How do you track progress when you're still learning?

When you're new, profit is the wrong progress metric — a lucky streak can mask bad habits. Better measures: following your rules, keeping losses small, and writing everything down.

How do you track progress when you're still learning? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

What do you measure?

  • the metric you track as a beginner
  • how you know you're improving before the equity does
  • the moment the metric flipped for you
How do you track progress when you're still learning? — bid-ask spread diagram
The bid-ask spread on a currency pair

The journal guide suggests fields that make progress visible.

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