Trading Journal — Your Single Biggest Edge
7/6/2026
risk-management
guide
A journal turns random trades into data: entry, exit, size, setup, emotion, screenshot. Review weekly.
Level by level
Beginner
Log every trade the moment you close it — memory edits history within hours. The free journal in Tools stores entries privately on your device.
Intermediate
Monthly review questions: which SETUP earns most? Which hour or day loses? What do your 5 worst trades share? Cut the worst habit, keep the best setup — repeat.
Advanced
Tag trades by setup and compute per-setup expectancy; most traders discover 80 percent of profit comes from one setup and most losses from boredom trades. That discovery IS the edge.
Common mistakes
- Journaling only winners
- Recording numbers but never reviewing them
Practise & tools
_Educational content only — not financial advice. Historical behaviour never guarantees future results._
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