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If you are a technical trader, you know how important it is to track your trading performance and analyze your results. But what are the most effective tools for doing so? In this article, we will explore some of the best options for monitoring your trades, measuring your performance, and improving your skills.
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- Shashank Shekhar Tripathi Educator @ National University of Singapore |Chartered Market Technician (CMT) |Certified Financial Technician (CFTe)
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- Camilo Andrés Medina Garzón Trader | Economista | Magíster en Finanzas | Esp. en Finanzas | Esp. en Mercado de Capitales | Operador con…
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1 Trading Journal
A trading journal is a record of your trading activity, including your entry and exit points, your trade rationale, your risk and reward ratios, your emotions, and your feedback. A trading journal can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses, learn from your mistakes, and refine your strategy. You can use a spreadsheet, a notebook, or a dedicated software to keep your trading journal. The key is to be consistent, honest, and detailed.
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- Shashank Shekhar Tripathi Educator @ National University of Singapore |Chartered Market Technician (CMT) |Certified Financial Technician (CFTe)
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A journal is a great tool, especially for beginners. It aids in reviewing and analyzing your historical trades to identify areas for improvement. Supervising and learning from your trades is crucial for understanding strategies. However, as you gain experience, the best approach is to develop a dashboard with the help of either your broker's API or third-party tools. In forex trading, several freely available platforms, such as "myfxbook.com," exist to help traders analyze past performance without the hassle of manually entering trades into a journal or spreadsheet. Another effective method is to utilize "Tags" on orders."
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- Camilo Andrés Medina Garzón Trader | Economista | Magíster en Finanzas | Esp. en Finanzas | Esp. en Mercado de Capitales | Operador con Certificación AMV
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Hacer un seguimiento a cada operación permite no solo llevar un registro de las operaciones sino para llevar un control de toma de decisiones... el "por qué?" De cada operación y como se va fortaleciendo el análisis en la toma de posiciones.Personalmente llevo un formato en Excel con información de niveles de compra, venta, SL, TP, y observaciones para saber porque decidí abrir una operación.
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Effective tools for tracking trading performance include trading journals, spreadsheet software, and dedicated trade tracking platforms like TraderVue. Brokerage and algorithmic trading platforms, risk management tools, and mobile apps also offer valuable tracking features. Additionally, psychological evaluation tools such as PsyQuation focus on emotional aspects. Choose tools based on your preferences, trading style, and analytical needs for regular performance reviews and strategy refinement.
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- Yemmie Olaleye (CMSA®, FTIP™) ✪ I help individuals make informed & strategic decisions in the financial market; charts into profitable opportunities.Market Analyst| Coach| Mentor| Thought leader| FuturistCFI: FMVA®| CMSA®| CBCA™| BIDA®| FTIP™| FPWM
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Having a trading journal happens to be one of the undermined aspect in technical analysis.I have collated a survey multiple times. On average of 20 junior TAs, less than 10% keep trading journals. Above 80% started with journals and after a while, they dropped it.The effect of that is, it does not help in accountability and review. To evaluate becomes difficult task when there is no trading journal in place, it is highly important and recommended to have a trading journal and record every single detail of your trading activities.
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Skip the journal, export your trades into a spreadsheet, or just use the built-in trading records. Alternatively, write a program to collect this data to automate the process and allow more time for research.
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2 Trading Dashboard
A trading dashboard is a visual tool that displays your trading metrics, such as your win rate, your average profit and loss, your drawdowns, your Sharpe ratio, and your expectancy. A trading dashboard can help you evaluate your trading performance, spot trends and patterns, and compare different time frames and strategies. You can create your own trading dashboard using a platform like TradingView, or use a third-party service that connects to your broker account.
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A regular brokerage account with a desktop app like ActiveTraderPro is more than enough to display the metrics, P/L, suggested strategies, and trading records.
