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Guides to the practice this product is built around: recording trades honestly, writing down the reasoning, and reviewing both. Everything here applies whether or not you use EntryEx.it.
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What is a trading journal?
A trading journal is a record of every trade you take and the reasoning behind it. What to record, why it improves decision-making, and how paper, spreadsheet and automated journals differ.
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How to write a trade thesis
A trade thesis states, before you enter, why this trade should work: the setup, the expected path, and what would prove it wrong. A practical structure with a worked example.
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How to review your trades
A trade review compares what you did with what you planned, grading execution separately from outcome. A practical per-trade and weekly review process for finding fixable patterns.
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Trading performance metrics: win rate, expectancy, R-multiples and drawdown
How to calculate win rate, risk-reward ratio, R-multiples, expectancy, and maximum drawdown from a trading journal - with formulas, a worked example, and the sample-size caveat.
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How to keep a crypto trading journal
Crypto trading scatters fills across exchanges, chains and wallets, and adds funding, gas and murky cost bases. How to journal exchange, perpetual and on-chain trades accurately.
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Choosing a trading journal: spreadsheet, broker-connected, or crypto-native
An honest buying guide to trading journals: what spreadsheets, broker-connected journal apps and crypto-native journals each do well, the questions to ask, and where EntryEx.it fits.