Trade Journal is a discretionary log for long/short trades — track setups, notes and ratings, then review win rate, profit factor, expectancy and equity.
It complements Average Price (inventory ledger) and Profit & Loss (holdings MTM). Logged-in entries live in MariaDB; guests use localStorage.
What is this tool?
A personal trade log with open/closed status and long/short sides.
Analytics: win rate, profit factor, expectancy, open mark-to-market, by-setup and by-symbol.
An equity curve built from closed trades in chronological order.
How to read the results
Total P&L includes closed realized plus open mark-to-market when live prices exist.
Win rate ignores breakeven flats; profit factor is gross wins ÷ gross losses.
By-setup ranking shows which playbooks actually pay.
Equity is cumulative closed P&L — not account balance.
Key signals and metrics
Long P&L = (exit − entry) × qty − fee; short flips the price delta.
Open trades mark to catalog prices when available.
Setup and tags are free-text for your own taxonomy.
Advanced usage and combinations
Tag every trade with a setup name before judging win rate.
Use Average Price for inventory cost basis; use this journal for discretionary R-multiples.
Cross-check open MTM with Profit & Loss on the same book.
Using this tool on PEPS Crypto
Click Add trade and fill entry details.
Close trades with an exit price when done.
Filter open vs closed and review equity / setups.
Log in to keep the journal across devices.
How it works
- Add a trade with symbol, side, entry and size.
- Tag the setup and optional notes/rating.
- When done, set status Closed with an exit price.
- Review win rate, profit factor and equity.
- Filter by open/closed and refine weak setups.
What to consider
- Fees reduce P&L — leave them blank only if you truly have zero fees.
- Guest mode is device-local until you log in.
- Not financial or tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this the same as Average Price?
- No. APC is a buy/sell inventory ledger for cost basis. Trade Journal is a discretionary performance log with setups and ratings.
- Where are guest entries stored?
- In browser localStorage under peeps_trj_entries — clearing site data removes them.
- Does open MTM place orders?
- No — it only marks open trades to catalog prices for display.
Conclusion
Journal first, judge setups second — raw P&L without taxonomy is noisy.
Not financial advice.