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Free Trading Journal Template

Copy our 2019 v2 Google Sheet in one click—the spreadsheet thousands of traders used before TradeJournal became an app. Export to Excel anytime.

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Sheet Notes
Trading Journal · 2019 v2 Start here Recommended · auto P&L, win rate, setup tags Open
2019 Earlier journal release Open
2018 First public journal sheet Open
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Trading Journal · 25k Stock Challenge Pre-filled trades and stats — not a blank template Open

No account needed. In Google Sheets: File → Make a copy, or File → Download → Excel. Optional: auto-import with TradeJournal.

Why Traders Love Us

A simple sheet helps you see patterns, cut mistakes, and stick to your rules.

Know what pays

Win rate and P&L by setup—not gut feel.

Stop repeat mistakes

Catch tilt and revenge trades early.

Build discipline

Weekly reviews turn rules into habits.

Improve faster

Data beats memory for costly patterns.

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What's inside the template

Four tabs in your copy—each one has a job. Formulas are already wired.

Sheet tabs 2019 v2

  • Trade log

    Daily entry

    One row per trade—entry, exit, size, fees, setup tags, and notes.

    You get: auto P&L per row, running totals, no manual math.

  • Performance dashboard

    At a glance

    Win rate, profit factor, average win vs. loss, monthly rollups.

    You get: 15+ metrics that update as you log trades.

  • Strategy breakdown

    By setup

    P&L grouped by setup name—see what actually pays.

    You get: best/worst sessions and pattern notes for review.

  • Setup guide

    Start here

    Copy instructions, weekly review checklist, common journaling mistakes.

    You get: a repeatable review rhythm in about 15 minutes a week.

How to use it (4 steps)

About 15 minutes to copy, customize, and log your first trades.

1

Make a copy

Open the sheet above and choose File → Make a copy.

2

Customize

Rename setup types to match your playbook.

3

Log trades

One row per trade; formulas handle the math.

4

Review weekly

Use the dashboard tab to cut losing setups.

Spreadsheet vs. TradeJournal.co

The template is a great start. Here's when traders upgrade.

Template works well for

  • Learning what to track
  • $0 budget & full control
  • Low trade frequency

You'll feel the limits when

  • 15–20 min/day of manual entry adds up
  • Formulas break after edits
  • Mobile logging is painful
  • No broker sync or AI pattern flags
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TradeJournal founder Alex Winkler's original paper trade notes that became the Google Sheets template

Where this template came from

Our founder started journaling on paper in 2011, then spent two years building a public Google Sheet to organize every trade and surface statistics—years before TradeJournal.co became an app.

That sheet helped students and mentors review real data together. When manual entry couldn't keep up, we built the platform: same discipline, with automatic imports and analytics.

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FAQ

No. Click Make a Copy on the Google Sheet and it saves to your Drive. You can export to Excel from File → Download anytime.

Yes. Customize the setup and strategy columns for your market. The math is asset-agnostic.

Roughly 2–3 minutes per trade. Active day traders often spend 10+ hours/month on data entry—that's why many switch to automatic import on TradeJournal.co.

Make a fresh copy from the download section above and paste your trade rows back in. On the app, there are no fragile spreadsheet formulas to break.

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