Is TradeStack really free?

Yes. TradeStack is completely free. No card required, no trial countdown, no hidden fees. Sign up and get full access to every feature.

What is the best free trading journal?

TradeStack is a free trading journal built for serious traders. It auto-imports your trades, calculates win rate, expectancy and profit factor, and gives you a daily P&L calendar with everything you need to find your edge, completely free.

What are some free trading journals?

The free trading journals worth trying in 2026 are TradeStack (free with no trade cap, no card and no trial clock), TradesViz (large free allowance), Tradervue and TraderSync (free tiers capped at roughly 30 trades a month), Stonk Journal and a plain spreadsheet. Above about thirty trades a month only TradeStack, TradesViz and a spreadsheet stay free in practice.

What trading journal should I use?

Use the journal that reads your broker export without manual column mapping and shows expectancy, profit factor and average win versus average loss on one screen. TradeStack does that for free with no trade cap; TradesViz suits traders who want deep charting; TradeZella and Edgewonk are worth paying for only if you need their mentor and playbook workflows.

Is there a free alternative to TradeZella?

Yes. TradeStack is a free TradeZella alternative with the same daily loop: CSV import from any broker, a daily P&L calendar, win rate, profit factor, expectancy, an equity curve and playbook tagging, with no paid tier and no trial countdown.

Is there a trading journal that is not a subscription?

Yes. TradeStack has no subscription and no paid tier; it is funded by optional prop firm and broker partnerships rather than by charging traders. Edgewonk is a one-off yearly licence, and a spreadsheet stays free forever.

Is TradeStack the same as TradersStack?

Yes. TradeStack (also written TradersStack or Trade Stack) is the same free trading journal at tradersstack.com.

What brokers are supported?

Any broker that exports CSV. MT4, MT5, TradingView, and more.

Do I need a credit card?

No. There's no payment step anywhere, just create an account with your email and start journaling.

Yes. Your data is encrypted and stored securely, both in transit and at rest. Only you can see your trades.

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The only free trading journal that actually shows you your edge.

TradeStack is a free trading journal built for day traders, futures traders, forex traders, and crypto traders. Import your trades and instantly see your win rate, expectancy, and profit factor, so you can stop guessing and start trading your edge.

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TradeStack analytics dashboard showing $7,504 profit, a rising equity curve and a strong win rate

Imports from the brokers you already use

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Any broker that exports a CSV works. We detect the format automatically.

Drop your broker CSV or Excel export here to check compatibility. It never leaves your browser.

Auto-sync, free for everyone

Connect once. Your trades show up on their own.

Link your broker or exchange and TradeStack pulls in new trades automatically, with fees included and no duplicates. No more exporting CSVs every evening.

Read-only access, we can never place trades or move money
Syncs in the background every hour
Included in every account, no extra cost

Connect your broker

cTrader

Interactive Brokers

Alpaca

Binance

Kraken

Coinbase

Bybit

OKX

KuCoin

Bitget

Crypto.com

More coming, vote for yours

The problem

Most traders blow up because they never review their own trades.

Screenshots in a notes app. Numbers scattered across spreadsheets. You can't remember which setups actually make money, so the same mistakes keep costing you. Without real data, every loss feels random and every win feels lucky.

No idea what your real win rate is

Repeating the same losing setups

Emotion-driven decisions, no record

The solution

TradeStack turns your trade history into a clear, honest edge.

Built for day traders, futures traders, forex traders, and crypto traders. Drop in a CSV and we detect the format automatically. In seconds you get the metrics pros actually use, plus a journal that ties the numbers back to your decisions.

Auto-import any broker

CSV from any broker (Tradovate, IBKR, Webull, MT4/5 and more), detected and mapped automatically.

Pro-grade analytics

Win rate, expectancy, profit factor, and equity curve calculated for you the moment trades land.

Journal your psychology

Tag emotional trades and write daily notes so you finally see the patterns behind your P&L.

The product

See it in action

Everything below is the real product. No mockups, no locked features.

Analytics

Analytics that tell the truth

Win rate, expectancy, profit factor, average win and average loss, recalculated the second a trade lands.

TradeStack analytics dashboard showing win rate, expectancy and profit factor

Journal

A daily P&L calendar

See every green and red day at a glance, with the exact dollar amount printed on each day.

TradeStack daily P&L calendar with profit and loss per day

Trade history

Every trade, every column

Entry and exit time, symbol, side, price levels, result and tags. Click any row to edit it, including the columns that came straight from your CSV.

TradeStack trade history table with entry time, exit time, symbol, side, entry, stop, target and P&L

Playbooks

Playbooks for your setups

Write the rules once, tag your trades, and see which playbook is actually making you money.

TradeStack playbooks page showing setup rules and checklist for a strategy

Everything you get, free

No paid tier hiding the useful parts.

Daily P&L calendar

Every trading day with its exact profit or loss printed on the tile.

Equity curve

Watch your account curve build trade by trade, per portfolio.

Playbooks

Define your setups, tag trades to them and see which ones actually pay.

Holding time stats

Break performance down by how long you hold, from scalps to swings.

Multiple portfolios

Separate prop accounts and live accounts, each with its own account size.

Import and export

Bring in a CSV from any broker and export your full history whenever you want.

Tags and news days

Flag emotional trades and news days so patterns stop hiding from you.

Stats per instrument

See which symbols make you money and which ones quietly drain the account.

Private by default

Encrypted in transit and at rest. Only you can see your trades.

Playbooks

Know which setups actually pay you.

Write down your setups, tag your trades to them, and TradeStack scores each playbook on its own win rate, expectancy and equity curve. Keep the ones that print, cut the ones that bleed.

Step 1

Define the setup

Entry rules, risk, target, and the market conditions you want it in.

Step 2

Tag your trades

Attach one or more playbooks to any trade, in bulk if you want.

Step 3

See what pays

Per playbook win rate, expectancy and equity curve, updated instantly.

Built with traders

Missing something? Request it and we build it.

Most of what you see here came straight from user requests. Send us the feature you need, get a reply from us, and watch it ship. No enterprise plan required.

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Frequently asked questions

Is TradeStack really free?: Yes. TradeStack is completely free. No card required, no trial countdown, no hidden fees. Sign up and get full access to every feature.
What is the best free trading journal?: TradeStack is a free trading journal built for serious traders. It auto-imports your trades, calculates win rate, expectancy and profit factor, and gives you a daily P&L calendar with everything you need to find your edge, completely free.
Is TradeStack the same as TradersStack?: Yes. TradeStack (also written TradersStack or Trade Stack) is the same free trading journal at tradersstack.com.
What brokers are supported?: TradeStack supports CSV exports from any broker, including Tradovate, Interactive Brokers, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TradeStation, Tastytrade, Webull, and more. If your broker exports a CSV, TradeStack can import it.
Do I need a credit card?: No. There's no payment step anywhere, just create an account with your email and start journaling.
Is my data secure?: Yes. Your data is encrypted and stored securely, both in transit and at rest. Only you can see your trades.

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