Discipline tracker overview
Turn rules in your head into daily actions — with manual checkboxes and automatic checks from your trades.
Alex Bielow
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The discipline tracker is your daily checklist of trading rules. Unlike demons (what went wrong inside), discipline answers: “Did I do today what I agreed with myself?”
Rules come in two types. Custom rules are ones you define: session start time, pre-market prep, journaling every trade, a cool-down after a loss, and so on. For each rule you choose active weekdays (every day, weekdays only, weekends, or a custom set). On days when a rule is not scheduled, it does not appear in the checklist.
Automatic rules are calculated from your trade journal: for example, max loss per day (total realized PnL must not go below your daily limit) or max loss per trade (no single trade may realize a loss larger than your per-trade limit). They update on their own — you do not check them off manually. The checklist shows current values against your limits. You can turn an automatic rule off; it stays saved but does not affect scoring or the heatmap.
On first use you may see typical rules (plan, risk, journaling, loss limits). Edit them to fit you: title, description, active days, and for automatic rules — amount limits.
Daily workflow
Pick a day on the discipline heatmap. In the daily checklist, mark completed custom rules. Progress for the day is the share of scheduled rules you completed. A day at 100% counts toward your current streak — consecutive perfect days. Current period score is average completion over the range on the map — overall “discipline temperature,” not only today.
If you are not trading today (rest day, holiday, sick day), use Skip day: the day does not break your streak and is not punished with an empty checklist. You can Resume day later to check rules again. Skipped days are marked separately on the heatmap.
Today’s Notes opens your daily journal for today’s date — for a written wrap-up (what worked, what to improve, mindset, plan). The discipline tracker and daily notes complement each other: checkboxes are facts about actions; the journal adds context and emotion.
Why this is useful
Discipline in trading rarely holds on willpower alone in the middle of a trade. It holds on pre-session habits: preparation, limits, stopping after a loss. The checklist removes the burden of “remembering everything” and gives you an external contract with yourself. Streaks and the heatmap give feedback without lecturing: you see strong runs and weak weeks.
Automatic rules reduce arguments like “I thought I did not hit the limit.” If trades are already in the journal, the system compares actual PnL to your threshold — less room for after-the-fact excuses.
The rules table shows the long view: how often a rule was broken, average performance, follow rate. That helps drop rules nobody follows and keep rules that actually correlate with better outcomes.
How it differs from the demon tracker
Discipline is about positive commitments (“I did prep,” “I stayed within the limit”). Demons are about negative episodes (“revenge today,” “strong FOMO”). Together: you might complete “cool-down after a loss” in the checklist but still log the revenge demon if you broke down — or have a clean demon day without 100% rules if you never opened the checklist. Both layers give a more honest picture.
Where to find it
Discipline tracker in the menu → Discipline tab. Automatic limits use trades in your account and your browser timezone for day boundaries.
Rules come in two types. Custom rules are ones you define: session start time, pre-market prep, journaling every trade, a cool-down after a loss, and so on. For each rule you choose active weekdays (every day, weekdays only, weekends, or a custom set). On days when a rule is not scheduled, it does not appear in the checklist.
Automatic rules are calculated from your trade journal: for example, max loss per day (total realized PnL must not go below your daily limit) or max loss per trade (no single trade may realize a loss larger than your per-trade limit). They update on their own — you do not check them off manually. The checklist shows current values against your limits. You can turn an automatic rule off; it stays saved but does not affect scoring or the heatmap.
On first use you may see typical rules (plan, risk, journaling, loss limits). Edit them to fit you: title, description, active days, and for automatic rules — amount limits.
Daily workflow
Pick a day on the discipline heatmap. In the daily checklist, mark completed custom rules. Progress for the day is the share of scheduled rules you completed. A day at 100% counts toward your current streak — consecutive perfect days. Current period score is average completion over the range on the map — overall “discipline temperature,” not only today.
If you are not trading today (rest day, holiday, sick day), use Skip day: the day does not break your streak and is not punished with an empty checklist. You can Resume day later to check rules again. Skipped days are marked separately on the heatmap.
Today’s Notes opens your daily journal for today’s date — for a written wrap-up (what worked, what to improve, mindset, plan). The discipline tracker and daily notes complement each other: checkboxes are facts about actions; the journal adds context and emotion.
Why this is useful
Discipline in trading rarely holds on willpower alone in the middle of a trade. It holds on pre-session habits: preparation, limits, stopping after a loss. The checklist removes the burden of “remembering everything” and gives you an external contract with yourself. Streaks and the heatmap give feedback without lecturing: you see strong runs and weak weeks.
Automatic rules reduce arguments like “I thought I did not hit the limit.” If trades are already in the journal, the system compares actual PnL to your threshold — less room for after-the-fact excuses.
The rules table shows the long view: how often a rule was broken, average performance, follow rate. That helps drop rules nobody follows and keep rules that actually correlate with better outcomes.
How it differs from the demon tracker
Discipline is about positive commitments (“I did prep,” “I stayed within the limit”). Demons are about negative episodes (“revenge today,” “strong FOMO”). Together: you might complete “cool-down after a loss” in the checklist but still log the revenge demon if you broke down — or have a clean demon day without 100% rules if you never opened the checklist. Both layers give a more honest picture.
Where to find it
Discipline tracker in the menu → Discipline tab. Automatic limits use trades in your account and your browser timezone for day boundaries.