Trade Journal
Logging a missed trade
Record setups you saw but didn't take, why you missed them, and what would have happened, to spot the pattern costing you money.
From the Journal, log the setup as a missed trade instead of a real one: symbol, side, why you missed it, and what would have happened. Over time, this shows you the pattern behind your missed trades, not just the one-off.
What to record
- Symbol and side (Long/Short).
- Reason missed — Fear, Distraction, Overtrading, Rules, Confidence, Timing, or your own custom reason.
- Outcome — what would have happened: Hit TP, Hit SL, Breakeven, Partial, Unknown, or your own custom outcome.
Why bother
If you're consistently missing winners for the same reason, fear of entry, say, that's not a feeling, it's data you can act on. You can add your own reason and outcome categories beyond the defaults from the manage icon next to either dropdown.