[Guide] How to keep a trading journal — the real reason my win rate went up

traded on vibes before journaling, 6 months in my win rate flipped. the essentials: 1. One line on your ENTRY thesis. No thesis = no entry 2. Log your emotional state (revenge trade / FOMO flags) 3. Grade 'did I follow the plan', not PnL. A win off-plan still logs as a fail 4. Review the week on the weekend. Repeated mistakes jump out 5. Record realized PnL with fees + funding included. Costs are bigger than you think turns out the edge wasn't the coin, it was the habit of logging