Reading Your First Insight

Anatomy of an Insight Card

Every insight in Tradapt follows the same structure. Understanding each part helps you evaluate the insight and decide what to do with it.

The Insight Components

Title — A short summary of the finding (e.g., "Revenge Trading Pattern Detected")

Severity Badge — High, Medium, or Low priority

Evidence — The specific data supporting the finding. This is the "proof" — the numbers that led the AI to surface this insight. Always read the evidence section carefully.

Impact Statement — An estimate of how much this pattern is affecting your P&L. Often expressed as a dollar amount or R-value. This helps you prioritize — a pattern that's costing you $500/month matters more than one costing $50/month.

Recommendation — A specific, actionable suggestion for addressing the insight.

How to Evaluate an Insight

Before acting on an insight, ask three questions:

1. Does the data make sense?

Look at the evidence numbers. Do they feel consistent with your experience? If the AI says you revenge trade after losing mornings, can you think of times that happened? Does the frequency seem right?

2. Is the sample size meaningful?

An insight based on 5 trades is much weaker than one based on 50. Check how many trades the evidence is based on.

3. Is the recommended action actionable?

Can you actually do what's suggested? A recommendation to "never take FOMO trades" is less actionable than "set a 30-minute timer after any losing trade before entering another."

The Right Response to a High-Severity Insight

1. 1Read the full evidence carefully
2. 2Accept or challenge the conclusion (based on your own experience)
3. 3If you accept it, identify one specific rule change that addresses it
4. 4Write that rule change in your journal as a commitment
5. 5Monitor your performance on that specific behavior over the next 2–4 weeks
6. 6Regenerate insights after 4 weeks to see if the pattern has improved