Options Tracking

How to Keep an Options Trading Journal

Keep an options trading journal by recording the plan, every entry and exit with price and fees, the underlying price at execution, and a short review after the trade closes.

Journal checklist

  • Plan and thesis
  • Each fill: date, quantity, price, fees
  • Underlying price at each fill
  • Outcome and lesson learned

Import instead of retyping

Broker CSV exports can populate most fields; your job is to add the plan and the review.

SwingLEAP is a planning and record-keeping tool. It does not recommend trades, predict prices, or execute orders.

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