Trading journal guides
Compare journal approaches, understand local-first workflows and see how screenshots, imports and structured review fit together before deciding what belongs in your process.
These resources explain product and journaling workflows. They are not trading advice.
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Guides provide context, tutorials show the application workflow and calculators solve one numerical task at a time.
Understand journal formats, local-first boundaries, screenshots and broker-import choices.
Browse guides Step-by-step product use FTJ tutorialsFollow first launch, trade capture, imports, review fields, broker connections and executions.
Watch tutorials Focused calculations Free trading calculatorsUse browser-based calculators for position sizing, expectancy, profit factor, drawdown and related planning tasks.
Open calculatorsFocused guides and comparisons
Each page has a distinct purpose. Start with the question you are actually trying to answer rather than reading everything in order.
Search popular broker names and see whether they offer MT4, MT5 or cTrader, then follow the right FTJ setup guide.
Useful when: you want to check your broker before installing the journal.
Browse supported broker platformsReview what a dedicated Windows application changes compared with browser-first tools, including desktop workflow, local journal data and structured review.
Useful when: you are comparing journal formats before installing anything.
Read the Windows journal guideCompare the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the built-in structure of a dedicated journal without pretending one option is automatically right for every trader.
Useful when: your spreadsheet works, but maintenance and review are becoming harder.
Compare the workflowsCompare FTJ’s read-only MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader and CSV workflows and see how platform-level compatibility differs from a short list of individually integrated brokers.
Useful when: you want to know whether FTJ can work with your platform or exported history.
Compare the import workflowsUnderstand how FTJ reads active accounts from selected local terminals, including the MT4 Expert Advisor bridge, the MT5 bridge, history requirements and compatibility boundaries.
Useful when: you use MT4 or MT5 and want clear setup expectations before connecting a terminal.
Read the MetaTrader import guideSee how FTJ uses the selected MT4 terminal and its read-only Expert Advisor bridge before imported records move into the local review workflow.
Useful when: you use MT4 and want the exact bridge, AutoTrading and history expectations.
Read the MT4 trading journal guideSee how FTJ reads supported history from the selected MT5 terminal through the current packaged local bridge before review.
Useful when: you use MT5 and want the terminal, bridge and history requirements before importing.
Read the MT5 trading journal guideLearn when broker-connected TradingView activity can be imported through FTJ's existing cTrader read-only workflow, and what remains untested or unsupported.
Useful when: you use TradingView with a broker and want to check the actual trade-history route.
Read the TradingView workflow guideSee why chart images become more useful when they remain connected to the trade, notes and structured review fields instead of living in a separate folder.
Useful when: screenshots are important to your review but difficult to organise consistently.
Read the screenshot workflow guideSeparate the local journal workflow from the internet access still used for installation, updates, licensing and optional broker integrations.
Useful when: data control matters and you want precise expectations rather than a vague “completely offline” claim.
