plotted on your chart, and rolled into your behavioral score so you can watch the weak dimension climb week over week.
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