Trade Journal
Track positions, outcomes, and the ideas behind them
What the Trade Journal is for
The Trade Journal helps you record positions you took, why you took them, and how they resolved. It is built for learning from your own behavior: which setups you followed, which alerts or ideas led to action, what the realized P&L looked like, and whether your process improved over time.
Availability: All plans.
What you can track
| Field | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Symbol | The underlying stock or ETF |
| Side | Long or short |
| Instrument | Stock, call, put, or spread |
| Quantity | Position size |
| Entry / exit price | The reference points—P&L is computed automatically when you fill the exit |
| Opened / closed at | Timestamps in the exchange timezone |
| Notes | Your thesis, risk plan, mistakes, and follow-up observations |
The summary tiles at the top show realized P&L, win rate (with wins and losses), average P&L per closed trade, and open versus total trades. Once trades have closed, a P&L over time chart draws your cumulative and daily results over 30 days, 90 days, or all history.
How to log a trade
- Open Journal from the sidebar (under Desk), or use Log trade on an alert row or Log this trade on a trade idea—the entry then records that alert or idea as its source.
- Click Log a trade.
- Enter the symbol, side, instrument, quantity, entry details, and any notes you want to preserve.
- Update the trade when you adjust or close it—filling the exit computes the P&L.
- Use filters to review by symbol, status (open/closed), source (manual, alert, trade idea), or date range.
- Use Export CSV to download every matching entry for a spreadsheet or an offline backup.
How it fits with alerts and trade ideas
Alerts and trade ideas are useful only if you learn which ones deserve your attention. When a trade starts from an alert or Trade Idea, use the journal to record the follow-through. The connection runs both ways: the Alerts page shows an outcome strip on rules with journaled trades—trades logged, realized P&L, and win rate—so over time you can see whether a source produces setups you can execute well, not just whether it looks interesting in the moment.
Review routine
- End of day: close or update trades that changed.
- End of week: sort by source and symbol to see what actually worked.
- End of month: export CSV if you want to analyze the record in a spreadsheet or keep an offline backup.
- After a loss: write down whether the original thesis was wrong, the timing was wrong, or the risk plan was not followed.
Remember: The journal is not a broker statement or tax record. Use your broker for official records and your own advisor for tax questions.
