Keeping an execution journal separate from a setup journal

[FXS London Scalper]

Mixing two questions in one journal makes both answers blurry. "Was the idea good?" and "Was the execution good?" need separate records.

Setup journal: the decision.
- Level, pattern, context, time.
- Planned entry, stop, target.
- Did it meet the written rules? Grade A/B/C.
- Outcome in R based on the plan.

Execution journal: what actually happened.
- Spread at click, requested vs filled price.
- Time from signal to order.
- Exit fill vs planned exit.
- Any manual intervention (moved stop, closed early).
- Difference in R between plan and reality.

When the two are kept apart, patterns appear that one journal hides. A setup with +0.4R planned expectancy might be delivering only +0.1R because of late entries and early exits. That's an execution problem, and changing the setup won't fix it.

The reverse also happens: crisp execution on a setup that has no edge.

Most traders only need the execution journal for a month or two to find their biggest leak. Does anyone keep both long term?