Trading Journal Template + Trade Review Checklist

A free template for active day traders. Log trades in under 30 seconds and review your session in 10 minutes.

How to Use This Daily

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Before the session: Write your one setup, max loss, and max trades
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During each trade: Log entry, stop, target, and thesis before you click buy/sell
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After exit: Record exit reason, rule breaks, and emotion state
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End of session: Complete the 10-minute review checklist
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Write one rule: Specific, testable rule for tomorrow based on today's data

What to Log After Every Trade

Field	Example	Why It Matters
Entry Price	$45.20	Baseline for R calculation
Stop Price	$44.80	Defines your risk
Target Price	$46.40	Defines your reward
Thesis	Breakout above prior day high	Forces clarity before entry
Setup Tag	Breakout-Retest	Enables pattern analysis
Exit Reason	Hit target / stopped out / manual	Tracks decision quality
Rule Breaks	Entered late by 0.3%	Highlights execution leaks
Emotion State	Calm / Rushed / Revenge	Surfaces psychology patterns

10-Minute Post-Session Review Checklist

Did I trade my one defined setup only?
Did I enter at my trigger price (not early or late)?
Was my stop placed at my invalidation level?
Did I size correctly for my max loss?
Did I follow my exit plan?
If I broke a rule, what triggered it?
What is one thing I did well today?
What is one rule for tomorrow?

Common Mistakes

✕Logging P&L but not entry/stop/target prices
✕Skipping the "why" behind each trade
✕Not tagging setups consistently
✕Reviewing without producing a specific next-day rule
✕Tracking too many metrics (stick to 3)

Turn This Template Into Automation

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