OPENRANGE — PRACTICE JOURNAL
Free educational worksheet | Version 2026-09-26
https://openrangetrader.com/trading-journal-for-beginners/

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BLANK SESSION
Date and time zone:
Instrument / contract / timeframe:
Simulation, historical replay or other clearly labeled context:
One skill to practice:
Rule being practiced and reason to enter OR skip:
Planned loss and assumptions (quantity, point value, costs, slippage):
Intended instruction:
Confirmed fills (quantity and actual prices):
Unfilled remainder / cancellation status:
Final held quantity:
Remaining orders:
Gross result:
Costs:
Net result:
Did I follow the stated rule? Evidence:
What remains unknown?
One specific next practice task:

COMPLETED FICTIONAL EXAMPLE — NOT MARKET HISTORY
Context: supplied simulation; one-contract exit exercise.
Skill: confirm the account state after an exit.
Result: one contract fully closed; gross loss $20; total costs $2;
net loss $22. No position remains.
Observation: a working order still required attention after the close.
Rule review: checked the position; must also inspect the order list.
Next task: repeat the exit-state check, verifying both held quantity
and remaining instructions. Record confirmed cancellation, not an assumption.

For a skipped or unfilled exercise, record that outcome and its reason.
Do not claim the later chart move as a result you earned.
If actual fill prices already include slippage, do not subtract a planning
slippage allowance again as an extra fee.

This worksheet supports learning, not personalized financial advice.
An entry count, winning session or course completion does not establish
profitability or readiness to trade real money.