Funded account trading journal
If you trade a live funded account after passing an evaluation, the number that decides your year is distance to the trailing drawdown at the end of every session. TradeStack calculates it from imported trades for free, alongside win rate, profit factor, expectancy and a daily P&L calendar.
What to log on every trade
Start with the basics — date, symbol, side, size, entry, exit, fees and result. Then add the fields that are specific to this style: account phase, buffer remaining, payout window and rule notes. Those extra columns are what let you filter later and answer a real question instead of staring at a total.
The metric that matters most
For this style it is distance to the trailing drawdown at the end of every session. Everything else is context. Review it weekly over a rolling sample rather than daily, because a single session is noise no matter how strongly it felt otherwise.
The mistake this group makes
The recurring failure is sizing up straight after the first payout. Tag those trades separately for one month and compare their expectancy with the rest of your sample. In almost every journal, that subset is the difference between a flat year and a good one.
Importing from Tradovate, Rithmic, MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker
Export your trade history and drop the file into the importer. TradeStack fingerprints the header row, so files from Tradovate, Rithmic, MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker are recognised without mapping columns by hand. Imported trades stay fully editable, so you can add notes, screenshots and playbook tags afterwards.
Frequently asked
What should a funded account trading journal track?
Beyond date, symbol, size, entry, exit and P&L, log account phase, buffer remaining, payout window and rule notes. Those fields are what turn a list of trades into an answer about distance to the trailing drawdown at the end of every session.
Is it free?
Yes. Unlimited trades, unlimited imports, full analytics, no card required.
What is the most common mistake here?
Sizing up straight after the first payout. It shows up in the journal long before it shows up in the account balance.
Can I import instead of typing every trade?
Yes. Export from Tradovate, Rithmic, MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker and drop the file in — the column layout is detected automatically.
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