Building a personal checklist for structure decisions

Generic rules fail because sterling on the hourly is not the same as a US index on the five-minute. Your checklist should name the market, the timeframe that defines structure, and the candle that counts as confirmation.

A starting frame we use in coaching:

1. Active swing high / low defined how?
2. Evidence of momentum shift (list two observable signs).
3. Confirmation close required beyond which level?
4. Invalidation if price reclaims what?
5. Session filter (avoid first X minutes of London if that is your weakness).

Rewrite each line in your language. Bring the draft to a chart clinic; peers and the tutor will poke holes until the wording matches how you actually sit the screen.