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Trading Journal Integrations

These workflow pages answer the real questions: does the platform have a journal, how to export trades, and what fields matter so your review metrics stay accurate.

Direct answer

Platform exports are not a full journal by themselves. A journal becomes useful when it standardizes fields (risk + costs + tags) and makes weekly review repeatable with expectancy and profit factor. Use the integration page for your platform to export correctly and track what matters.

Why “platform journals” usually fail

Platform exports are data. A journal is a decision system. The gap is usually missing fields and missing segmentation.

  • Costs drift or are ignored → net results are wrong.
  • No planned risk → you can’t compare trades fairly.
  • No setup/session tags → you can’t isolate edge.
  • No review loop → nothing changes.
Field checklist

The “journal-ready” minimum

If your export (or manual log) doesn’t contain these, your metrics are fragile.

Costs → commissions/fees/spread (net P&L truth)
Planned risk → stop distance / R-ready context
Tags → setup + session/time bucket
Review metrics → expectancy + profit factor

Frequently Asked Questions

Does TradingView have trading journal

TradingView is great for charts and evidence, but most traders still need a dedicated journal to standardize fields, track risk and costs, and review setups using expectancy and profit factor. Use the TradingView workflow page to build a chart-first journaling loop.

Trading journal for tradingview

A trading journal for TradingView captures trade details plus chart evidence (setup, timeframe, screenshots/links), then runs a weekly review using risk-normalized metrics.

Tradovate trading journal

Tradovate exports are a start. A usable journal tracks net results after costs, tick-aware planned risk, realized R, and session tags so you can review futures performance correctly.

Ninjatrader trading journal

NinjaTrader journaling works best when you export executions and ensure costs and timestamps are present. Then add planned risk + tags for a weekly review loop using expectancy and profit factor.