Trading Journal

The decisions behind the trade. Risk, execution and the habits worth reviewing.

The Forex Insights Journal
Practical lessons · Worked examples

Journal & review · Featured

Your best trade this week might have lost money

A profitable rule break can teach the wrong lesson. Here is a better way to review your trades—and one change to carry into Monday.

Forex Insights Editorial Desk3 min read

Risk management

Work from the cash you can lose to the order size. A complete EUR/USD example, including what changes when the stop gets wider.

3 min read

Chart & execution

A line on a chart leaves the hard part undecided. Turn a level into a trigger, an invalidation and a reason to pass.

3 min read

Trading psychology

The first loss may be planned. The next impulsive order is often where the damage starts. Build a session rule you can actually follow.

3 min read

Journal & review

A 60% win rate sounds reassuring—until you look at the size of the wins. Use this ten-trade example to read your results properly.

2 min read

Risk management

Two positions can share the same weak point. Review portfolio exposure before treating a second currency pair as diversification.

3 min read

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