Trading journal guides

The plain-English definition, what one actually looks like, and why traders keep one instead of just checking their broker statement.

A step-by-step workflow for journaling that actually improves your trading — what to log, how to review, and the mistakes to avoid.

Where Excel and Google Sheets journals break down, what a dedicated journal adds, and when it's time to switch.

The five layers worth recording — the trade, risk, context, plan, and review — in a checklist you'll actually keep.

The single most useful way to measure a trade — profit or loss expressed in units of risk — and why pros think in R.

What you can expect to make per trade on average, the exact formula, and how to raise it.

The probability of blowing up your account — what drives it, and how position sizing keeps it near zero.

How much to trade so one loss can't hurt you — the risk-based formula and the 1% rule.

What you risk vs what you aim to make — and the exact win rate each ratio needs to profit.

Why a 50% loss needs a 100% gain back — the recovery math and why small losses matter.

Why a high win rate can still lose money, and the metric that actually decides profitability.

MetaTrader has no chart-share link — here's how to capture your MT4/MT5 charts into your journal in one paste, and record the trades.