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Short reads on growth tracking, projected vs actual progress, and sizing from actual balance.
Trading journal vs growth tracker
A trading journal studies past trades. A growth tracker asks whether the account is progressing and what size the next trade earns from actual balance.
How to track projected vs actual account growth
Projected growth is the benchmark from your plan. Actual growth is the truth from your closes. Track both so one good or bad day does not rewrite the process.
Why catch-up sizing wrecks a compounding model
Sizing up to erase a gap to the projected curve is martingale dressed as planning. Keep size tied to actual balance so one hard day does not rewrite the process.
Close the day. Stay on the model.
Start with the model