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- Diego Armando Cañas Valencia | Ciencias Militares | Administración de empresas | Negocios Internacionales | Seguridad Física | Gestión y Proyectos | Riesgos | Trading | Inversión
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La plataforma más conocida y usada es tradingview, y es una de las que se esta actualizando de manera continua, y es muy intuitiva al momento de usarse por su facilidad, pero si queremos sacarle el mayor provecho, con la creación de scripts o programar ciertas estrategias que son usadas par analizar el mercado se requiere una capacitación de mayor profundidad en su lenguaje PINESCRIPT, sin lugar a dudas es una excelente plataforma, otras opciones son: STOCKCHARTS - FINIMIZE - PROREALTIME - METATRADER (SQL) - KOYFIN - FINVIZ - BLOOMBERG - SIMPLYWALLSTREET - GURUFOCUS - MARKETWATCH -ESTIMIZE. solo por mencionar algunas
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3 Trading Simulator
A trading simulator is a tool that allows you to practice your trading skills and test your strategies in a simulated market environment, without risking real money. A trading simulator can help you gain experience, confidence, and discipline, as well as fine-tune your entry and exit rules, your risk management, and your position sizing. You can use a trading simulator that replicates historical data, or a live one that uses real-time data.
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Trading simulators are good for someone who has never traded before, but it is nowhere near the same as actual trading. Takes the emotion out of trading, which causes the most losses for the average person.
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4 Trading Checklist
A trading checklist is a list of criteria that you use to guide your trading decisions and actions. A trading checklist can help you avoid impulsive and emotional trades, follow your trading plan, and stay focused and disciplined. You can create your own trading checklist based on your trading style, strategy, and goals, or use a template from a reputable source. Your trading checklist should be simple, clear, and easy to follow.
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1. Commit to an entry price2. Set your exit target3. Place conditional order based on this4. Removes the human element in trade execution and reduces impulsive buys and mistakes
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- Diego Armando Cañas Valencia | Ciencias Militares | Administración de empresas | Negocios Internacionales | Seguridad Física | Gestión y Proyectos | Riesgos | Trading | Inversión
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El plan de trading es básicamente definir cuales son las confirmaciones para tomar una posición en el mercado y es algo muy personal que varia de trader a trader, ya que dependiendo de su estilo, R:R y estrategia, cambiaran las variables.
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5 Trading Mentor
A trading mentor is a person who has more experience and knowledge than you in trading, and who can offer you guidance, feedback, and support. A trading mentor can help you improve your trading skills, overcome your challenges, and achieve your goals. You can find a trading mentor through online platforms, forums, courses, or networks, or ask someone you know and trust. Your trading mentor should be credible, compatible, and committed.
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Forums are a better resource than a single mentor. A lot of traders specialize in one area, whether it be derivatives or equities, ETFs. Forums allow the trader to obtain knowledge from all the subject-matter experts. Also, as the world changes, so does the market. Traders from 30 years ago wouldn't be the ideal mentor for someone trading in 2023.
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- Diego Armando Cañas Valencia | Ciencias Militares | Administración de empresas | Negocios Internacionales | Seguridad Física | Gestión y Proyectos | Riesgos | Trading | Inversión
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Es una gran ayuda disminuyendo la curva de aprendizaje, sea tanto para análisis fundamental o técnico, y es primordial que exista cierta conexión entre mentor y aprendiz, en ello radica gran parte del éxito y se pueda tener un aprendizaje y resultado exponencial. Claro esta que también es importante definir cual es el mercado o activo en el que desea especializarse para ser aun más ameno el proceso de desarrollo intelectual.
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- MUNINDRA KUMAR Attended Dr kn modi institute of engineering and technology
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I think this is most important in all of the given options because mentor can guide to create and do all others by maintaining people rules and discipline which is most needed in stock market
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6 Trading Community
A trading community is a group of traders who share their ideas, insights, and experiences with each other. A trading community can help you learn new perspectives, strategies, and techniques, as well as get inspired, motivated, and supported by other traders. You can join a trading community through online platforms, social media, blogs, podcasts, or events, or create your own with like-minded traders. Your trading community should be respectful, constructive, and diverse.
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una comunidad o hacer social trading es una experiencia enriquecedora que permite aprender de errores ajenos, compartir ideas o perspectivas de mercado, mejorar habilidades, incorporación de algun tip que funcione a nuestro modo de operar, zona de debate entre muchas otras cosas, pero todo orientado a la formación del especulador o inversionista dependiendo el caso en particular
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