Mastering the Emotion Tracker

Why your mindset during a trade matters more than the entry.

Spreadsheets track the price of the asset. MindTrajour tracks the price of your ego. Most options traders lose money not because of bad market analysis, but because of poor emotional management during a trade's lifecycle.

Create New Trade

Ticker

Strategy

Option Legs

Leg 1

Position

Sell

Option Type

Put

Strike Price

Expiration Date

Leg 2

Position

Buy

Option Type

Put

Strike Price

Expiration Date

Order Data for all positions

Is the trade already closed?

Open/Close	Date	Total Gross Premium	Number of Contracts	Stock Price	Total Order Fee	Capital at Risk	Win Probability
Open	Date	Total Gross Premium $	Number of Contracts	Stock Price $	Total Order Fee $	Capital at Risk $	Win Probability %
Is the trade already closed?
Close	Date	Total Gross Premium $	Number of Contracts	Stock Price $	Total Order Fee $

Trade-Management (Optional)

Take Profit %

80 %

Total Profit+496 $

Take Profit (per share)

Stop Loss %

200 %

Total Loss+496 $

Stop Loss (per share)

Statistics

Profit & Fees

Net profit, fees and contract-adjusted results. Shows your true trading outcome.

Strike/Spot Difference

-5.1%

Gross Profit

$500

Total Fees

Entry Fee

Exit Fee (estimated)

Net ProfitIncluding estimated exit fee.

$496

Net Profit per Contract

$248

Fee Ratio

0.8%

Performance

Return metrics for comparison and portfolio assessment.

Potential Return (Expiration Date)

25%

Monthly Return

16.3%

Annual Return

195.65%

Max Profit

$500

Duration

Trade holding periods and deviations.

Days to Expiration

46 Days

Planned Duration

46 Days

Trade Duration (Actual)

0 Days

Emotion Tracking

Feb 23, 2026, 4:20 PM

Felt nervous about the large position size.

😬

Nervous

😰

Anxious

Feb 24, 2026, 9:30 AM

🙏

Hopeful

Feb 25, 2026, 2:45 PM

Should have taken the profit earlier. Got greedy.

😤

Frustrated

😞

Discouraged

Feb 26, 2026, 10:18 PM

This trade worked out pretty well despite my initial hesitation.

😀

Happy

💪

Confident

How to use the Emotion Tracker effectively

To build a statistically significant data set for your "Autopsy," we recommend following these habits:

Snapshot on Entry
- How did you feel when clicking the button? Were you chasing a move (FOMO) or following a pre-flight checklist?
- Tag your state: Confident, Cautious, or Impulsive.
The "Inner" Lifecycle
- Don't just log at entry and exit. If a trade goes against you and you feel the urge to "revenge roll," log it.
- Use the description to note why you feel that way. (e.g., "VIX spike is making me nervous about my short puts").
Post-Trade Reflection
- Once the trade is closed, do one final log. Often, the emotion of a win hides a bad process.

Transforming Feelings into Data

By logging these states, the Autopsy Dashboard can eventually show you:

"Your win rate is 80% when you log Confident, but only 20% when you log Impulsive."
"You tend to close Bull Put Spreads too early when you log Anxious."

Stop guessing. Start auditing.

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