Trading journal guides
Short, practical guides on journaling and the metrics that matter — each one links to a free calculator so you can run the numbers on your own trades.
How to journal trades
A step-by-step workflow for journaling that actually improves your trading — what to log, how to review, and the mistakes to avoid.
What is R-multiple?
The single most useful way to measure a trade — profit or loss expressed in units of risk — and why pros think in R.
Trade expectancy formula
What you can expect to make per trade on average, the exact formula, and how to raise it.
Risk of ruin, explained
The probability of blowing up your account — what drives it, and how position sizing keeps it near zero.
Position sizing, explained
How much to trade so one loss can't hurt you — the risk-based formula and the 1% rule.
Risk/reward ratio explained
What you risk vs what you aim to make — and the exact win rate each ratio needs to profit.
Drawdown recovery
Why a 50% loss needs a 100% gain back — the recovery math and why small losses matter.
Win rate vs expectancy
Why a high win rate can still lose money, and the metric that actually decides profitability.