VIP Signal Journal

Illustrative demo data. Figures below are sample journal entries used to show how transparent tracking works — not a record of live trading results.

Status: OpenEntries: 1

The plan is still running. Nothing is known about the outcome yet.

Status: WonEntries: 3

A planned take-profit target was reached before the stop.

Status: LostEntries: 2

Price traded through the stop and the planned loss was taken.

Status: BreakevenEntries: 1

Closed at entry — neither the stop nor a target was reached.

Status: CancelledEntries: 1

The entry conditions never formed, so no position was opened.

Totals for this sample — net R, average planned R:R and win rate — are kept on the performance record, so a single row is never mistaken for the whole picture.

Entry

The price area where the plan becomes actionable — a band rather than a single tick, because fills are never surgical.

Stop loss

The price that proves the idea wrong. If it trades there the plan is closed and the loss is taken in full, not widened.

Targets

Exits chosen before entry, so taking profit is a decision made in advance rather than one made mid-candle.

Planned R:R

Distance to target measured against distance to stop, as written at entry. It describes the plan, never the result.

Outcome

What actually happened, in R. One R is the amount risked, so results stay comparable across markets and position sizes.

Invalidation

The condition that voids a setup before entry — separate from the stop, which only applies once a position exists.

Thesis

One statement of what has to be true for the idea to exist, written before entry so it cannot be rewritten afterwards.

Lesson

The review written once the outcome is known — including on the plans that never triggered at all.

R-multiples and position sizing are covered in the risk management course, and complete entries are taken apart line by line in signal breakdowns.