Why Keep a Trading Journal?
Every professional trader keeps a trading journal. Not because it's fun, but because it's the only way to systematically improve. Without documentation, you'll keep repeating the same mistakes over and over.
What Should You Track?
For every trade: date and time, asset and direction (long/short), entry and exit price, position size, PnL in % and absolute terms, strategy name (which bot, which logic), and a chart screenshot at entry.
Additionally, for manual trades: your emotional state, why you entered the trade, and whether you followed your strategy or deviated from it.
What BotTrade.app Tracks Automatically
The advantage of automated trading: the journal writes itself. BotTrade.app logs every trade with a timestamp, entry/exit, PnL, strategy used, and market conditions. In the reporting dashboard, you can see everything at a glance.
The 3 Most Important Insights
After 50 documented trades, you'll start recognizing patterns: In which market phase does your bot perform best? Which pairs are more profitable than others? Are there certain times of day with better results?
Let BotTrade.app keep your trading journal automatically.