You had a plan. Back to it, not the result.
Your journal keeps what you thought before, next to what happened.
The journal needs a Tálamo account. You can log by hand, without connecting your account.
Illustrative example. Not data from a real account.
The account logs the result. You log the why.
Log the trade.
Connect MT5 and it logs itself. Otherwise, by hand or a screenshot.
ExampleJournalMT5 account · read-onlySep 12 · 1 trade
XAUUSD buy · 1 h 25 min
- Entry
- 4,302
- Stop
- 4,267
- Lots
- 0.01
- Result
- −35 USD
No account connected: by hand or from a screenshot.
Add your part.
Why you entered and how you felt. Only you see it.
ExampleJournalYour part · only you see itWhat made you enter?
- It broke a level
- I saw price turning · chosen
- I didn't plan it
How were you feeling?
- Calm
- In a hurry · chosen
- Unsure
Note
“I enter if it breaks the Asian high.”
Come back with a question.
It flags what repeats across sessions. A point to review.
ExampleJournalYour sessionsThe sessions where you waited look alike.
12 sessions in 28 days. Enough to see it, not to be sure.
Your rule: I wait 15 minutes · kept in 9 of 12 sessions
A point to review, not a diagnosis.
You close the session. Your plan is right there.
The journal sets your note from before next to what the account logged, and marks where they part.
Open my journalConnecting your account is optional and read-only. Screenshot reads have a daily cap.
Before · your note09:40
“I enter if it breaks the Asian high.”
Asian high4,310
After · the account11:05
Entry at 4,302. The high never broke.
Entry4,302
Point to review
The entry came before the condition in your note.
- What it is. Tálamo's journal. Your trades, with your plan next to them.
- Who it's for. For traders who review their decisions. With data, not memory.
- What it doesn't do. It doesn't trade or tell you what to do. What you write, only you see.
Start with the last trade you remember.
Open my journalThe journal needs a Tálamo account. Connecting your MT5 account is optional.