Trade Journal

The basics

Date

Instrument

Session

Outside session trades are mistakes regardless of outcome.

Duration

Direction

Long Short

Outcome

Win

Loss

B/E

Total P&L ($)

Total contracts

Entries — how you scaled in

The setup — what you saw

HTF bias

Bullish Bearish Ranging Unsure

HTF context timeframe

15m 1h 4h Daily

Setup timeframe

1m 5m 15m 1h

Confluences present

Order block FVG / Imbalance BOS / CHoCH Liquidity sweep Pre-market high/low New week opening gap

Post-exit price action

Continued Reversed immediately Chopped around Liq sweep + reversal

Points left on table

Levels pre-marked?

Yes ✓ No Partially

Price behavior — what it did

Describe how price moved into and out of your zone

Level respect

Clean tap Wicked through, held Choppy / consolidated Blew through

Entry confirmation

BOS confirmed Anticipated Candle break N/A

Your head — how you felt

State entering the trade — select all that apply

Calm Confident Hesitant FOMO Anxious Revenge trading Overtrading Greedy Hopeful Impulsive

Followed plan?

Yes, fully Mostly Deviated No clear plan

Discipline moment

Hit, locked out Cut losses Took profit early Held too long Moved stop None

The debrief

What did this trade teach you or confirm?

One thing you did well

One thing to improve

Account type

Account(s)

Would you take this trade again?

Yes — A+ setup Maybe — B setup No — forced it