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Home>Courses>Trader Mindset>Lesson 6 of 6

Journaling and discipline

The simple habit that turns experience into improvement.

Trader Mindset·Lesson 6 of 6

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By the end of this lesson you'll be able to:

  • 01Explain what a trading journal is
  • 02List what to record
  • 03Describe how a journal builds discipline
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Step 1 · Read the guide

Read the guide first

Everything the quiz asks is covered in the linked guide. Read it, then answer the questions below.

What Is a Trading Journal?
Key terms
Trading JournalTrading PsychologyBiasOvertrading

Step 2 · Take the quiz

Quick check

10 questions

Answer all 10, then check. Wrong answers show a hint and a link back to the guide.

  1. Question 01

    What does a trading journal record?

  2. Question 02

    What does a trading journal turn scattered experience into?

  3. Question 03

    Which of these should you log?

  4. Question 04

    Why is only recording your wins a problem?

  5. Question 05

    You log only your winning trades. As a result, what will happen?

  6. Question 06

    How does a journal mainly build discipline?

  7. Question 07

    What does reviewing your journal regularly mainly build?

  8. Question 08

    Why should you record your emotional state in the journal?

  9. Question 09

    Your journal shows most losses come from trades not in your plan. What is the fix?

  10. Question 10

    After a month of journaling, a trader sees most losses come from off-plan trades. What has the journal done?

Answered 0 of 10 · pass 70% (7/10) to complete

Trader Mindset6 of 6
  1. Trading psychology basics
  2. Beating FOMO and overtrading
  3. Handling losses and revenge trading
  4. Cognitive biases
  5. Fear and greed
  6. →Journaling and discipline
  7. ⚑Final Assessment· 20 Q