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Plan and outcome
Record what was intended separately from what happened and whether the plan was followed.
Lesson · Trade Setup and Execution
Trading Journal
Record the original thesis, planned and actual execution, result in R, adherence, mistakes, and notes in a journal that can be exported for review.
Synthetic educational examples
Core concepts
Use these concepts as explicit rules rather than changing them after seeing the outcome.
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Result in R
Normalize outcomes by initial risk so trades with different prices and sizes can be compared.
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Consistent tags
Use stable setup and mistake categories so patterns can be aggregated later.
Interactive lesson
Record a trade as its plan was written, score it after the exit, and export the record.
New journal entry
Browser storageUse the simulated trade in Trade Management as a journal-entry example. Any symbol (it was synthetic), setup Pullback, long, one-hour timeframe. The result in R is what the simulation reported when it finished; “followed the written plan” is what its discipline score said, and each deviation gets its tag. Write the thesis line as it stood before the trade — the plan on that page — not as the outcome makes it look now.
Saved entries
No row selected| Date | Symbol | Setup | Direction | Result | Plan | Execution | Mistakes |
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Trading journal process
Capture enough information to reproduce the decision and diagnose execution without rewriting history.
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Record before entry
Save context, setup, trigger, entry, invalidation, target, and management plan.
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Capture actual execution
Record fills, changes, partial exits, and deviations while they are factual.
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Score after exit
Store result in R, plan adherence, execution score, mistake tags, and notes.
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Export and review periodically
Use a consistent review interval and preserve backups outside browser storage.
Journal quality drill
Score 0 / 0Choose the information that makes later review more reliable.
What to record
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Before entryContext, setup, trigger, entry, stop, target, and planned management.
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During executionActual fills, changes, partial exits, and whether each action followed the plan.
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After exitResult in R, execution score, mistake tags, and a factual description.
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During reviewAggregate patterns across setups, regimes, mistakes, and rule adherence.
Common mistakes
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Recording only winners and memorable tradesSelective records produce misleading performance statistics.
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Writing the thesis after the outcomeHindsight changes what appeared knowable before entry.
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Using vague notes without categoriesFree text alone is difficult to aggregate into actionable patterns.
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Judging quality only from profitA well-executed trade can lose, and a poorly executed trade can win.
Completion standard
✓
Finish when you have recorded, exported and re-imported one complete entry.
Thesis written as it was before the outcome, result in R, plan adherence, execution score, and a mistake tag wherever one applies. The simulated trade in Trade Management supplies this example.
Scope: This lesson teaches process and measurement. It does not provide live market data, personalized recommendations, or trade signals.