Valorian — The Trading Journal Built for Serious Traders

Why journal?

Good traders journal.
Great traders never stop.

The edge isn't a secret indicator. It's the discipline to review, learn, and adapt after every single trade.

Discover mistakes faster

Pattern recognition works on your own trading too. See where you bleed before it compounds.

Improve discipline

Rules mean nothing if you don't track whether you actually follow them. The journal is the mirror.

Track performance

Win rate, profit factor, expectancy, drawdown, streaks — real metrics, not feelings.

Build consistency

Consistency is a skill you train. Daily logging turns random trades into a repeatable process.

Reduce emotional trading

When you write down why you entered, FOMO and revenge trades become obvious before you click buy.

Accountability

Journaling holds you accountable to your own plan. No more invisible rule-breaking that costs money.

Build real confidence

Seeing what actually works in your own data replaces guesswork with conviction backed by numbers.

Find your edge

Which setups, timeframes, and conditions actually work for you? The journal surfaces your best edge from raw data.

Features

Everything a trader needs.
Nothing they don't.

Built by a trader, for traders. Every feature exists because it solves a real problem.

Open positions tracking

See live P&L on open trades. Track what you're holding and why.

Trade history

Full record of every closed trade with entry, exit, P&L, and duration.

Performance analytics

Win rate, profit factor, streaks, setup stats, duration analysis, and more.

Screenshot reviews

Attach chart screenshots to any trade. Visual review is the fastest path to pattern recognition.

Trading notes

Personal notes on each trade — what went right, what went wrong, what you'll do differently.

Education & mindset

Built-in strategy guides, daily routines, and a mindset section to keep your edge sharp.

Personal trading rules

Define risk limits and get flagged whenever a trade violates your own rules.

Cloud synced

Your data lives in the cloud. Access from any device, anywhere, anytime.

Education

Learn from the best.
Trade like a pro.

Valorian isn't just a journal — it's a complete learning platform. Every setup, strategy, and mindset principle is documented inside the app, designed to turn you from a beginner into a structured, disciplined trader.

Your learning path

1

Foundations

How markets work, what moves price, and why risk management keeps you alive.

2

First setups

Breakout, Flat Base, Breakout & Retest — clean setups that need patience, not speed.

3

Momentum & swing

Episodic Pivots, VCP, High Tight Flags — the core edge where real money is made.

4

Intraday & advanced

Day trading, ORB, Divergence, Parabolic Shorts — only after you're already net profitable.

5

Options & long-term

LEAPS, hedging, and capital-efficient strategies — leverage with care.

15+ setup strategies

Episodic Pivot, VCP, Breakout, High Tight Flag, Power Earnings Gap, Flat Base, ORB, Parabolic Short, LEAPS, and more. Each one documented with entry/exit rules, risk management, real examples, and when to avoid it.

Strategy library

Learn from top traders

Study the methods of Qullamaggie, Mark Minervini, William O'Neil, and community mentors. Understand how the world's best momentum traders think, plan, and execute.

Trader studies

The 10 Commandments

Core principles every trader must follow: protect capital, fixed risk per trade, follow the trend, only trade Stage 2 stocks, volume confirmation, patience, journal everything, and more.

Golden rules

Risk management deep-dive

Position sizing, stop placement, max daily loss rules, drawdown recovery math, and the asymmetric risk/reward framework that separates survivors from blow-ups.

Risk control

Mindset & discipline

Trading psychology, emotional control, daily checklists, pre-market routines, post-market reviews, and how to stay consistent even during losing streaks.

Psychology

Earnings & fundamentals

Minervini's SEPA criteria, EPS acceleration, revenue growth analysis, institutional signals, and how to trade around earnings season without gambling.

Fundamentals

Chart patterns

Recognize setups before they move.

Each pattern is documented inside the app with entry rules, stop placement, targets, and real-world examples. Here's what they look like on a chart.

Breakout

Momentum

Price consolidates below resistance, then breaks above on increased volume. Enter the break, stop below the base.

