How to keep a trading journal that actually improves your results

A journal turns trades into lessons. Without one you repeat the same mistakes and remember only the big wins.

Record for every trade: date and time, direction, entry, stop, target, risk in dollars, result in R, the reason you took it, a screenshot, and how you felt. Also record trades you skipped.

Review weekly: which setups paid, which hours and days lost, how often you broke your own rules, and your average R. Look for one thing to stop and one thing to repeat.

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Education only. This is not financial advice. Trading gold with leverage involves a high risk of losing money.

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