Write down every trade.
The traders who improve are the ones who write everything down. The TopTrades FX journal makes it quick: log a trade in seconds and let the stats show you what's working.
Journal and core tools are free · No sign-up · Saved privately on your phone
Seven things to write down for every trade
- Date, market and direction: e.g. XAU/USD, buy
- Entry, stop loss and target: your plan before you clicked
- Lot size: check it with the lot size calculator
- Result: in pips and money. The journal works out your R multiple for you
- Why you took it: the setup in one line
- How you felt: calm, rushed, revenge, FOMO
- Did you follow your plan? Yes or no. This one matters most
After a few weeks the patterns jump out
One trade tells you nothing. Twenty trades written down tell you a lot: maybe you lose most Friday afternoons, maybe every "revenge" trade loses, maybe your stops are too tight. The journal adds up your total pips, money and average R so you can see it at a glance, and you can export everything to a spreadsheet (CSV).
Prefer paper or a spreadsheet? That works too. What matters is that you do it every time.
Use it in the free TopTrades FX app
Open the free journal now and log your last trade. The journal and core tools are free.
Questions
Is the trading journal free?
Yes. The journal and core tools in the TopTrades FX app are free, with no sign-up.
Where is my data stored?
On your own phone or browser, not on our servers. Export a CSV regularly as a backup.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Open app.toptradesfx.com in your browser and add it to your home screen.
Gold lot size calculator
Right position size from your balance, risk % and stop.
Open tool →Gold pip value calculator
What 1 pip and a $1 move are worth at any lot size.
Open tool →Forex lot size calculator
Position size for any pair, gold or index, in £, $ or €.
Open tool →Pip value calculator
What 1 pip is worth on any pair, gold or NAS100/US30.
Open tool →Risk reward calculator
R:R, R multiple, break-even win rate and £ risk/reward.
Open tool →Prop firm drawdown calculator
Daily and max loss room, static or trailing.
Open tool →Gold trading hours (UK)
Live clock: is gold open now, in UK time?
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