Your trade journal, kept on your device.

What it reads

Per entry: the date, the market as you name it, long or short, the entry, stop and exit prices, the size, the dollar value of one point for one unit, a setup tag in your own words, whether you followed your plan, and a note. An entry with no exit is kept as open.

How it is computed

risk in points = entry − stop for a long, and stop − entry for a short. In dollars it is that times the size times the value of one point.

R = (exit − entry) ÷ (entry − stop) for a long. For a short, both differences flip: (entry − exit) ÷ (stop − entry).

result in dollars = the move in points × size × value of one point

Worked example: a long MES from 5800 with a stop at 5790 risks 5800 − 5790 = 10 points, which is 10 × 2 × $5.00 = $100.00. It exits at 5815, so R = (5815 − 5800) ÷ (5800 − 5790) = 15 ÷ 10 = +1.50 R, and 15 × 2 × $5.00 = $150.00. A short MNQ from 20500 with a stop at 20530 risks 30 points and exits at 20530, so R = (20500 − 20530) ÷ (20530 − 20500) = -1.00 R. Over the three illustrative entries the totals are +1.00 R and $130.00. A stop equal to the entry gives n/a, because there is no risk to divide by.

Why that information matters

Writing down the stop and whether you followed your plan turns a memory of a trade into a record you can read back. R puts trades of different sizes and markets on one scale, so a large gain at a large size and a small one at a small size read as what they were against the risk taken.

What it does not tell you

It does not grade your trades, rank your tags or say anything about a method. Totals over a few entries describe those entries only. Costs and fees are not included unless you net them into your exit. It does not know how your next trade will go. This is arithmetic, not advice.

How do I calculate R on a trade?

Divide what the trade moved by what you risked. A long from 5,800 with a stop at 5,790 and an exit at 5,815 risked 10 points and moved 15, so it is 15 ÷ 10 = +1.50 R. For a short, both differences flip: R = (entry − exit) ÷ (stop − entry).

Why does the summary show so little?

It adds up R and dollars and counts entries, including how many you marked as following your plan. It does not grade you or rank your tags. A handful of entries cannot say much about a method, and a page that pretends otherwise would mislead you.

Where is my journal kept?

In this browser, under the name te_journal. If you are logged in as a member, Save to my account also keeps a copy on your account, and the page says which applies. Clearing site data or using a private window removes it. Export CSV saves a copy on your device that opens in any spreadsheet, and Import reads a CSV or JSON file back.

What if the stop equals the entry?

There is no risk to measure against, so R shows n/a. The same happens when the stop sits on the wrong side of the entry for the side you chose. The page never prints a division by zero as a number.