Third Candle

Trading journal

A trading journal should show why decisions happened.

Third Candle connects journal review to scanner evidence, paper plans, and performance analytics so traders can see not only P&L, but process quality, rule adherence, recurring leaks, and review notes.

Open journal replay

Journal fields worth tracking

  • Planned setup, actual entry and exit, risk planned versus risk taken, mistake tags, chart snapshot, and evidence quality.
  • Best process decision, worst process decision, skipped trades, rule violations, and one rule to protect tomorrow.
  • Privacy labels and audit requirements around personal journal notes, paper trading events, and AI review summaries.

AI review scope

  • The coach can identify missing invalidation, skipped journal steps, stale evidence, or rule breaks from the user's own process.
  • The coach must avoid buy, sell, hold, size-up, chase, or profit-promise language.
  • Feedback is process-based: what the journal shows, which rule was followed, and what should be reviewed next.