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Trading-Journal Rule Violations: A Worked Crypto Example With Fees Included

Tagging trades that broke your own rules — moved stops, oversized, unplanned entries — lets the journal price each violation.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

A rule-violation tag marks trades where a written rule was broken. Example: of 50 trades, 8 broke a rule (3 moved stops, 3 oversized, 2 unplanned). Those 8 netted −$1,240 after fees; the 42 rule-following trades netted +$2,050. Total +$810 hides that violations cost more than half the edge. Price each violation type separately and review them before strategy changes.

Worked example

StepValue
Trades50
Rule-following (42)+$2,050 net
Violations (8)−$1,240 net
Moved stop (3)−$780
Oversized (3)−$410
Unplanned (2)−$50
Total+$810
Net result by type ($)Net result by type ($): Rule-following +2,050 $; Moved stop -780 $; Oversized -410 $; Unplanned -50 $.NET RESULT BY TYPE ($)Rule-following$+2,050Moved stop$-780Oversized$-410Unplanned$-50
Violations cost 60% of the edge. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Tagging rules

Violation tagsViolation tags: Fixed list of rules; Tag honestly at exit; Price each type; Review before changing strategy; Track count over time.VIOLATION TAGSFixed list of rulesTag honestly at exitPrice each typeReview before changing strategyTrack count over time
Fix behaviour before rules. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Conclusion

Related: Trading-Journal Invalidation Notes: A Worked Crypto Example With Fees Included, Trading-Journal Confidence Labels: A Worked Crypto Example With Fees Included.

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Questions readers ask

Why tag rule violations?

To price their cost.

What's common?

Moved stops and oversizing.

Should I change the strategy?

Not before removing violations.

Sources and methodology

Arithmetic uses standard sizing formulas. Fee rates (0.05% taker, 0.02% maker), slippage and funding values are illustrative; check your venue's schedule. Liquidation figures are simplified approximations; exchanges calculate them with their own maintenance-margin rules (see Bybit's documentation).

  1. Bybit: Liquidation process — mark price and margin modes.
  2. ChartsPod: product overview, pricing and FAQ — free terminal, venues, modules, no order placement; checked 17 Oct 2026.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

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