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Trade review notes for better decisions
Practical writing on journaling, imports, review habits, broker setup, and turning trade history into better decisions.
Interactive Brokers Flex report setup for a trade journal
Set up an IBKR Activity Flex Query for trade-journal imports, check the fields that matter, and avoid empty or incomplete history.
R-multiple for trade review without rewriting the risk
Calculate R-multiple from the initial stop, separate planned risk from outcome, and use R to compare futures trades without hindsight.
Rithmic trade journal review checks after sync
A practical review checklist for Rithmic trade history: executions, grouped trades, fees, timestamps, screenshots, planned risk, and next-session rules.
Trade journal screenshots that still make sense later
A practical screenshot workflow for saving chart context, invalidation, entry reasoning, and exit decisions without turning a journal into an image archive.
CSV trade import checklist before you review a session
A practical checklist for checking trade exports, fees, timezones, grouped fills, screenshots, and review notes before trusting the lesson.
How to review futures trades after the session
A practical futures trade review workflow for turning fills, screenshots, planned risk, and notes into one next-session rule.
A review-first trade journal beats a storage bin
A practical way to turn imported trades into a review routine that improves future decisions.