Trade JournalSupply & Demand
Supply & Demand Zone Journal Questions
Supply and demand zones look obvious in hindsight but fail without clear rules for freshness, impulse, and retest. These questions document zone definition, retest entry, and outcome so you refine what makes an A-grade zone. Log zone trades in VaultCharts with screenshots and trade plan links.
📈 Why Track Supply & Demand in Your Trading Journal?
- ✓Distinguish fresh zones from over-tested levels
- ✓Track retest entry quality vs blind limit orders
- ✓Correlate impulse strength with win rate
- ✓Avoid trading zones against HTF flow
- ✓Build a personal zone grading system
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Zone Definition
How the zone was identified
1Is this demand or supply, and what timeframe formed it?
2How many times has the zone been tested (freshness)?
3Was there a clear impulse (displacement) away from the zone?
4What is the zone width and why those boundaries?
2
Retest Entry
Execution at the zone
1Did I wait for retest confirmation or enter early?
2What confirmation signal did I use (rejection wick, LTF BOS)?
3Stop placement: beyond zone or beyond swing?
4Was HTF bias aligned with zone direction?
3
Zone Outcome
What price did at the zone
1Did price respect, partially fill, or blow through the zone?
2If stopped, was the zone invalid or entry too aggressive?
3Target hit: opposing zone, measured move, or structure?
4Rate zone quality in hindsight (1-5)
4
Zone Patterns
Aggregate zone performance
1Do fresh zones outperform retested ones?
2Which asset class gives cleaner S&D (forex, crypto, stocks)?
3Am I drawing zones too wide or too tight?
4Should I require minimum impulse ATR for entry?
💡 Tips for Better Supply & Demand Journaling
→Mark zones on chart before session; do not redraw after the trade
→First retest often beats third retest — log touch count
→Combine with BOS on LTF for higher-quality entries
→Review blown zones weekly to tighten definition rules
→Tag zones as base, continuation, or reversal type
📋 Ready-to-Use Supply & Demand Journal Template
## Supply & Demand Journal **Symbol:** ___________ **Zone type:** Demand / Supply **Timeframe:** ___________ ### Zone - Freshness (touches): ___ - Impulse quality (1-5): ___ - HTF aligned: Y / N ### Entry - Retest confirmation: ___________ - Entry / Stop / Target: ___________ ### Result - Outcome: ___R - Zone held: Y / N - Lesson: ___________
Copy this template into your trading journal or note-taking app. Customize it to fit your trading style.
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