{"id":1023663,"date":"2023-11-15T14:17:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/?p=1023663"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:50:39","slug":"tradingview-trading-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/tradingview-trading-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use TradingView as a Trading Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You don't need to spend extra money on a trading journal if you already have TradingView.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&nbsp;can be used as a great visual trading journal and it has a few key benefits over other solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tutorial will show you the benefits and how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advantages of Using TradingView<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The biggest advantage of using TradingView is that you can see the before and after charts of your trades.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is extremely helpful because a chart may look great in hindsight, but can look a lot less appealing when the trade was first entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another benefit of TradingView is that will store all of your charts in one convenient place that you can access from any computer that has an internet connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use another method of journaling your trades, like Microsoft Word or something similar, then it can be easy to lose those documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/tradingview-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TradingView<\/a> solves this problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a Journal Entry (Step-By-Step)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The written instructions are provided after the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CL14uWyH7wM?si=JIVQAfQNoIT9oVe9\" width=\"840\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/resources\/best-forex-trading-software\/\">free trial to TradingView here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create your first journal entry, open the chart of the symbol that you're going to trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add your favorite indicators and drawings. Be sure to add anything to the chart that is part of your analysis because you'll want to see that information later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It also helps to mark the profit target\/stop loss on the chart, so it's easier to see the results of the trade.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Document this information <em>before<\/em> you take a trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your chart is all set up, click the <strong>Publish<\/strong> button in the upper right corner of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/publish-button.jpg\" alt=\"Publish on TradingView\" class=\"wp-image-1023665\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, select <strong>Publish Idea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The next screen is for your information only, so do not worry about filling it out &#8220;correctly.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill it out in a way that makes sense to you and will make it easy for you to read later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write in things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why you took the trade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your confidence in the trade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any reservations you have about the trade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anything else you can think of<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/publish-idea.jpg\" alt=\"Publish TradingView idea\" class=\"wp-image-1023667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/publish-idea.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/publish-idea-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you're done, hit the <strong>Continue<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the next screen, click on <strong>Private<\/strong> on the <strong>Privacy settings<\/strong>. This will keep your journal entries private so that only you can see them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are able to delete private posts, so don't worry about messing things up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under <strong>Type<\/strong>, select <strong>Analysis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then select <strong>Long<\/strong> or <strong>Short<\/strong> under <strong>Investment Strategy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/final-touches.jpg\" alt=\"Final touches\" class=\"wp-image-1023669\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's helpful to add tags to your journal entry to help you find it later. I suggest using the <strong>trading strategy<\/strong> as a tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That way, you can simply filter all of the trades in your TradingView journal by simply clicking on the tag link in your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the box at the bottom of the window, then click the <strong>Publish private idea<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That's it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reviewing Your Trading Journal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To see your saved charts, go into your profile by clicking the icon in the upper left corner of the screen, then go to <strong>Profile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/profile.jpg\" alt=\"TradingView Profile \" class=\"wp-image-1023672\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, you'll see all of your journal entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on one of the entries and you'll see a chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the chart at the time that you decided to take the trade. Analyze the chart before you move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1436\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chart1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Journal chart\" class=\"wp-image-1023673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chart1-2.jpg 1436w, https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chart1-2-768x363.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then click the <strong>Play<\/strong> button on the right side of the screen to see how the trade played out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chart2-4.jpg\" alt=\"Journal chart\" class=\"wp-image-1023674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chart2-4.jpg 1432w, https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chart2-4-768x364.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1432px) 100vw, 1432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Review all of your trades regularly to monitor how well you are trading and find out if there is any room for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As you can see, this feature of TradingView is fantastic for journaling trades because you can see the before and after results of all your trades.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, TradingView keeps all of your journal entries in one place, so you don't lose them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want more of my TradingView tutorials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/tag\/tradingview-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get started with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/resources\/best-forex-trading-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free trial of TradingView here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also trade on the go with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingheroes.com\/trade-tradingview-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TradingView mobile app<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using TradingView is a great way to journal your trades. 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