# Setting Daily and Weekly Trading Goals in Trader Journal

> Goals in Trader Journal help you stay focused on process over P&L. Here is how to set meaningful targets and use them as a daily trading guide.

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# Setting Daily and Weekly Trading Goals in Trader Journal

Goals in Trader Journal are not about setting P&L targets. Most trading coaches advise against P&L goals because they lead to chasing losses and overtrading on winning days. The goals system in Trader Journal is designed around process metrics — things within your control.

## Accessing Goals

Go to **Profile → Goals** in Trader Journal. You can set goals at three levels:

- Daily goals
- Weekly goals
- Monthly goals

## Recommended Process Goals (Not P&L Goals)

**Maximum trades per day:** Set a hard limit on the number of trades. Overtrading is one of the most common profit-destroying behaviors. A limit of 3-5 trades per day forces selectivity.

**Maximum daily loss:** If your account drops by X% in a day, you stop trading. Most professional risk management frameworks use 2-5% as the daily stop. The goal system tracks this in real time and sends a notification when you are approaching the limit.

**Minimum setup quality:** If you use tags, set a goal that at least 80% of your trades must carry your "A+ setup" or "B setup" tag (any intentional setup, excluding impulse tags). This tracks whether you are selecting trades based on criteria.

**Review completion:** A goal to review at least 3 trades per day with notes. The note completion rate is tracked separately in the weekly report.

## What Trader Journal Tracks Against Your Goals

The **Daily Summary** screen (accessible from the home screen each day) shows:

- Trades taken today vs your daily limit
- Current day P&L vs daily loss limit
- Note completion for today's trades

The **Weekly Review** (accessible on Sunday or at week end) shows:
- Setup quality compliance
- Note completion rate
- Trades per day average vs goal
- Daily loss limit breaches

## Process Goals vs P&L Goals: Why It Matters

A P&L goal of "make $200 today" creates pressure that distorts decision-making. When you are at $180 and the market is slow, the goal pushes you to find a trade that is not there. When you hit $200 at 10am, the goal gives you permission to stop even if good setups are still forming.

A process goal of "only take A+ setups" has no deadline and no arbitrary number. It simply keeps you focused on making good decisions. The P&L follows from the process — not from the number on the screen.

Traders who switch from P&L goals to process goals consistently report less emotional trading and more consistent results. The Trader Journal goals system is designed to support this transition.

## Daily Loss Limit in Practice

The daily loss limit goal is the most important one to set before you start trading. Without a daily stop, a bad day can turn into an account-destroying day through revenge trading.

Set your limit, configure the notification threshold (e.g., notify at 75% of the limit reached), and treat the notification as a mandatory break signal. Step away for at least 30 minutes when you receive it. Review what happened, and return only if the remaining loss room is sufficient for at least one more thoughtful trade.

Over time, the daily loss limit acts as a circuit breaker for your worst days. The journal data will show that your average performance on days when you received a limit warning is significantly worse than days when you did not. That data makes the case for respecting the limit.