Log Your First Trade

Logging your first trade is the most important step in building a journaling habit. TradeLog uses fast inline entry: instead of a pop-up form, you add an editable draft row and fill it in cell by cell, right inside the journal table.

Start a New Trade

1. 1Click "Journal" in the left sidebar to open your trading journal.
2. 2Click the "Add Trade" button (the + button at the top of the journal). On phones and tablets it is the "Add" tab in the journal's tab bar.
3. 3A new editable draft row appears at the top of the table -- no pop-up window opens. Your current account, the date and time (now), and the trading session are filled in for you automatically.

Fill In the Four Key Fields

A draft becomes a real trade as soon as four fields are set. Click each cell to enter its value:

• Symbol -- the instrument you traded (e.g., ES, NQ, EURUSD, BTCUSDT).
• Direction -- Long (buy) or Short (sell).
• Entry Price -- the price at which you entered.
• Quantity -- your position size (contracts, lots, shares, or units).

Close the Trade

When the trade is finished, click the Exit cell and enter your Exit Price (and exit date). The row flips to Closed and TradeLog automatically works out your Net PnL, whether it was a Win, Loss, or Break Even, and adds smart auto-tags describing how you exited.

Add Risk and Detail (Optional)

Enter your Stop Loss in the SL/TP cell so the Risk column, the risk badges, and the R-multiple fill in. Add a Take Profit for your planned reward-to-risk. You can also add a strategy, timeframe, tags, chart images, and notes -- each in its own cell.