Our Story

Built by a Trader,
for Traders Who Take It Seriously

DMC Trading Journals exists because discipline doesn't come from better indicators — it comes from better habits. And habits need a system.

Meet the Founder

I'm Duncan McGregor — prop firm and personal funds trader, and the person behind DMC.

I built the A3 Trading Deskpad because I kept hitting a wall I suspect every serious trader recognises. My strategy was solid. My setups were good. But in the live market, under pressure, my discipline kept breaking down. Revenge trades. Oversizing on a streak. Taking setups that weren't in my plan because the chart "looked right."

The problem wasn't my strategy. It was my mental capital.

I needed a physical system to anchor my trading — something that forced me to slow down, verify my plan, and trade with intention rather than emotion. I couldn't find anything that worked the way I needed it to. So I designed my own.

D
Developing
Your edge is never finished. Every session is a chance to develop it.
M
Mental
Your psychology is your most important trading asset.
C
Capital
Protect it like you protect your account. Lose it, and no strategy can save you.

Your Mental Capital Is Your Most Important Asset

You can have the best strategy in the world and still blow your account if your mental capital isn't protected. Every revenge trade, every impulsive entry, every time you ignored your stop — that was a mental capital problem, not a strategy problem.

DMC exists to give traders the physical structure to protect it. To slow you down before the open. To hold you accountable in the moment. To make you reflect honestly after the close. That's what the journal does. Every section of it is built around that one principle.

The Problem I Solved

Every Section Solves a Real Problem

Not features for the sake of features — each section exists because I needed it.

01
Nothing on the desk
Digital journals live behind your charts and get ignored. I needed something that sat right there, open, in my line of sight during every session. A3 size solves that.
02
No structure to my sessions
A blank notebook doesn't tell you what to write. I needed pre-built sections for pre-market prep, trade logging, and review — so the system runs automatically.
03
Emotional decisions in the market
The execution notes section forces you to write down your mental state and your reason for every trade. Impulsive decisions are much harder to justify when they're written down.
04
No honest review process
The post-session review section turns every day into data. Not just the P&L — the patterns, the emotions, the rule breaks. That's where real improvement comes from.

One tool. One desk. One system. Build the habits, keep the discipline, and own every trade.

The DMC Trading Journal is printed on 120gsm premium paper with a 250gsm cover — built to last a full quarter on your desk. Spiral bound so it lies completely flat. Undated so it works with your schedule. Made and printed in the UK.

120gsm
Premium paper
250gsm
Cover weight
90
Undated pages
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Made in the UK
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