A trading journal is a trading book you write about your own journey, system, risk management and lessons learned. It helps you clearly see your past mistakes so you don’t repeat them in the future. Your edge as a trader is the advantage you have over other traders with your system, psychology, risk management, or trade management that creates your profits from other’s losses. Keeping an up to date trading journal makes you put your feelings, thoughts, mistakes, risk management issues along with emotional and ego problems on paper. Writing helps clarify your thoughts, identify your errors, and become mindful of the ... (full story)