How to Create and Track Trading Objectives in Your Notion Journal: A Step-by-Step Guide
Updated: January 18, 2026
Tracking your trading achievements is essential for staying motivated and measuring progress toward your goals. With FxJournalStats objectives, you can create beautiful, dynamic progress trackers that update automatically with your trading data. This guide will walk you through creating and customizing objectives for your Notion journal.
What Are Trading Objectives? #
Trading objectives are visual progress trackers that help you celebrate achievements in your trading journey. Whether you're tracking the number of trades journaled, your total profit, win rate improvements, or consecutive profitable days, objectives provide a gamified way to stay motivated and focused on your goals.
You don't need a paid plan to start. Every FxJournalStats account includes one objective, embed and all — create it, paste it into Notion, and it updates with your trading data. Paid plans lift the limit so you can track several objectives at once.
Step 1: Access the Objectives Page #
If you don't have an account, read this guide to set up your account and link your Notion database.
Once you've linked your journal, navigate to your Dashboard and click the Objectives tab on your journal card.
You'll be redirected to the Objectives Page.
Step 2: Create Your First Objective #
On the objectives page, click the "Add Objective" button to open the objective creation modal.
Step 2.1: Select Your Database #
In the modal that appears:
- Journal: Should already be selected (this is where your objective will be stored).
- Notion Database: Choose the Notion database you want to track objectives for.
Click "Continue" to proceed to the objective editor.
Step 3: Choose a Template #
You'll now be in the objective editor, which has three main sections: Templates, Settings, and Live Preview.
Simply click on any template to auto-fill all settings.
Customize the template if needed. #
If you prefer to create a custom objective, expand the Settings section and configure the following:
Objective Name: Enter a descriptive name for your objective (e.g., "100 Trades Challenge").
Description (Optional): Add context about what this objective tracks.
Display Type: Select how you want your objective to appear:
- Progress Bar - Linear progress display with all levels shown
- Circular Progress - Clean, focused circular indicator
Levels
Levels define the achievements you want to track. Each level needs:
- Name: Description of the achievement (e.g., "Target", "10 Trades")
- Value: Numerical target for this level
- Color: Visual color for this level (use the color picker)
Step 4: Save Your Objective #
Once you're satisfied with your configuration, click the "Save Objective" button at the bottom of the settings panel (or use the floating save button on mobile).
The objective will be saved, and an embed URL will be generated automatically.
After saving, you'll be redirected back to the objectives page where your new objective appears as a card.
Step 5: Copy the Embed URL #
Click the Copy icon to copy the embed URL.
Step 6: Embed in Notion #
Now, paste the embed URL into your Notion page:
- In Notion, type /embed
- Paste your objective embed URL
- Press Enter
- Resize the embed as needed
Conclusion #
Creating objectives in your Notion trading journal adds a powerful layer of motivation and progress tracking to your trading journey. By following this guide, you can set up beautiful, auto-updating objective trackers that celebrate your achievements and keep you focused on your goals.
Start creating your first objective today and watch your trading progress come to life!