A trading journal template
you’ll actually use.
One row per trade. Six columns you always fill, the rest when you have time. Free for Excel and Google Sheets, no email needed.
CSV · opens in Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers ·
Six columns. Two minutes.
Fill these six on every trade. Tick them off to see how short a real entry is.
The template has a column for each. Leave them empty on busy days.
Your result divided by what you risked at your stop. It lets you compare trades of any size.
A good trade can lose. A bad one can win.
Both trades are fictional. They show why the plan column matters more than the money column.
The clean loss
“Clean loss. Nothing to fix but the urge to win it back.”
The lucky win
“Won money, learned the wrong thing. One bad tick wipes the week.”
Grade the decision, not the result.
Journalcade fills in most of it.
The same columns, without the typing. You add the setup, the grade and a line or two, and the habit earns XP.
- Import your broker’s file: dates, prices, size and fees fill themselves in
- Interactive Brokers, Coinbase and Kraken can sync on their own Pro
- Talk through the trade and tap Write it up: your words, sorted
Quick answers.
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Your Rookie card is waiting.
Free to start. Journal your first trade today and watch the numbers fill in.