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Trading Metrics That Actually Matter (And the One You Should Ignore)

Win rate is the most tracked and least useful number in trading. Here are the metrics that tell you whether you have an edge, and how to read them.

Daniël Vermes · August 20, 2026

Revenge Trading: How to Find It in Your Own Data

Revenge trading is obvious afterwards and invisible while it happens. Here is what it looks like in trade data, and how to catch the pattern before it costs the account.

Daniël Vermes · August 10, 2026

Prop Firm Trading Journal: How to Keep the Account You Passed For

Most funded accounts are lost to rule breaches, not bad trading. Here is how to journal a funded account so the rules never catch you out.

Daniël Vermes · August 9, 2026

Trading Journal vs Spreadsheet: What You Actually Lose

A spreadsheet is free and works fine at low volume. Here is exactly where it breaks, what it costs you, and how to build a good one if you are staying.

Daniël Vermes · August 6, 2026

The 20 Minute Weekly Trading Review

A journal you never read is a diary. Here is a six step weekly review that fits in twenty minutes and actually changes how you trade next week.

Daniël Vermes · August 4, 2026

AI Trading Journal: What It Actually Does (2026)

AI trading journals sync trades, tag setups and answer questions about your history. Here is what the technology does, where it falls short, and how to compare the options.

Daniël Vermes · August 2, 2026

How to Build a Verified Trading Track Record

A verified track record is broker-confirmed proof of your trading results. Here's how to build one, what makes it credible, and why screenshots don't count.

Daniël Vermes · July 31, 2026

How to recover from a trading drawdown

Every drawdown contains information. The traders who recover fastest are the ones who treat losses as diagnostic data, not personal failures.

Daniël Vermes · May 20, 2026

Why tournaments make you a better trader

Most traders improve slowly, relying on personal journals and occasional reviews. Tournaments compress that feedback loop into days and the pressure changes everything.

Daniël Vermes · May 19, 2026