First Launch & Journal Setup
Set up the first journal account, understand the local-first database and learn the current navigation, import, review and backup starting points.
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Follow the FTJ workflow from first launch and trade capture through imports, structured review, broker connections and execution-level trade construction.
These are product walkthroughs for the Windows app. They explain the journal workflow and do not provide trading advice.
1.1.25 note: The written summaries are updated for the final 1.1.25 application scope. The embedded YouTube recordings were published earlier and may show the previous interface until the tutorial videos are re-rendered.
Tutorial series
The series follows the product in a practical order, but each tutorial also works as a focused reference.
Set up the first journal account, understand the local-first database and learn the current navigation, import, review and backup starting points.
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Create a manual trade with the current Entry workflow, Initial SL/TP, Planned R, optional Planned Targets and separate setup/result context.
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Import CSV or Excel history, verify mapping and destination data, understand Units/Lots and review duplicate and Demo Mode behavior.
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Review the current Dashboard scope and headline metrics, understand Break-Even and missing-FX behavior, then move to Reports for deeper analysis.
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Manage the four reusable review catalogues and apply setup tags, exit reasons and structured Mistakes to trades.
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Attach screenshots, keep Pre-Trade Plan with setup context, add Trade Notes and record Self-Reflection ratings, Mistakes and Additional Reflection.
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Use the read-only cTrader, MT4 and MT5 workflows, link accounts, preview/import selected executions and understand open-position boundaries.
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Manage execution-based journal trades, scale-ins and partial exits while keeping actual fills separate from Planned Targets and Stop History.
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