NY AM
Trades32
Win rate88%
Average R+0.88R
Day trading journal
A day trading journal built for the decisions behind every trade.
Capture each trade and its context in seconds while the session is still live. Then review the whole trading day across time-of-day, execution and decisions, and let repeated days build evidence from your own history.
Trading day
NY AM · Example trading day · 3 trades
Net result+1.70R · +$510
Win / loss2 / 1
Plan followed2 / 3
Avg EDGE Score89
NQ LongOpening Range BreakoutPlan+1.40R
NQ ShortFailed Breakout · Early entryPartly-0.50R
NQ LongTrend PullbackPlan+0.80R
Session review
Review the trading day, not just isolated trades
A day trade is one decision inside a longer session. Put the time of day, setups, outcomes and execution side by side, so the review is about how the whole day ran, from the open through the middle and into the close.
Fast capture
Log each trade before the next one starts
During a fast session, memory fades between trades. Record the instrument, direction, setup, result and reasoning during or right after each trade, while the decision is still specific.
New Trade
ExampleInstrumentES
DirectionShort
SessionNY Open
SetupFailed Breakout
Entry5,312.50
Stop loss5,318.50
Take profit5,300.50
Size1 contract
ResultLoss
Net P&L-$300
R-1.00R
Followed planYesPartlyNo
MistakesNone recorded
“Rejected the overnight high twice; short the failed breakout with the stop above the high.”
Recent trades · example account
- NQLongOpening Range BreakoutAug 18+1.50R
- ESLongTrend PullbackAug 13-0.60R
- NQShortFailed BreakoutAug 8+1.00R
Trade review
Opening Range Breakout · NQ Long · Aug 18
Outcome+$450 · +1.50R
Process · EDGE Score
96 / 100
- Plan adherence
- 100
- Execution discipline
- 90
Reasoning
Waited for the opening range to set, then took the break with volume. Stop under the range low.
What happened
Trailed under the 1-minute swing lows and closed before the 2R target as momentum slowed.
Good day vs. good decisions
Tell a good decision from a good day
A winning day can still be full of rushed decisions. A losing day can still follow the plan. Keep the reasoning, what happened, plan adherence and execution with each trade, so the review is about the decisions you made, not only where the day closed.
Insight Engine
Find the intraday behavior that repeats
Across enough sessions, EDGE looks for supported patterns in what you have recorded: session and time-of-day, weekday, Long versus Short, setup, discipline and trade-management behavior. It does not predict the next trade.
NY AMSessionTime-of-daySetup / modelPlanReview
Insight Evidence
Strongest edge
NY AM is currently your strongest supported session.
Compared with baseline: +0.76R higher average R.
Compared data
2 groupsBaseline (all other trades)
Trades13
Win rate62%
Average R+0.12R
Confidence
Early PatternBased on 32 "NY AM" trades compared with 13 other trades.
This insight is supported by an early sample of relevant trades and may change as more are recorded.
Example data, not a real account.
Results & process
Review process quality beside performance
Judge the decision, not only the result. The EDGE Score rates each trade's decision quality from your plan adherence and recorded mistakes, never from its outcome, so a disciplined day and a lucky one do not look the same in hindsight.
Results
- Net P&L
- +$4,350
- Win rate
- 71%
- Average R
- +0.60R
What the market paid.
Process · EDGE Score
91 / 100
Decision quality across 24 scored trades · outcome is not part of the score.
EDGE Score trend
Example account · the score is calculated by EDGE's own evaluator from each example trade's plan answer and recorded mistakes.
Economic Calendar
Know which releases land inside your session
See which high- and medium-impact releases fall during your trading day, so the time-of-day context is there when you review how the session went. EDGE does not predict market direction.
Events This week · example · ET
USDHigh & MediumTimeEventActualPrevious
Tue 08:30
USDMedium
Retail Sales m/m
Actual 0.4%Previous 0.2%
0.4%
0.2%
Wed 14:00
USDHigh
Federal Funds Rate
Actual Waiting…Previous 4.25-4.50%
Waiting…
4.25-4.50%
Fri 08:30
USDHigh
Non-Farm Employment Change
Actual —Previous 160K
—
160K
Risk Calculator
Micro E-mini S&P 500InstrumentMES · Long
Account size$25,000
Risk per trade0.5% · $125
Entry5,312.50
Stop loss5,306.25
Take profit5,325.00
Position size4 MES
Risking$125.00
Reward : Risk1 : 2.00
25 ticks to stop · $31.25 per contract · 0.50% of account · potential $250
Risk Calculator
Set position size before the session gets fast
Work out position size and dollar risk from account size, entry and stop before you are in the trade.
Who it is for
Built for discretionary day traders
EDGE is for traders who open and close positions intraday, review repeated setups and care about execution as much as outcomes. Keep your own methodology while using the journal to make the history behind it more useful.
Setup / modelSessionExecutionPlanScreenshotsReview
Workflow
How a trading day becomes evidence
- 01. Log through the sessionRecord each trade and its context as the day runs.
- 02. Review the dayCompare setups, execution and outcomes across the session.
- 03. Watch it repeatAcross enough days, Insight Engine surfaces the patterns that hold.
FAQ
Questions about day trading journals
What is a day trading journal?
It is a running record of the trades you take through a session and the decisions behind each one. EDGE keeps the setup, context, execution and result together so you can review the whole day, not just single trades.
What should I record for each trade in a session?
The instrument, direction, result, setup or model, your reasoning, what actually happened, plan adherence and execution or trade-management notes. Screenshots add the visual context a fast session tends to erase.
Can I log several trades in the same session?
Yes. Add each trade as the session runs, then review the setups, outcomes and execution side by side to see how the day actually went.
Do I need to connect a broker to journal my day?
No. EDGE is manual-first: you log each trade during or right after the session, so there is no broker connection to configure.
Can EDGE show time-of-day or session patterns?
Yes. Once enough comparable trades exist, EDGE surfaces supported patterns across session and time-of-day, for example whether the open behaves differently from later in the day.
Does EDGE send intraday signals or alerts?
No. EDGE only reviews the trading you have already recorded. It does not send signals, alerts or trade calls during the session.
How is this different from my broker's trade history?
A broker history is a list of fills. A day trading journal adds the setup, reasoning, execution, plan adherence and screenshots that explain why each trade in the session happened.
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