How to Journal Options Trades: Fields, R and Mistakes
What to record for each options trade, how to measure R on a spread with a worked put-credit-spread example, and which mistakes to tag.
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How to Journal Swing Trades: Entry, Check-In and Exit Notes
A practical way to journal swing trades: three note-taking moments, holding-time math, gap and swap costs, and a weekly review rhythm.
Notion vs Trading Journal Software: Which Should You Use?
A fair look at Notion versus dedicated trading journal software: where each shines, what manual logging really costs, and a simple rule for choosing.
Backtesting With a Trading Journal: Uses and Limits
Use your trade journal to test a strategy: tagging, sample sizes, a worked example, and telling strategy problems from discipline problems.
Maximum Favorable Excursion (MFE): Exiting Too Early?
What MFE is, how to compare your exits with each trade’s peak, and how to test an exit rule on your own trades without fooling yourself.
Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE): Placing Better Stops
What MAE is, how to record it for each trade, and why analysing winners alone can mislead you when you set stop-loss levels.
Sharpe Ratio for Day Traders: Calculate It, Then Doubt It
How to calculate the Sharpe ratio from daily returns, a worked 10-day example, and why short samples make it unreliable for day traders.
Average R-Multiple in Trading: How to Calculate It
Learn how to calculate average R-multiple, how it differs from expectancy, and how many trades you need before the number is trustworthy.
Funded Trader Daily Journal Checklist: 7 Fields, 5 Minutes
A seven-field daily trading journal checklist for funded accounts, with a sample entry, a mistake-tag system and a simple weekly review.
Best Trading Journal for Prop Firm Challenges
What a prop firm challenge journal needs to do, how spreadsheets, Notion and dedicated software compare, and where TradeDoctor AI fits and falls short.