Guides and resources
Guides on trading journals, prop-firm rules, risk management and reviewing your own performance.
- How to Auto-Journal cTrader Trades (2026) — Stop copying trades into spreadsheets. Auto-import every cTrader trade, deposit and withdrawal into a journal with analytics and a P&L calendar.
- Never Breach a Prop Firm Rule: Drawdown Guide — Most funded accounts die to a single rule breach. How daily-loss and max-drawdown limits work, and how real-time tracking keeps your account alive.
- Best Automated Trading Journal for Forex (2026) — What separates a great automated trading journal from a spreadsheet: broker auto-sync, honest returns, session analytics and prop-firm risk alerts.
- cTrader Trading Journal — Auto-Sync Every Trade — Connect cTrader once and every trade, deposit and withdrawal syncs into a clean journal: equity curve, P&L calendar and prop-firm alerts. Start free.
- Forex Trading Journal — cTrader & MT5 Sync — A forex trading journal with zero manual entry: trades and cash flow sync from cTrader or MetaTrader 5, with session analytics and a P&L calendar.
- Prop Firm Trading Journal & Rule Tracker — Journal funded-account trades automatically and track daily-loss and drawdown rules in real time, with alerts before a breach. Start free.
- MT5 Trading Journal — Auto-Sync Your Account — Connect MetaTrader 5 with a read-only investor login and your trades sync automatically: analytics, equity curve and P&L calendar.
- How to Find Your MT5 Investor Password — The investor password is the read-only key to your MT5 account: where to find it, how to reset it, and why it is the safe way to connect a journal.
- Trailing vs Static Drawdown, Explained — Static and trailing drawdown are measured differently, and trailing catches disciplined traders. How each works and how to stay clear of the line.
- Profit Factor, Expectancy & Win Rate Explained — Win rate alone tells you almost nothing. Here is what profit factor, expectancy and average win vs loss really mean, and how to read them together.
- Fair Value Gaps (FVG): A Practical Guide — What a fair value gap is, how to mark bullish and bearish FVGs, common entry models, and how to measure whether the setup actually earns you money.
- How to Pass a Prop Firm Challenge (2026 Guide) — Most challenges fail to rule breaches, not bad trading. The risk maths, the three classic failure patterns, and a daily routine that gets you funded.
- Free Trading Journal — Start With No Card — Start journaling free: up to 50 trades, an equity curve, a P&L calendar and honest analytics. No credit card. Add auto-sync when you are ready.