- Create the journal at the start of the day
- Log each trade as it closes
- End-of-day review — one sentence on what you'd do differently
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Using the Trading Journal workflow
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The daily journal is designed to take five minutes at the end of the session. That's it. Done consistently, it's the most valuable five minutes of your trading day.
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