The trades you regret are rarely the ones you thought through. MTContext gives you a place to write down why you're taking a trade at the moment you take it, then lets your AI help you review those decisions later — turning a pile of closed trades into something you can actually learn from.
Writing a journal note
At order time, tell your AI something like "Log this: bought EURUSD on the H4 breakout retest, trend-continuation setup, tagged breakout and london-session." That calls write_trade_note, which stores your rationale, an optional setup label, tags, and an optional link to the position or order ticket.
Entries are append-only and immutable — you can't quietly rewrite history. If you need to correct one, you write a new note that amends the original, so the trail stays honest.
Reviewing later
When you want to reflect, ask "Show my journal entries tagged breakout" or "What did I write about ticket 123456?" That runs query_journal, which returns entries newest-first and lets you filter by ticket, tag, setup, date range, or a free-text search. For entries linked to closed trades, the realized profit or loss comes back alongside your note (when your terminal is connected) — so you can see which setups actually made money.
Over time this is what lets you ask the useful question: "Across all my 'breakout' trades, how did they do?"
Deeper coaching on a specific trade
On the Team tier and above, you can go further and ask "Explain this trade" about any open or closed position. The explain_trade tool describes the conditions that existed at entry, the risk/reward ratio, the stop-to-ATR ratio, and whether the trade lines up with common strategies. It's a structured second opinion on a decision you already made.
What you need
The journal — write_trade_note and query_journal — is available on the free tier, which stores up to 100 entries. The explain_trade coaching tool requires the Team tier.
Next steps
Pair the journal with Sizing positions by risk, not lots and Placing trades safely with dry_run so every trade is sized, logged, and confirmed deliberately.
Start free at mtcontext.com — the trade journal is included on every tier.