Record spot at 1x
Today Trade Journal treats crypto spot and standard stock trades as unleveraged records fixed at 1x. Entry price, exit price, actual P/L, and fees provide the useful basics.
Save direction and leverage for futures
Futures records need a long or short direction and the leverage actually selected. Leverage is not a performance score. It records the exposure accepted at the time.
- Choose futures as the market type
- Confirm long or short
- Enter the leverage used on the order
- Check entry, exit, fees, and final P/L
Separate stock margin from standard trades
If a stock trade used margin or credit, keep it separate from standard cash trades. Funding method and holding constraints may change the decision even when the symbol is the same.
Split the market before looking for a reason
You can view spot and futures in the same total, but separate them when investigating a difference. For futures, inspect leverage bands and direction. For spot, review holding period and exit criteria.