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Daily
Trading
Journal
A Short Journal For Traders To
Record Their Everyday
Thoughts And Emotions On Trading
Introduction by
Bennett A. McDowell
TradersCoach.com
San Diego
Introduction
Know
Thyself
This is a place where you can quickly jot down thoughts and
feelings each morning and evening about your emotions.
This is not where you want to record profits and losses. It is
purely an outlet for the feelings — the good, the bad and the
ugly — that come up each and every day of trading.
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Perception
& Reality
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Do you have a sense of guilt that you have taken someone
else’s money when you’ve had a winning streak that makes
you feel you should give it back? Do you feel you don’t de-
serve to be successful — that it’s not your place in life? Do
you think trading is too easy — that you should work harder
for your money and for success? Is fear of success and the
unknown stopping you?
Whatever the core of your belief system is, you must uncov-
er it, accept it, and embrace it. Then and only then can you
change any negative belief systems into ones that are more
compassionate and supportive. The goal is to attain a pros-
perous and joyous professional life.
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What’s done is done. No matter how terrible you perceive
your situation to be, the reality is probably much brighter.
Believe me!
On Being
Human
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Try to forgive yourself for being human. Regard your mis-
takes as a gift and a reminder that this journey is a learning
process and a work of art. Do you look at a painting or a
hand made craft as being unattractive because it reveals tex-
tures or imperfections left by the artist? Probably not, since
it is these marks that makes them one-of-a-kind, authentic
and special.
Bennett A. McDowell
May 2001
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Congratulations
on completing
one journal month!
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Monthly Recap
You can use the following pages to recap the month’s highs
and lows. Record any themes or patterns in your psychology.
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Monthly Recap
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Continue To Journal
your thoughts & emotions
on trading
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next month of trading.
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Bennett A. McDowell
Author of the Survival Guide for Traders
and TradersCoach.com President
About the Author
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