Psychology
What is Trading journal?
By the verify.trading team · Last reviewed · How we write
A trading journal is a record of your trades and the reasoning, mood and outcome behind each, used to find patterns you cannot see in the moment.
Key points
- Record plan, result and mood.
- Review it on a schedule.
- Look for repeated behaviour.
Trading journal explained
The value is in reviewing it: what you planned, what you did, and how you felt. Over weeks it shows whether losses come from analysis or from behaviour such as overtrading after a loss.
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