Hold: 2–10dR:R 2:1+

VCP

Minervini

Volatility Contraction Pattern. Each pullback is shallower and tighter than the last. The pivot comes when supply is exhausted.

Hold: 5–20dR:R 3:1+

Episodic Pivot

Qullamaggie

A catalyst event (earnings, FDA, deal) causes a massive gap on 10x+ volume. The stock resets to a new price level. Enter the flag after the gap.

Hold: 1–5dR:R 2:1+

Parabolic Short

Advanced

After a 40%+ run in days, the stock goes vertical. Short the exhaustion candle with a stop above HOD. Cover at VWAP or 20 EMA.

Hold: 1–3dR:R 2:1+

High Tight Flag

Rare / powerful

Stock doubles in 2–8 weeks, then flags 10–25% on declining volume. The flag break often leads to another 50–100% move.

Hold: 5–15dR:R 4:1+

Flat Base

O'Neil / CAN SLIM

After a strong advance, price consolidates in a tight 5–15% range for 3–6 weeks. Low volume in the base signals supply absorption.

Hold: 5–20dR:R 3:1+

Education — Learning Path

Start Here — Your Learning Path

1

Foundations — How markets work, what moves price, risk management basics

2

First setups — Breakout, Flat Base, Breakout & Retest

3

Momentum & swing — Episodic Pivot, VCP, High Tight Flag, Power Earnings Gap

4

Intraday & advanced — Day trading, ORB, Divergence, Parabolic Short

5

Options & long-term — LEAPS, hedging, capital-efficient strategies

Breakout Setup

✓

Price breaks above resistance on 2x+ average volume

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Stock in Stage 2 uptrend — price above rising MA50/150/200

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Stop: below the base low or last swing low (1-3% risk max)

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Target: measured move = base depth projected above breakout

VCP — Volatility Contraction Pattern

1

Each pullback is shallower than the last (e.g. -20%, -10%, -4%)

2

Volume dries up in each contraction — supply is being absorbed

3

Buy the pivot (final contraction breakout) on rising volume

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Stop below the last contraction low — tight risk, big reward

Trade Review

NVDA — Breakout +$435.00

Clean breakout above $142 resistance on 2x avg volume. Held 3 days for the measured move target. Entry was textbook — stop never threatened.

TSLA — No Setup -$141.00

FOMO entry after seeing the gap up. No pullback, no base, no confirmation. Lesson: if you can't name the setup, don't take the trade.

META — VCP +$322.00

4 contractions over 5 weeks. Pivoted on strong earnings whisper. Took partial at 1R, let the rest ride to 2.5R.

Performance Analytics

Total P&L

+$4,280

Win Rate

61%

Profit Factor

2.4

Avg R:R

2.1:1

Best setups by P&L

1

Breakout — 32 trades, 68% WR+$2,140

2

Episodic Pivot — 18 trades, 61% WR+$1,420

3

VCP — 12 trades, 75% WR+$980

4

No Setup — 8 trades, 25% WR-$620

See it in action

Walk through a real
setup analysis.

Every strategy in the Education section comes with step-by-step breakdowns: what to look for, when to enter, where to put your stop, and how to manage the trade.

Entry & exit rules

Every setup has exact rules — no guessing, no interpretation.

Risk placement

Where to place your stop, how to size the position, max risk per trade.

Real chart examples

Screenshots and annotated charts from actual trades — not textbook theory.

Pros, cons, and when to skip

Not every setup works in every market. Learn when to sit out.

Built on the shoulders of proven traders

The education section distills the methods of traders and investors who have publicly proven their edge over decades. Study their frameworks, adapt them to your style.

Q

Qullamaggie

Kristjan Kullamägi

Swedish swing trader. Small account to nine figures via episodic pivots, breakouts, and parabolic shorts. Public teacher.

M

Mark Minervini

SEPA methodology

U.S. Investing Champion. Momentum investing with strict fundamentals, VCP bases, and ruthless risk control.

O

William O'Neil

CAN SLIM / IBD

The methodology that defined modern leadership-stock investing. Earnings, leaders, institutional sponsorship.

H

Hustler

FMITC community

15+ years of experience, teaching for free daily. Discipline, structure, and continuous improvement for the Macedonian trading community.

