Recording the screen and reading it back

[Shadow Trader]

A trade journal records numbers: entry, exit, size, outcome. It doesn't record what was seen, what was felt, or why a click happened when it did.

Screen recording fills that gap. Capturing the chart and the platform during the session, then reviewing the footage at the end of the day, shows details that memory edits out. The moment of hesitation before an entry. The hand hovering over the close button. The quick glance at another chart just before a bad trade.

On review, patterns emerge. Entries made right after a loss. Repeated checking of the profit display. Trades taken while the spread was visibly wide, and ignored in the moment.

The footage also helps verify claims about execution. A clip showing the price at the click and the fill price in the history is evidence, for a broker complaint or for personal analysis.

Storage is cheap, and the review takes 20 minutes for a session. Watching at double speed is enough for most things, slowing down at the trades.

The discomfort of watching oneself make the same mistake repeatedly is the sign it works.

What was the biggest surprise on the first day screen footage was reviewed?