Trading journal.
Record the evidence before the decision—and what you can learn afterwards. Use with historical or demo examples while learning.
Date & session
Market / pair
Timeframes
Demo / historical / live
01 — The idea and its context
What is the higher-timeframe structure? What relevant economic or session context exists?
02 — Evidence and rules
Zone / location, confirmation, required checklist conditions and reasons to stand aside.
03 — Risk plan
Planned entry / reason
Technical invalidation / stop
Planned cash risk
Planned exit / reward
04 — What happened?
Entry / exit observed
Costs / slippage
Actual outcome
Rule adherence (yes / no)
Record why an example was taken, rejected or missed. Include chart screenshot references where relevant.
05 — One lesson, one action
What does this example teach? What will you practise next without changing a rule mid-sample?
TCH educational worksheet. Trading carries the risk of loss. A journal does not guarantee positive returns.