What all information do you keep in your journal and how do you review it?

Bugsy · Jul 21, 2020

wrbtrader said:
I strongly second what was stated by formikatrading. You gotta have screenshots of the way your charts or any other resource you're using in your trading...exactly what they looked like at the time of your trades versus taking a screenshot at the end of your trading day because that last screenshot will often look very different than the earlier screenshots.

Also, if possible, use two different computers and put your charts and the screenshot making on one computer while your broker trade execution platform is on another computer.

In addition, you can use an automated screenshot maker that takes it every set time of intervals.

For example, it can take a screenshot every 5 minutes but obviously you'll need to go back at the end of your trading day to find the screenshots in your designated folder that correlate with the times of your trades.

Then throw out (trash) the other screenshots you don't want.

Also, most professional trade journal software will import your trades from the broker trade execution platform in real-time or designated for import at the end of the day.

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Thanks. I currently import all of my trades as Trademetria works with Tradestation. I'll make it a practice to screenshot a trade I open up.

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What all information do you keep in your journal and how do you review it?

Bugsy