The Trading Journal: Your Secret Weapon for Improvement

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Sl trading academy
August 21, 2025

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The Trading Journal: Your Secret Weapon for Improvement

A trader once told me, “Sir, I don’t need a journal… I can remember all my trades in my head.”

Two weeks later, I asked him, “So what was your last losing trade, and why did it fail?”
He paused… and admitted he couldn’t remember.

That’s the danger.
Without a record, mistakes get repeated. Wins don’t get studied. Growth slows down.

Your brain is good for making decisions, not for storing every detail. That’s where a trading journal becomes your secret weapon.

Here’s why a trading journal is so powerful:

1. It makes your mistakes visible.

  • When you write down why you entered a trade, you’ll clearly see if it was based on analysis or emotion.

  • Over time, patterns in your bad habits become obvious.

2. It builds confidence in your strategy.

  • Seeing your wins written down reminds you what works.

  • This helps you stick to your edge instead of chasing hype.

3. It turns you into your own coach.

  • Instead of waiting for someone else to correct you, the journal shows you where to improve.

  • Every note is like feedback from your past self.

💡 Quick Tip:
Your journal doesn’t need to be fancy. A simple Excel sheet or even a notebook is enough. Write these four things for each trade:

  • Why you entered

  • Where you entered

  • Where you exited

  • What you felt during the trade

Do this, and after 20 trades, you’ll already see the patterns.

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