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Before
Record the bias, level, plan, and risk before a trade.
Free trading journal
Turn trades into useful feedback
Connect a supported account to review imported trades, P&L, and account-specific statistics. Keep notes about your decisions so the result is not the only thing you learn from a trade.
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Review the decisionRecord whether you followed your plan as well as the money gained or lost.
BeforeRecord the plan
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The framework
Plan your decisions before the session.
Use these prompts to write your trading plan, review whether you followed it, and make adjustments after the session.
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During
Capture the execution details without rewriting the plan.
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After
Separate rule-following from the financial result.
Put it into practice
Try the checklist during your next session.
Write a short plan before the session, then record what you learned afterward.
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Connect, sync, and check your history
Sign in to your free Elev8+ account, connect a supported reporting account, and run a sync.
- Filter the journal by account or review all connected accounts together.
- Check the imported dates and trades before relying on the statistics. Available history depends on the broker connection.
- Open Prop Guard for the same account to review its confirmed program and labeled risk estimates. A reporting connection does not enable AutoTrader.
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Review the decision as well as the result
Record the plan before the trade and the lesson afterwards.
- Do not use the result to rewrite the original decision.
- Review a small group of trades for repeated process issues.
- Prefer a workbook? The free Excel-compatible template includes space for 100 trades, a summary, and dropdown menus.
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