Inside the app

Clean. Fast. Focused.

No clutter, no distractions — just the data you need to make better decisions.

Trade table

SymbolEntry / ExitP&LHold

NVDA$142.30 / $156.80+$4353d

TSLA$248.50 / $239.10-$1411d

META$580.20 / $612.40+$3225d

AMD$165.80 / $172.50+$2012d

Analytics dashboard

Win rate

61%

Profit factor

2.4

Avg R:R

2.1

Monthly P&L

JanFebMarApr

Journal notes

NVDA Breakout +$435

Clean breakout above $142 resistance on 2x avg volume. Held 3 days for the measured move target. Textbook execution.

TSLA Overtraded -$141

Entered without confirmation. FOMO after seeing the gap up. Lesson: wait for the pullback or skip.

Watchlist & plans

SMCI

Breakout above $48 on volume

PLANNED

PLTR

VCP tightening near $28

TAKEN

CRWD

Earnings gap hold above $380

PLANNED

The problem

Most traders lose money for the same reasons.

No tracking system

They trade every day but never write down what they did or why.

Repeating mistakes

The same errors happen again and again because no one is reviewing.

Emotional decisions

FOMO, revenge trading, and panic exits — driven by feelings, not data.

Inconsistent results

One good week, two bad ones. No structure to figure out what actually works.

Valorian gives you the structure to fix all four.

Log every trade. Review your setups. Track your rules. See your real numbers — not what your ego tells you. Over time, the journal becomes the coach you can't hire.

How it works

Four steps to
consistent improvement.

Valorian is built around a simple cycle: import your trades, document what happened, review your decisions, and apply the lessons. Repeat this weekly and your results compound.

1

Import

Connect your broker or upload a CSV. Your trades appear automatically with entry, exit, P&L, and hold time. No manual data entry needed.

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2

Journal

Add notes to each trade: why you entered, what the setup was, how you felt. Upload a chart screenshot. Tag the setup type. Takes 30 seconds per trade.

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3

Review

The Performance page shows win rate, profit factor, P&L by setup, streaks, and rule violations. Weekly reviews reveal patterns you can't see in real time.

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4

Improve

Double down on what works. Cut what doesn't. Refine your setups, tighten your rules, and watch your equity curve respond to better decisions.

Grow as a trader

Valorian is your
self-improvement system.

This isn't just a journal — it's a complete learning platform with built-in education, strategy guides, a help center, and tools designed to make you a better trader every single week.

Structured learning path

A 5-stage curriculum from market foundations to advanced strategies. Start with basics, progress to breakouts and momentum plays, then advance to intraday setups and options. Each stage builds on the last.

15+ documented setups

Breakout, VCP, Episodic Pivot, High Tight Flag, Flat Base, Parabolic Short, ORB, Divergence, LEAPS, and more. Each with entry rules, stop placement, targets, pros/cons, and video resources.

Learn from proven traders

Study the methods of Qullamaggie, Mark Minervini, William O'Neil, and community mentors. Each trader's approach is broken down into actionable rules you can adapt to your own style.

Mindset & discipline training

The 10 Commandments of Trading, daily routines, pre-market checklists, emotional control frameworks, and discipline checklists — embedded in the app so you reference them before every session.

Built-in Help Center

A full knowledge base inside the app: how to take useful notes, how to build setups, how to review trades, step-by-step broker import guides, and an FAQ. New users get onboarded, experienced traders find answers fast.

Personal risk rules

Set your own limits: max position size, max daily loss, max trades per day, losing streak stop. The journal scans every trade and flags violations automatically — your accountability partner that never sleeps.

The traders who journal consistently don't just track trades — they outgrow their old selves.

Every week you review, you get 1% sharper. After a year of honest journaling, you won't recognize the trader you were on day one. Valorian gives you the structure to make that transformation inevitable.

Community

Join traders improving
their performance daily.

Valorian is built for traders who take their craft seriously. Whether you're starting out or scaling up, the journal grows with you.

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Cloud

Synced

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& options

IBKR

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