The problem with mixing accounts
Merging accounts run with different strategies or risk levels into a single log makes it impossible to tell which strategy is actually performing well. Overall returns can look fine while, in reality, one account is masking losses in another.
Keeping accounts logged separately
- Maintain a separate journal (or separate file) for each account
- Set a different starting balance, purpose (scalp/swing/long-term), and risk limit per account
- Run weekly/monthly reviews per account, not combined
Separate day-to-day, combined occasionally
Keep accounts separate for regular use, but set aside time roughly once a quarter to view them combined, from a total-portfolio perspective. This is when you’ll catch a case where each account looks fine individually, but risk is actually concentrated in one direction overall.
How to manage this within the tool
Since this app stores data per browser, using a different browser profile or device per account naturally keeps the data separate. Using the export feature to back up each account’s file separately also makes it easier to compare them side by side later.
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