👀 Five journal metrics that help explain your results You track net profit, win rate, payoff ratio a

👀 Five journal metrics that help explain your results

You track net profit, win rate, payoff ratio and maximum drawdown, yet those numbers may leave important habits unexplained. Adding a few breakdowns to your journal can help you see where your approach works and where your decisions hurt results.

🟢 Holding time
Track how long you typically keep trades open. Scalpers may hold for minutes, while position traders may stay in for weeks or months. Your average holding time helps you identify the style that actually suits you, so you can adjust your strategy around how you trade rather than how you think you should trade.

🟢 Time in winners versus losers
Next, compare the holding times of winning and losing trades. You may be taking profits too quickly while giving losses too much time to recover.

The reverse problem is holding winners long after the original setup has played out. Comparing the two groups helps you assess your trade management: losing or low-yielding positions can tie up capital while better opportunities pass you by.

🟢 Results by session
Break winners and losers down by trading session. You might live in Asia yet find that most profitable trades happen during London hours. Your New York trades might underperform because you are tired, distracted or still trading after reaching your daily goals.

One pattern does not automatically justify rearranging your schedule. If it keeps recurring, investigate it: your journal can help identify when you tend to trade best as well as what to trade.

🟢 Results by market conditions
Separating results by market conditions helps you check whether you recognize changes and adapt. You may do well buying pullbacks and selling rallies in trends, yet repeatedly lose when trying to pick tops and bottoms while momentum remains strong.

Alternatively, most winners may come in ranges, suggesting that consolidation and support-and-resistance trading suit you better than strong directional moves. Look for the conditions where your approach works best, then check whether those conditions are actually present.

🟢 Results by position size
Compare results and behavior across position sizes. You may follow your rules with small positions, then take profits early, move stops or second-guess decisions as exposure increases. Size affects psychology as well as risk.

Also check whether size reflects market conditions: are you taking more risk on high-quality setups in strong trends and scaling back when conditions become choppy and your edge is less clear?

Add the breakdowns that help explain your decisions, without turning your journal into a collection of every possible statistic. Record them consistently and use recurring patterns to identify where your edge lies, which habits need attention and what to work on next.

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