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End-of-Day Journal

Turn each session into data

Traders frequently identify journaling and review as the missing link between effort and improvement. This recipe generates a structured daily journal prompt and captures key stats and behavioral tags.

House RecipePersonal5 min setup

INGREDIENTS

📄Google Docs🔔Notifications

PROMPT

Create "End-of-Day Journal". At 16:15, prompt an 8-question review capturing: best trade, worst trade, first rule broken, emotion state, overtrade/revenge instances, and 1 rule change to test tomorrow. Save to a running doc.

Pain point

Without review, the same mistakes repeat unnoticed.

Triggers

  • Scheduled at sessionCloseTime

Conditions

  • Requires trade list / summarized metrics (manual paste is fine)
  • Keep it short (10 minutes)

Actions

  • Prompt journal sections: A trades, mistakes, emotions, next rule
  • Record: trades taken, win rate, avg R, biggest mistake tag
  • Save to a running Google Doc or note

Parameters (defaults)

  • sessionCloseTime: "16:15"
  • maxQuestions: 8
  • requireMistakeTagPerTrade: true

Examples

  • 16:15: ask for top 1 best trade, top 1 worst trade, and the "first rule broken."
  • If revenge/overtrade happened, generate a specific guardrail to trial tomorrow.
Tags:#trading#journaling#review#continuous-improvement