With the data captured in your Journal, you can identify patterns, spot weaknesses, and adapt your approach for better results.
Review Sessions #
Schedule regular review sessions—weekly or monthly—to analyze your performance.
What to look for:
- Periods of consistent profit vs. drawdown
- Time-of-day patterns (are you more profitable in certain sessions?)
- Symbol-specific performance (which assets work best for you?)
- Stop-loss discipline (are you cutting losses quickly or holding too long?)
Adapt Your Strategies #
Use the metrics to make data-driven changes:
- Low win rate but profitable? Your winners are likely much larger than your losers—keep following your system.
- High win rate but losing money? Your losing trades are too large—tighten stops or reduce position size.
- High trade count with flat equity? You may be overtrading—focus on quality setups.
Scenario Testing #
While the platform’s analytics are still developing, you can manually test “what-if” scenarios:
- Review past trades and ask: “What if I had used a tighter stop?”
- Calculate how removing your worst-performing symbol would affect overall P&L.
- Identify your best-performing strategy by filtering tags and comparing results.
Manual Notes for Deeper Analysis #
Until more robust analysis tools become available, supplement your Journal review with manual notes:
- Keep an external trading log for qualitative insights (emotions, market conditions).
- Combine Journal metrics with external tools (spreadsheets, performance calculators).
- Document lessons learned and strategy adjustments.
■ Try it now: Spend 10 minutes reviewing your equity curve. Identify one period of drawdown and write down what you think caused it. Use filters to investigate further.
The Trading Journal Space is your performance control center. By automatically capturing every trade and presenting objective metrics in real-time, it removes bias and guesswork from your trading review process.
Make it a habit to check your Journal regularly—not just when things go wrong, but also when things go right. Understanding why you’re profitable is just as important as identifying why you’re losing. The more you engage with your data, the faster you’ll improve.
