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What Does a Trading Journal Look Like? I Tested 7 Systems

Last Tuesday at 9:14 a.m., I watched a clean NQ setup slip into noise while TradingView still showed the same pretty picture.

https://runvigil.app/blog/what-does-a-trading-journal-look-like-i-tested-7-systems

#trading #traderpsychology #investing #daytrading #finance

What Does a Trading Journal Look Like? I Tested 7 Systems | Vigil

A blunt answer to what should a trading journal include, built from 11 months of notes, losses, and one $312 mistake.

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I Built an ai trading journal From 7 Bad Trades

Last Thursday at 9:17 a.m., I watched a $640 MES win turn into a flat exit because I stopped writing notes.

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-built-an-ai-trading-journal-from-7-bad-trades

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I Built an ai trading journal From 7 Bad Trades | Vigil

What changed after 11 weeks, 200 entries, and one $1,184 mistake on MES and NQ.

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I Tested 7 Best Forex Prop Firms Over 4 Months

On 12 March 2026 at 8:17 a.m., I watched a $418 EUR/USD win turn into a rule warning at FTMO in less than a minute.

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-tested-7-best-forex-prop-firms-over-4-months

#proptrading #investing #finance #daytrading #stocks

I Tested 7 Best Forex Prop Firms Over 4 Months | Vigil

Over four months, three firms passed my rules, two failed, and one mistake cost me $612.

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I Tested 7 Prop Firm Trading Strategies in 4 Months

Last Tuesday at 9:14 a.m., I watched a $1,283 NQ position go to $317 in nine seconds on TradingView.

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-tested-7-prop-firm-trading-strategies-in-4-months

#proptrading #daytrading #investing #finance #futurestrading

I Tested 7 Prop Firm Trading Strategies in 4 Months | Vigil

One mistake cost me $1,146, but the clean rules that survived 4 months kept my funded account alive.

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I Learned How to Make a Trading Journal in Excel for 7 Weeks

## the week my spreadsheet started telling the truth

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-learned-how-to-make-a-trading-journal-in-excel-for-7-weeks

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I Learned How to Make a Trading Journal in Excel for 7 Weeks | Vigil

I used one workbook for 7 weeks, cut my mistakes, and saw what actually moved my P&L.

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I Tested 7 Best Free Trading Journal App Picks Over 4 Weeks

Last Tuesday at 9:14 a.m., I watched a $1,283 NQ long open in TradingView turn into a $317 loser before the coffee cooled. That was the day I started treating the best free trading journal app like a trade, not a toy.

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-tested-7-best-free-trading-journal-app-picks-over-4-weeks

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I Tested 7 Best Free Trading Journal App Picks Over 4 Weeks | Vigil

I cut my review down to one rule: if a journal did not change my MES results, I ditched it.

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I Tested 7 Free Day Trading Journal Apps in 43 Days

Last Tuesday at 9:14 a.m., I watched MES print a clean breakout on NinjaTrader, then I froze for three seconds and let the move go.

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-tested-7-free-day-trading-journal-apps-in-43-days

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I Tested 7 Free Day Trading Journal Apps in 43 Days | Vigil

What survived was not the prettiest app, but the one that cut my mistakes by 18% in six weeks.

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I Used a trading log to Fix 7 Bad Weeks

On 2025-03-14 at 9:18 a.m., I was staring at a one-minute NQ chart on NinjaTrader while my checklist sat open beside it. The chart looked clean. My head did not. I keep a [trading audit framework](https://runvigil.app) open when I review sessions because memory gets cute after a green day, and the screenshot does not. Back then I thought I was already doing enough by...

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-used-a-trading-log-to-fix-7-bad-weeks

AI Trade Auditor for 20 Prop Firm Rulesets | Vigil

Paste a trade. Pick your firm. See exactly which rules you broke — drawdown, daily loss, holding, news, consistency. Pre-loaded with FTMO, TopStep, Apex, and 16 more.

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I Learned How to Start a Trading Journal in 7 Broken Weeks

Last Thursday at 8:42 a.m., I watched a $620 MES long turn into a $94 loss because I had no notes on the setup. I had the fills. I had the chart. I had no memory of why I took the trade. That gap is why I keep an [audit your trading edge](https://runvigil.app) tab open when I review a week of trades. The log tells the truth when y...

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-learned-how-to-start-a-trading-journal-in-7-broken-weeks

AI Trade Auditor for 20 Prop Firm Rulesets | Vigil

Paste a trade. Pick your firm. See exactly which rules you broke — drawdown, daily loss, holding, news, consistency. Pre-loaded with FTMO, TopStep, Apex, and 16 more.

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I Built 7 trader journal Pages in 43 Days

Last Tuesday at 8:41 a.m., I watched a six-minute NQ long turn into a scratch because my trader journal had no note on sleep.

https://runvigil.app/blog/i-built-7-trader-journal-pages-in-43-days

#trading #traderpsychology #investing #daytrading #finance

I Built 7 trader journal Pages in 43 Days | Vigil

What changed my entries, my exits, and one bad month after 43 days of tracking every trade.

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