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Articles on trading journals, performance review and building better trading habits.
Welcome Hotcoin to the Synemer family
Hotcoin is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-margined perpetual futures trades sync automatically.
November 4, 2026
Welcome BingX to the Synemer family
BingX is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-M perpetual futures trades sync automatically.
October 25, 2026
Welcome CoinW to the Synemer family
CoinW is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-M perpetual futures trades sync automatically.
October 25, 2026
Welcome Kraken Futures to the Synemer family
Global Kraken Futures is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your perpetual futures trades sync automatically.
October 25, 2026
Welcome SunX to the Synemer family
SunX is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-margined perpetual futures trades sync automatically, with the last 90 days of order history.
October 25, 2026
Welcome WEEX to the Synemer family
WEEX is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and passphrase, then your USDT-M perpetual futures trades sync automatically.
October 25, 2026
Welcome BloFin to the Synemer family
BloFin is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and passphrase, then your USDT-M futures trades sync automatically.
October 24, 2026
Welcome Coinbase to the Synemer family
Coinbase is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only CDP API key and your CFM US futures trades sync automatically. Coinbase support is in beta.
October 24, 2026
Welcome XT.com to the Synemer family
XT.com is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-M futures trades sync automatically.
October 24, 2026
Welcome Bitget to the Synemer family
Bitget is now live on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-M futures trades sync automatically.
October 21, 2026
Welcome Toobit to the Synemer family
Toobit is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-M futures trades sync automatically.
October 21, 2026
Expectancy: the one number that says if a strategy works
Expectancy turns your win rate and average win/loss into one number. See the formula, a profitable 40% strategy, and a losing 70% one.
October 19, 2026
The 1% rule: position sizing with a real example
Position sizing decides whether you survive a losing streak. See the 1% rule applied to a $50,000 account, and what changes when you risk 5% instead.
October 8, 2026
Journaling is the edge that gets you funded
Prop firms do not pay you for clever trades. They pay you for following rules. A journal is how you prove you did, from evaluation to funded account and beyond.
September 30, 2026
Welcome cTrader to the Synemer family
cTrader is now on Synemer. Authorize a read-only connection and your full trade history syncs automatically, with no terminal running.
September 28, 2026
Pay with crypto on Synemer
Synemer now accepts crypto payments on every paid plan. Pick crypto at checkout, pay with a supported token, and your plan activates automatically.
September 27, 2026
Welcome Bitfinex to the Synemer family
Bitfinex is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-margined futures trades sync automatically.
September 25, 2026
Welcome KuCoin to the Synemer family
KuCoin is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-margined futures trades sync automatically.
September 25, 2026
Your trading history is the only edge you can't rebuild
Brokers close accounts, exchanges shut down, and platforms disappear. Learn why regular backups and exports keep your trading history yours.
September 25, 2026
Welcome Gate.io to the Synemer family
Gate.io is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-margined futures trades sync automatically.
September 24, 2026
Welcome OKX to the Synemer family
OKX is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-margined futures trades sync automatically.
September 24, 2026
Welcome dYdX to the Synemer family
dYdX is now on Synemer. Connect your wallet address and your perpetuals trades sync automatically — no API keys, no export files.
September 23, 2026
Overtrading: why doing nothing is a position
Overtrading is the quiet way traders give back their profit. Learn how to spot the pattern in your own history and why the best trade is often the one you never take.
September 20, 2026
Welcome MEXC to the Synemer family
MEXC is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your USDT-margined futures trades sync automatically.
September 16, 2026
Welcome Hyperliquid to the Synemer family
Hyperliquid is now on Synemer. Connect your wallet and your perpetuals trades sync automatically — no API keys, no spreadsheets.
September 12, 2026
Welcome Binance to the Synemer family
Binance now connects to Synemer. Your closed trades sync automatically, the journal fills itself, and your review time stays focused on what matters.
September 9, 2026
How to pass a prop firm challenge on your first attempt
Most traders fail prop firm challenges by breaking rules, not by trading badly. Here is how daily loss limits, sizing, and consistency rules decide who passes.
September 8, 2026
Revenge trading: why you keep making the loss worse
Revenge trading turns one loss into many. Learn how to spot the trigger in your own trade history and stop the cycle before it compounds.
September 4, 2026
Welcome Bybit to the Synemer family
Bybit is now on Synemer. Connect a read-only API key and your closed derivatives trades sync automatically. Your journal fills itself.
September 1, 2026
Welcome MetaTrader 5 to the Synemer family
MetaTrader 5 now works with Synemer. Attach a free Expert Advisor to a chart and your closed trades are pushed to your journal automatically.
September 1, 2026
From spreadsheet to proper journal: when it is time to switch
A spreadsheet is a good start, but the manual work eventually costs more than the insight. Learn when it is time to move to a proper trading journal.
September 1, 2026
Why every trader needs a journal
Your memory lies to you. A trading journal shows what really happened, not the version you want to believe. Learn why it is your best tool for improvement.
September 1, 2026
What to include in your trading journal
A trading journal is only useful if you can trust what is inside it. Learn which fields actually improve your edge and which ones waste your time.
August 29, 2026