Trading Blog
Guides on trading journals, templates, software, prop tracking, and integrations — organized into topic pillars for clearer research paths.
Topic pillars
Start with a cluster page, then dive into the spoke that matches your search.
- Trading Journal Hub: Guides, Templates & Software
Start here for trading journal education: definitions, templates, Excel, software, prop tracking, and how TradeLogger fits.
- Trading Journal Basics: Definition, Benefits & Mistakes
Learn what a trading journal is, why it improves consistency, and the mistakes that kill the habit.
- Trading Journal Templates: Free Columns, Excel & Sheets
Template cluster for trade journal columns, free checklists, Excel formulas, and Google Sheets setups.
- Trading Journal Software & AI Analysis
Software cluster: best trading journal apps, AI screenshot analysis, and the TradeLogger product review.
- Trading Journal Comparisons
Compare TradeLogger with Edgewonk, Tradervue, TradeZella-style platforms, and spreadsheets.
- Prop Firm Trading Journal Cluster
Journaling under evaluation rules: daily loss, drawdown, FTMO-style tracking, and day-trader session tags.
- Trading Journal Integrations: TradingView & OANDA
Import trades from TradingView and connect OANDA performance into your journaling workflow.
All articles
Trading ProcessHow to Actually Get Good at Trading
The unglamorous path to better trading: define one setup, control risk, collect evidence, review mistakes, and repeat long enough to improve.
July 30, 2026 · 12 min read
TemplatesBest Free Trading Journal: Start Simple, Upgrade on Evidence
Build a useful free trading journal in a spreadsheet, compare free tiers honestly, and recognize the workflow signals that justify an upgrade.
July 17, 2026 · 5 min read
SoftwareBest Trading Journal in 2026: A Workflow-First Scorecard
Choose the best trading journal by capture reliability, review quality, analytics fit, and whether the habit survives difficult sessions.
July 17, 2026 · 6 min read
ForexForex Trading Journal: Fields, Sessions, and Review Guide
Build a forex trading journal around pair, session, spread, risk in R, chart evidence, execution, and a repeatable weekly review.
July 17, 2026 · 5 min read
StocksStock Trading Diary: Fields, Examples, and Weekly Review
Build a stock trading diary around catalysts, risk in R, chart evidence, execution quality, and a repeatable weekly review.
July 17, 2026 · 5 min read
CompareTradeLogger vs TradeZella: Focused Journal or Broader Suite?
Compare TradeLogger's screenshot-first journal with TradeZella's modern dashboard, replay, imports, and broader trading workflow.
July 17, 2026 · 5 min read
IntegrationsTrading 212 Journal: An Honest Screenshot Workflow
How to build a Trading 212 journal with chart screenshots, verified fields, consistent tags, and calendar review—without claiming unsupported API sync.
July 17, 2026 · 5 min read
TemplatesTrading Journal Template: Excel and Google Sheets Fields
A practical trading journal template for Excel or Google Sheets, with core columns, formulas, screenshot handling, and a weekly review routine.
July 17, 2026 · 5 min read
FundamentalsHow to Review a Trading Journal Weekly
A 30–60 minute weekly review checklist that turns trade logs into next-week rules.
July 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Prop firmsProp Firm Trading Journal: Track Rules Before You Blow Up
How to journal for prop firm challenges: daily loss, max drawdown, profit targets, and trading days.
July 16, 2026 · 5 min read
CompareTradeLogger vs Edgewonk: Screenshot Speed or Deeper Homework?
Compare TradeLogger and Edgewonk by capture friction, psychology work, analytics depth, and the type of trader each journal serves.
July 16, 2026 · 5 min read
- Compare
TradeLogger vs Tradervue: Which Journal Fits Your Workflow?
An honest TradeLogger vs Tradervue comparison for screenshot-first discretionary traders and import-driven traders.
July 16, 2026 · 5 min read
AudienceTrading Journal for Day Traders
Session tags, screenshots, and same-day logging that survives high trade volume.
