How do you end a trading session psychologically?
The session doesn't end when you close the platform — it ends when your mind stops replaying it. A closing ritual marks the boundary and protects the rest of your day.
What's your shutdown?
- the ritual that closes the session for you
- how you handle a losing day's residue
- what happens when you skip the ritual
The journal guide gives the shutdown a structure.
Background: How to keep a trading journal that actually improves your trading
A journal turns a pile of trades into evidence. What to record, the numbers worth calculating and a weekly review routine that takes less than an hour.
What should a trading journal include?
For each trade: the pair, direction, size, entry, stop, target, risk, the reason for the trade, how you felt, the result in money and in R, whether you followed your plan, and chart screenshots.
How do I calculate expectancy?
Multiply your win rate by your average win, then subtract your loss rate multiplied by your average loss. Measured in R, a positive result means the approach has made money per trade on average.
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