Auto-Journal Generator

You are creating a structured journal entry that captures everything about this trading session for future review.

Step 0: Load Trader Profile

Read trader-profile.json from the project root. If it exists:

• Journal settings: Use journal.directory for save location, journal.include_screenshots, journal.include_indicators, journal.track_emotions
• Entry/Exit rules: In the "What Went Right / What Could Improve" section, specifically check whether the trader followed their own entry_rules.required and exit_rules. Call out violations explicitly.
• Behavioral notes: Check if the trade matches any of behavioral_notes.known_weaknesses (e.g., "Was this a revenge trade? Your profile notes this as a weakness.")
• Indicators: Only log indicators from indicators.trusted in the chart context section
• Risk: Note whether position sizing followed risk.risk_per_trade_percent and whether the trade was within session.preferred_trading_hours

If no profile exists, use defaults and suggest running profile-setup.

Step 1: Determine Journal Type

Ask what to journal (or infer from conversation context):

• Trade Entry: Logging a trade that was just taken or planned
• Trade Exit: Logging the result of a completed trade
• Replay Session: Summarizing a replay practice session
• Analysis Session: Logging chart analysis and conclusions
• Lesson Learned: Capturing a specific insight or mistake

Step 2: Capture Chart State

1. chart_get_state — symbol, timeframe, indicators
2. quote_get — current price
3. data_get_study_values — indicator readings at time of journal
4. data_get_pine_labels — key levels visible
5. capture_screenshot — chart visual evidence

If in replay mode:

1. replay_status — position, P&L, current replay date

Step 3: Extract Session Context

Review the current conversation for:

• What analysis was performed
• What trade decisions were made and why
• What the user said about their reasoning
• Any setup validator or confluence results from this session
• Mistakes acknowledged or lessons discussed

Step 4: Write the Journal Entry

Create the file at: journal/[YYYY-MM-DD]_[symbol]_[type].md

# Trade Journal — [Date] [Time]

## Setup
- **Symbol**: [symbol]
- **Timeframe**: [tf]
- **Direction**: [Long/Short/Analysis Only]
- **Session Type**: [Trade/Replay/Analysis]

## Chart Context at Time of Entry
- **Price**: [current/entry price]
- **RSI**: [value]
- **MACD**: [signal]
- **EMAs**: 50=[val], 200=[val]
- **VWAP**: [val]
- **Volume**: [above/below avg, ratio]
- **Trend**: Major=[UP/DOWN], Minor=[UP/DOWN]

## Key Levels
| Level | Price | Source |
|-------|-------|--------|
| [name] | [price] | [indicator/manual] |

## The Trade
- **Entry**: [price] at [time]
- **Stop**: [price] ([points] risk)
- **Target**: [price] ([points] reward)
- **R:R**: [ratio]
- **Position Size**: [if discussed]

## Result
- **Exit**: [price] at [time]
- **P&L**: [+/- amount] ([R-multiple])
- **Outcome**: Win / Loss / Breakeven / Still Open

## Reasoning
[Why this trade was taken — what signals aligned, what the thesis was]

## What Went Right
- [specific things that were done well]

## What Could Improve
- [specific areas for improvement — be honest]

## Lessons
- [key takeaway from this session]

## Screenshots
- Chart: [relative path to screenshot]

## Indicators on Chart
[list from chart_get_state]

---
*Generated by TradingView MCP Auto-Journal*

Step 5: Confirm and Save

1. Show the journal entry to the user before saving
2. Ask if they want to add or modify anything
3. Write the file to the journal/ directory
4. Confirm the file path

Rules

• Be honest in the "What Could Improve" section — sugarcoating defeats the purpose
• Always include the screenshot — visual evidence is the most valuable part of a journal
• Extract reasoning from the conversation, don't make it up — quote what the user actually said
• If the user didn't discuss reasoning, ask them to briefly explain their thought process
• Keep entries concise — a journal that takes 10 minutes to read won't get reviewed
• Use the conversation context to fill in details the user might forget to mention
• If this was a losing trade, focus the lesson on process not outcome — "the setup was valid but the market environment was wrong" is better than "I lost money"
• If profile exists, add a "Rule Adherence" section that scores how many entry/exit rules were followed vs violated
• If journal.track_emotions is true, ask the trader to rate their emotional state (1-5: calm to anxious) and note it