How to Choose a Trading Journal App: 10 Questions to Ask
Spreadsheet, app or AI coach? Ten questions to ask before you pick a trading journal, from logging friction and broker sync to privacy and the trial.
Guides
SwingLog guides on documenting trades, keeping a trading journal and reviewing your decision-making process. Educational content, not investment advice.
How to Stop Repeating the Same Trading Mistakes
Losses often add up from one repeated mistake, not one bad trade. Separate plan errors from execution errors, find the pattern in your journal, drill the fix.
R-Multiple Explained: How to Measure Trades by Risk
What an R-multiple is, how to calculate it from your original stop, how it differs from risk/reward, and how average R shows whether your process holds up.
What to Write in a Trading Journal After Every Trade
A practical checklist of what to log before you enter and after you exit, a simple template, and a five-step weekly review that shows what keeps repeating.