OP, I'm genuinely curious as to what kinds of things you write in your trading journal. I'm all for keeping a journal in general, but I don't know what kind of an advantage a trading journal gives you. Do you write your thoughts in it about coins you're trading, or is it more just data?
I actually keep two journals. One for each trade, and one for each session.
For keeping track of each trade, you'll want:
Date/time, which coin, position size, average buy in, plan for profit take and stop loss, where you actually sold, and any additional details/notes on the trade itself
Example would be:
7/26/19 12:00, REN/BTC, 0.05 BTC, entry 1400, take profit at 1442, stop loss at 1386, actually sold at 1433, "sold a bit before profit target because it looked weak"
To journal each trading session, you need:
Date, describe how you felt before trading, rate emotional state from 1 to 10, starting capital, describe how you felt your session went, rate the session 1 to 10, ending capital, performance, any notes
Example would be:
7/26/19, woke up to find my dog had diarrhea all over the place, 2, 0.5 BTC, got frustrated during the session but was able to clear my head and stay the course, 7, 0.51 BTC, 2% profit, had to take an hour long breather but when I did I was more successful and less emotional to end the day in profit
This can be done with a simple excel sheet, and with that you can run analysis on your trades beyond even just reviewing them.
