Psychology notes (also called emotional journaling) involve recording the trader’s mindset and feelings at the time of each trade. While often used by manual traders, this can help even when using robots. For example, note-taking can document why you activated, paused, or modified an automated strategy (e.g. “took over manual trade after unexpected news”). Journals like Tradervue and Edgewonk include a free-text notes field for each trade to record thoughts or emotions. The benefit is heightened self-awareness: by reviewing notes (e.g. “FOMO entry” or “overconfident”), a developer can separate algorithm issues from human influence. Maverick Currencies advises that tracking emotions (stress, overconfidence, etc.) when trading “improves psychology”. In practice, including psychology notes in a Forex robot journal can expose if human interference (like second-guessing the bot) is degrading performance. It ensures that automated backtests are interpreted with context, making it easier to trust or adjust the robot.

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