Trade journaling and review guides

A trading journal matters most when you know how to read it again.

Practical guides on what to record, how to compare results, and how to review a week of trades without turning the journal into a prediction tool.

First entry

A good place to begin

What belongs in a useful trade journal

Start with a record you can maintain, then add only the details that will help you review the trade later.Read guide

Four essentials

One save updates the list, calendar, and statistics.

Each guide answers one question with product examples and practical steps.

A high win rate can still lose money, while a lower win rate can finish ahead. These fictional records show why.

Keep spot, futures, and margin trades comparable by recording market type, direction, leverage, and fees consistently.

A practical order for marking entry, exit, stop, target, and a short note without covering the chart in annotations.

Close incomplete records, read the week once, inspect two meaningful differences, and choose one action to test next week.

Use a small vocabulary that keeps comparable trades together instead of creating a new label for every entry.

Why a few trades can move averages sharply and what to check before treating a comparison as a pattern.

Understand guest browser storage, Google account sync, and CSV or Excel backups before the journal becomes difficult to replace.

Start with a basic entry before creating an account.