Futures Trading Journal

Your trades are recorded from broker fills automatically, then shown as a calendar, analytics and a searchable trade list.

Built from fills, not typing

A journal only works if it is complete. Signal Trade App records trades from the fills your broker connections report, so a trade appears whether you placed it by hand, a webhook placed it, or the copy engine placed it on a follower account. Each row shows symbol, side, quantity, entry, exit and the account it ran on, and a badge marks whether it was a copied trade or a live one.

Calendar and daily plan

The calendar tab shows each trading day's P&L for the month, with weekly totals, the number of trading days, and a count of winning and losing days. Dates follow the CME trading day, which starts at 17:00 ET the evening before, so an overnight fill counts toward the day the session closes.

Click a day to open its plan and review. Write a pre-session plan with levels, setups and risk limits, then add a post-session review after the close. The plan is saved against that date, so a bad day and the plan you broke are in the same place.

Gross, commission and net

Brokers report P&L after commissions, so a journal that shows only price difference will not match your statement. Each trade shows gross P&L, commission and net, and the summary strip shows totals for the whole filter, not just the page on screen. The win rate in the trade list is calculated on net results.

Analytics and tags

The analytics tab shows total P&L, win rate, profit factor and max drawdown for a period you choose, with daily and cumulative P&L, P&L by symbol, and results by weekday and hour. The hour view helps you see when you trade well and when you give it back.

Tags turn a pile of trades into answers. Add a note and tags such as a setup name or a mistake to any trade, then pick a tag in analytics to see the metrics for just those trades.

CSV export

The Export CSV button downloads one row per trade for the range and filters on screen: date, account, symbol, side, quantity, entry, exit, gross, commission and net. Timestamps use your own time zone setting, and the file matches the table it came from. If there are no trades in the range, the page tells you instead of handing you an empty file.

Futures traders running several prop firm accounts need one place to see what happened across all of them. The journal sits next to the cockpit and copy engine, so trades from every connected account land in the same list without export-and-merge work.

The journal is part of the account. Pricing is $29/month, with a 5-day trial that requires a card. A self-hosted option is available for $599 one time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to enter trades by hand?

No. Trades are recorded from broker fills. You add notes and tags afterwards if you want them.

Which brokers does the journal cover?

It records fills from the broker connections in your account, which include Tradovate and Rithmic.

Can I export my trades?

Yes. Export CSV downloads the trades in the date range and filters you are viewing, with gross, commission and net for each.

Does the journal show commissions?

Yes. Each trade shows gross, commission and net, and net is what your broker reports.

Can I separate copied trades from my own?

Yes. Each row is marked copy or live, and you can filter by account.

How are trading days defined?

By the CME trading day. A session opens at 17:00 ET the evening before and is named for the day it closes.

What does it cost?

$29/month. The 5-day trial requires a card. Self-hosted is $599 one time.

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