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A futures trading journal that speaks VWAP, POC and order flow

Futures traders work with levels most journals ignore: VWAP, point of control, value area highs and lows, naked POCs and liquidity sweeps. Alpha Charts lets you tag those triggers on every trade, so you can see which levels give you a real edge and which ones you are just hoping will hold.

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§ 01 · What to track

What to record in your futures trading journal

F/01

Trigger: VWAP, POC, VAH/VAL, NPOC

Find out which level-based entries carry your results.

F/02

Confirmation

Order flow, volume and reclaim/loss confirmations each get their own statistics.

F/03

Contracts and stop loss

Tick values differ per contract. R-multiple compares ES and CL on the same scale.

F/04

Session

Overnight Globex and the cash session are different markets. Tag them separately.

F/05

Rules kept

Check whether trades that followed your plan perform better than those that did not.

§ 02 · What to review

The numbers that actually change your results

M/01

Expectancy by trigger

Ranks VWAP, POC and other level entries by average R.

M/02

Confluence analysis

Shows whether two or three confluences actually improve your results.

M/03

Max drawdown

Essential for funded and evaluation accounts with trailing limits.

§ 03 · Common leaks

Mistakes a journal catches

  • Fading a level without a confirmation trigger.
  • Trading the overnight session with cash-session size.
  • Moving the stop because the level "should" hold.
  • Adding contracts after a loss to win it back.
§ 04 · Workflow

How it works in Alpha Charts

  1. Log or import each trade with contracts, stop and trigger.
  2. Tag confirmations and rules kept.
  3. Review confluence and trigger analytics weekly.
  4. Turn the weakest trigger into an action plan and re-test it over the next 20 trades.
§ 05 · FAQ

Questions about the futures trading journal

Can I tag order-flow and volume-profile levels?

Yes. Triggers include VWAP, POC, VAH/VAL, NPOC, liquidity sweeps and order blocks, and you can add your own.

Does it work for micro contracts?

Yes. Because results are measured in R, micro and full-size contracts are directly comparable.

Is it useful for funded futures accounts?

Yes. Drawdown and equity analytics help you stay inside evaluation rules. See the prop firm trading journal page for more.

§ 06 · Keep reading

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Alpha Charts is a journaling and analytics tool. Nothing on this page is financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.