How to Journal Trades Inside FX Replay’s Trading Simulator

Journaling isn’t optional.

It’s the bridge between experience and improvement.

If you’re not tracking why you take trades, how they play out, and what that means for your edge—you’re not backtesting. You’re just guessing faster.

FX Replay makes journaling effortless and powerful. Here's exactly how to do it inside the simulator.

1. Place Trades with Instant Recording or Sync Your Trades

Every trade you place in FX Replay is automatically logged:

• Entry and exit price
• Timestamp
• SL and TP
• R-multiple (risk/reward)
• Account balance impact

You don’t have to remember anything. It’s all there when you’re done.

Bonus: Sync your trades automatically with Metatrader, NinjaTrader, cTrader, Tradelocker, Tradeovate and more, or upload your files, so you can focus on improving your performance, not managing data.

2. Use Trade Tags to Categorize and Review

Tagging is where journaling turns into data.

FX Replay lets you tag every trade manually or automatically by:

• Strategy name (e.g. “Break & Retest”, “Liquidity Sweep”)
• Confidence level (e.g. High, Medium, Low)
• Session (London, NY, Asia)
• Mistakes (e.g. “FOMO entry”, “Late exit”)

You can filter trades later by any tag. This makes it easy to isolate what’s working—or what’s breaking your edge.

3. Leave Notes During or After Every Trade

Journaling isn’t just stats. It’s also psychology.

Inside FX Replay:

• Add notes during the trade to track your thought process
• Reflect post-trade on what went right, what broke down
• Use short, specific language: “Impatient entry”, “No HTF alignment”, “Missed clean RR”

You can do this right in the journal tab or directly on the chart.

4. Visual Trade Review with Chart Snapshots

Every trade is saved with full chart context:

• Entry and exit marked directly on the chart
• You can rewind and replay the trade as it unfolded
• Use multiple timeframes to evaluate your decisions

This lets you see what happened—not just guess based on numbers.

It's the closest thing to watching film like an athlete.

5. Filter and Analyze by Time, Session, or Strategy

Want to see how you perform in New York sessions only?

Or how your liquidity sweep setup performs when tagged “High Confidence”?

FX Replay’s filter system lets you:

• Break down trades by session, time of day, or date range
• Filter by tag, confidence level, or strategy name
• Export and share results for deeper study or coaching

This is how real traders build clarity around what actually works.

6. Leverage Built-In Analytics

Every journaled trade feeds into your analytics:

• Win rate, RR ratio, expectancy
• R-multiple performance
• Drawdowns (daily, average, max)
• Trade streaks (wins/losses)

You can track all this across:

• Individual setups
• Specific days
• Entire backtest runs

It's not just journaling—it’s strategic performance evaluation.

7. Review Trade History on the Chart

You can toggle your full trade history directly onto the chart:

• See past wins and losses marked visually
• Understand where your setups are clustered
• Spot behavior patterns over time (e.g. early exits, missed re-entries)

This turns your chart into a mirror of your decision-making.

8. Build a Journaling Routine That Sticks

To get the most out of FX Replay’s journaling tools:

• Journal during and after your backtesting session
• Keep your tags and notes consistent
• Filter and review every 20–30 trades
• Look for patterns, not just results

Consistency compounds. The more often you reflect, the faster you improve.

Why Trade Journaling Inside FX Replay Works

FX Replay’s simulator was designed for practice that feels real—and journaling that fuels growth.

You don’t need a spreadsheet.

You don’t need to export screenshots.

You don’t need to build your own system from scratch.

FX Replay gives you the tools within your trading flow:

• Immediate trade logging
• Tags and notes that matter
• Performance analytics built into your review
• Visual trade history that connects every dot

If you want to journal like a pro—and trade with real clarity—this is where you do it.

Need help setting up your journaling flow?

Ask yourself:

“What do I want to improve?”

Then use FX Replay’s tools to isolate it, track it, and refine it—trade by trade.

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