The TradeLens Blog
Practical guides on trading journaling, psychology, backtesting, and risk management — written for traders who want to improve with data, not guesswork.
Backtesting a Trading Strategy Before You Risk Real Money
A step-by-step process for backtesting any trading strategy properly — including the mistakes that make backtests lie to you and how to avoid them.
Daily and Weekly Trade Review Habits of Consistently Profitable Traders
The specific daily and weekly review routines that separate traders who improve over time from traders who repeat the same mistakes for years.
Position Sizing and Risk Management: A Practical Framework
The math behind position sizing, the 1% rule explained properly, and a practical framework for sizing every trade based on risk instead of gut feel.
Trading Journal Metrics That Matter: Win Rate, Expectancy, R-Multiple Explained
A plain-English explainer of the trading metrics that actually predict future performance — win rate, expectancy, R-multiple, and profit factor — and how they relate to each other.
How to Keep a Trading Journal That Actually Improves Your Results
Most trading journals get abandoned after two weeks. Here's the exact structure, fields, and review habit that turn a journal into a real edge.
7 Trading Psychology Mistakes That Are Costing You Money
Overtrading, revenge trading, and five other psychological patterns that quietly destroy trading accounts — and the specific habits that fix each one.