M7 · L4Trade Journal System
How to Spot Your Edge from Your Journal
After 50 trades, your journal will show you a pattern that no strategy course ever could.
What This Means
Your edge is the specific combination of conditions where you win more than you lose. It might be: 'I win 70% of London Open trades on gold but only 35% of random FVG trades.' Or 'My win rate is 80% when I wait for the 5M CHoCH but only 45% when I enter without it.' The journal reveals this. The journal IS your edge.
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The Rule
After 50 trades, sort by setup type and calculate win rate per setup. Trade only the ones above 55%.
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Do these steps exactly1
Wait until you have at least 30 logged trades
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Sort your journal by 'Setup Type' column
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For each setup type, calculate: wins ÷ total = win rate %
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Remove setups below 50% win rate from your trading plan
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Double down on setups with 55%+ win rate
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Write your personal trading rules based on this data
Example: 'I only trade London Open sweeps and order blocks. No other setups.'
Common Mistake
30-50 trades is not enough to draw permanent conclusions. Keep logging. The more data, the more confident you can be in your edge.