Who this is for — To remember what the chart looked like when you decided, not after the market moved. Memory rewrites the past; a screenshot does not.
The trade screenshot is a capture of the chart (and optionally the order book) at the moment of entry or exit, attached to the trading-journal.
In plain terms — In a week you will say "it was obvious." The screenshot shows what you actually saw: timeframe, levels, indicators, time of day.
What to include in the image
- Main timeframe and, if used, the higher one
- Stop and target levels marked
- Time and instrument visible
- Position state (flat / in trade)
Example — Loss on a breakout. Screenshot shows entry after three already-extended candles, no pullback. The lesson is not "breakouts don't work" — it is "I chased, here is the proof."
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- What it is: visual proof of the situation at the moment of the decision.
- When to use it: every significant trade in the journal.
- Typical mistake: taking screenshots only on wins to post on social media.
Bronze path — Module: First trading journal. Part of bronze-path.
Links
Module: Module 6 — First trading journal
Turn every trade into data.
