The difference between a trader who improves and one who stays flat is the journal. This template gives you a structured place to log every trade with the metrics that actually matter for analysis: entry and exit prices, position size, risk percentage, R-multiple, strategy type, emotional state, and mistake category.
The Trades database is the core. Each trade gets a unique ID, instrument type, direction, entry and exit dates, prices, and calculated P&L. The Strategy field links to a separate Strategies database so you can compare performance across approaches over time. The Emotion Entry and Emotion Exit fields track your psychological state — pattern recognition here is often the edge that technical analysis alone misses.
The Weekly Review database auto-summarises your trading week using rollups: total trades, win rate, net P&L, and improvement notes. The Strategies database tracks per-strategy win rates and average R-multiple, so you know which setups are actually worth your capital. The Risk Rules database keeps your position sizing guidelines front and centre.
