Trading glossary
Trading Journal
A trading journal is a record of every trade you take, including entries, exits, size, P&L, tags and notes about why you traded. Its purpose is to make review possible: with a complete record you can see which setups work, where mistakes repeat, and how closely you follow your plan. Journals range from spreadsheets to dedicated software that computes analytics automatically. An automatic trading journal such as DuskAnalyst syncs closed trades from MT4, MT5 and cTrader the moment they close, so the record is complete and honest without manual entry.
Why it matters for your trading journal: A trading journal is the record of every trade and the reason it was taken - the raw data for every other improvement in this glossary. Without it, review is memory; with it, review is evidence.
Example: Example: a journal holding entry, exit, setup, session and notes lets a trader find that 80% of losses came from one setup, then act on it.
What is Trading Journal in trading?
A trading journal is a record of every trade you take, including entries, exits, size, P&L, tags and notes about why you traded. Its purpose is to make review possible: with a complete record you can see which setups work, where mistakes repeat, and how closely you follow your plan. Journals range from spreadsheets to dedicated software that computes analytics automatically. An automatic trading journal such as DuskAnalyst syncs closed trades from MT4, MT5 and cTrader the moment they close, so the record is complete and honest without manual entry.