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Trading journal guides & options analytics
Practical guides on building an options trading journal, syncing Schwab and IBKR trades, tracking P&L correctly, and trading with discipline — from the team behind MyTradeLens.
Looking for a TradeZella alternative? What to compare before you switch
A fair look at what to weigh when comparing trading journals like TradeZella — broker auto-sync, options P&L accuracy, and flat pricing — so you pick the right tool, not just the loudest one.
Read the guideInteractive Brokers trade journal: auto-import with Flex Query
Turn your Interactive Brokers account into a full trading journal — how Flex Query import works, multi-currency P&L, and automatic round-trip reconstruction for options and stocks.
Read the guideMoomoo trade journal: turn your CSV export into real analytics
How to journal your Moomoo trades — export the CSV, import it into MyTradeLens, and get automatic round-trip P&L, options support, and a clean analytics dashboard.
Read the guidePosition sizing for options traders: protect the account first
A practical guide to sizing options trades — risk-per-trade, defined vs. undefined risk, and the sizing mistakes that blow up accounts — plus how to enforce it with goals and alerts.
Read the guideThe weekly trading review: a 20-minute routine that compounds
A simple, repeatable weekly review for traders — what to look at, which metrics matter, and how to turn last week’s trades into next week’s edge in about 20 minutes.
Read the guideHow to build an options trading journal that actually improves your P&L
A practical guide to building an options trading journal that changes how you trade — what to log, how to review it, and the metrics that actually move your P&L.
Read the guideCharles Schwab trade journal: auto-sync your options and stock trades
How to turn your Charles Schwab account into a full trading journal — read-only OAuth sync, a 10-year backfill, per-contract fees, and automatic round-trip P&L.
Read the guideHow to track options P&L correctly: round-trips, fees, and win rate
Why most options P&L tracking is wrong, and how to do it right — grouping fills into round-trips, applying per-contract fees, and reading win rate alongside expectancy.
Read the guideStop revenge trading: using goals and alerts to stay disciplined
Revenge trading wrecks more accounts than bad analysis. Here is how to use written goals, position-size rules, and breach alerts to break the cycle.
Read the guidePut it into practice
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