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Field notes from traders who use QbarTrade. Risk management, journaling, broker deep-dives, AI Coach insights — for stocks, forex, crypto and CFDs.
How to Maintain a Trading Journal for the Indian Stock Market
A practical guide to keeping a trading journal for NSE/BSE, F&O and MTF — what to record, how to review, and why most journals fail by week three.
Planned vs Reactive: The One Habit That Separates Profitable Traders
The single most useful tag in any trading journal is whether a trade was planned or reactive. Over 30+ trades, the gap is brutal — and fixable.
MTF Explained: How Margin Trading Facility Works (and How to Track It)
MTF lets you buy more stock than your cash allows, with daily interest on the funded amount. Here's how it works, a worked example, and what your journal must track.
How to Journal F&O and Multi-Leg Option Strategies (Iron Condor, Straddle, Strangle)
Logging an Iron Condor as four separate option lines tells you nothing. Here's how to journal multi-leg strategies as one structure — and review them properly.
The 9:20 Straddle: How to Journal Time-Based Option Selling
The 9:20 short straddle is one of India's most popular intraday option-selling setups. Because it's mechanical, it's ideal to journal — here's exactly what to track.
Best Trading Journal for Indian Traders (2026): An Honest Comparison
An honest comparison of trading journals for Indian traders — TradeZella, TraderSync, Edgewonk, JournalPlus and QbarTrade — on price, broker support, F&O, MTF and India fit.
How to Journal Your Zerodha Trades Automatically
Three ways to get your Zerodha trades into a proper journal — Kite API auto-sync, Console CSV export, and contract notes — plus what to actually track.
Why 90% of F&O Traders Lose Money in India (What SEBI's Data Actually Shows)
SEBI found 93% of individual F&O traders lost money over three years. Here's what the data reveals about why — and what the profitable minority do differently.
Trading Journal Template for Indian Traders (What to Track + Why Excel Fails)
A ready-to-use trading journal template for Indian traders — every column you need for equity, F&O and MTF, the review routine, and why spreadsheets stop working.
Risk Management in Trading: Position Sizing, Stop-Loss & the 1% Rule
A practical guide to trading risk management for Indian traders — the 1% rule, position sizing with a worked example, stop-loss discipline, and daily loss limits.
How professional traders use a trading journal (and why amateurs don't)
Amateurs journal P&L. Professionals journal process, decisions and emotional state. Here's the gap — and how to close it.
Position sizing is not your win rate — here's the math
A 40% win rate trader can outperform a 70% win rate trader if their position sizing is right. The math is brutal and beautiful.
FOMO, revenge and patience: 3 tags every trader should log
Three emotion tags will surface 80% of your losses. Most traders never get past tagging "breakout".
Connecting MT4 / MT5 to a trading journal — step by step
Forex and CFD traders on MetaTrader have lived with broken journaling forever. Here's how to fix it.
MAE & MFE: the two metrics nobody talks about
Maximum Adverse Excursion and Maximum Favourable Excursion tell you whether your stops and targets are placed correctly. Most traders never look.
Zerodha vs Angel One vs FYERS — which broker journals fastest?
All three offer free trading APIs, but the journaling experience varies wildly. Tested with QbarTrade live connect.
What is risk management software (and why every trader needs one in 2026)?
Risk management software isn't a luxury anymore. It's the difference between trading as a business and trading as a hobby that drains your account.