July 16, 2026 · 4 min read
Fundamentals7 Trading Journal Mistakes That Hide Your Real Results
Seven common trading journal mistakes, why they distort review, and a practical workflow for building complete, comparable records.
July 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Researchveto vs strict · refresh bars · reversal skipA Forecast You Can't Cheat
Optional bias gate with causal context windows
Treat Kronos as a causal filter, not an oracle: no peeking ahead, scheduled refreshes, and disk-cached forecasts for research.
July 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Live30s poll cap · incremental OHLCV · event logLive Means Closed
Polling for finished candles, not chasing ticks
Live trading on closed bars only: rebuild signals from history, then ask the broker—never treat websocket ticks as signals.
July 7, 2026 · 7 min read
Data720d · 15m merge · validate coverageBacktesting on Index Prices
When the chart exchange isn't the fill exchange
GMX history is thin on fine timeframes. We backfill index candles with native tail plus cache—same parquet, different upstream.
July 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Executionprepare · sign · relay · exposure checksOrders That Leave the Exchange
On-chain brackets without living in a browser wallet
On-chain perps risk: collateral, express routes, and duplicate guards. Split candle data from fills; size from the real wallet.
July 5, 2026 · 9 min read
Productbacktest gate · strategy JSON · live statusA Terminal, Not a Dashboard
FastAPI, a candle chart, and a deploy button
One local screen: load history, tune params, gated backtest, save config, deploy. Static HTML, Python backend, parquet data.
July 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Backtestclosed · forming · repaintThe Repaint Tax
Why your backtest might be flirting with the future
HTF filters can cheat. Closed, forming, and repaint modes are an honesty ladder—live trading refuses the peek-ahead mode.
July 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Strategymax_open_trades per leg · chronological fillsTwo Clocks, One Ledger
Shared capital across 15m entries and 4h entries
Shared capital across two timeframes: sizing, open-trade limits, and one chronological equity curve—not two parallel backtests.
July 2, 2026 · 6 min read
ArchitecturePine parity · signal columns · no drawing fluffWhen Pine Script Leaves the Chart
Porting a multi-filter strategy without losing the plot
TradingView is for discovery. Production needs tests and an owned execution path—we ported VuManChu + Fib swings to Python.
July 1, 2026 · 8 min read
FundamentalsTrading Journal Guide: Build a Review System That Lasts
Learn what to record, how to choose between spreadsheets and software, and how to turn trade evidence into a practical weekly review.
June 13, 2026 · 6 min read
IntegrationsHow to Connect OANDA to Your Trading Journal
Link OANDA with an API token and track balance, daily P&L, and win/loss stats in TradeLogger.
May 24, 2026 · 5 min read
IntegrationsHow to Import Trades from TradingView
Journal TradingView trades honestly with a screenshot-first workflow: paste or upload charts, confirm suggested fields, and add setup context.
May 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Prop firmsHow to Track Performance for FTMO Challenges
Track daily loss, drawdown, profit target, and trading days so you stay within FTMO rules.
May 24, 2026 · 4 min read
ProductTradeLogger Trading Journal App: Workflow, Fit, and Limits
A transparent guide to TradeLogger's screenshot-first capture, editable AI extraction, tags, calendar review, best-fit users, and limitations.
May 15, 2026 · 5 min read
AIHow AI Trade Analysis Finds Your Edge
Use screenshot field suggestions and structured pattern review to reduce journal friction and test possible trading edges without overselling automation.
March 7, 2025 · 5 min read
FundamentalsWhat Is a Trading Journal? Definition, Fields, and Examples
A complete definition of a trading journal, the fields it should contain, how it differs from broker history, and how to start.
January 20, 2024 · 5 min read
FundamentalsWhy a Trading Journal Is Important: 6 Practical Benefits
Why trading journals matter for discipline, psychology, risk, and evidence-based improvement—and what they cannot do for you.
January 15, 2024 · 5 min read