Free trading journal for futures and prop firms
Your trades log themselves from NinjaTrader 8 or from your platform’s CSV.Stats, calendar, playbooks and how much room you have left on every prop firm account.
All you need is a free account on the site.
Everything prop firm traders use, in one place
NinjaTrader 8 sync
Install our free add-on and every trade reaches the journal on its own, whatever your firm: Apex, Lucid, Tradeify, Bulenox, MFF…
Import from any platform
Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic R|Trader Pro, Quantower, TopstepX and DeepCharts. We detect the format and never duplicate anything, even if you upload the same file twice.
Your prop firm’s rules
Link the account to your evaluation and you’ll see how much room you have left to the drawdown, whether it has locked, consistency and what’s left to the target, using your plan’s real rules.
Stats and calendar
Net P&L after fees, win rate, profit factor, expectancy, drawdown, streaks and a calendar of green and red days. Broken down by hour, day, instrument and setup.
Playbooks and mistakes
Define your setups with their checklist and tag your mistakes. Find out how much you make when you follow your plan and how much each mistake costs you.
Notes, screenshots and mood
Write down why you entered, upload chart screenshots and log how you felt each day. The weekly review that actually makes you better.
Built for prop firm accounts
Paid journals tell you how much you make. Ours also tells you how much room you have before you blow the account: we have the rules of every plan from every prop firm in our database and we apply them to your trades.
- End-of-day or intraday trailing drawdown, and where it locks
- Today’s maximum daily loss
- Consistency: how much more profit you need given your best day
- Minimum days and evaluation target
Compared with paid journals
Public prices as of October 2026, cheapest plan billed monthly.
| El Trader Financiado | TraderSync | TradeZella | Tradervue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $29.95/mo | $35/mo | $29.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | 7-day trial | 30 trades/mo | |
| Your prop firm’s rules | Yes | |||
| Accounts | Unlimited | Depends on plan | 1 on the basic plan | Unlimited |
Get started in 2 minutes
- 1
Create your free account
With Google or your email.
- 2
Connect NinjaTrader 8 or upload a CSV
The add-on sends your trades on its own; the CSV covers your history and other platforms.
- 3
Link your evaluation
And see your numbers against your prop firm’s rules.
Coming soon: TradingView connection.
Journal + Track Record
The journal logs your trades; your Track Record logs what you spend on evaluations and what you collect in payouts. Together they tell you whether your trading is truly profitable.
See the Track Record →Frequently asked questions
Is the journal really free?
Yes. There’s no paid plan and no limit on trades or accounts. All you need is a free account on El Trader Financiado.
Which platforms can I import from?
Tradovate and NinjaTrader web (Fills, Orders, Performance), NinjaTrader 8 (Executions and Trades), Rithmic R|Trader Pro, Quantower, TopstepX/ProjectX and DeepCharts. With NinjaTrader 8 you can also sync automatically with our add-on.
How does the NinjaTrader 8 sync work?
You install the free ETF Diario de trading add-on, paste a connection code you generate on the site, and every 15 seconds it sends the new executions from the accounts you choose. Earlier days are uploaded once with the Trade Performance CSV.
Is it safe? What data does the add-on send?
Only executions: instrument, buy or sell, quantity, price, time, commission and account name. It doesn’t read balances or passwords and can’t place trades. The connection code can be revoked at any time and the add-on’s code is open source.
Does it work with several prop firm accounts at once?
Yes. Each NinjaTrader account is created in the journal automatically and you can link each one to its evaluation to see its rules separately, or view them all together.
Who can see my trades?
Only you. Your data is private and isn’t shared with anyone, including prop firms.
Your next trade, logged on its own
Journal, stats and your prop firm’s rules, for free.
