Prop firm trading journal
If you trade evaluation and funded accounts under strict rules, the number that decides your year is distance to the daily loss limit and the drawdown line. 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, daily loss remaining, drawdown remaining and payout progress. 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 daily loss limit and the drawdown line. 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 breaching a daily loss rule while a position is still open. 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 MetaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic and DXtrade
Export your trade history and drop the file into the importer. TradeStack fingerprints the header row, so files from MetaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic and DXtrade 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 prop firm trading journal track?
Beyond date, symbol, size, entry, exit and P&L, log account phase, daily loss remaining, drawdown remaining and payout progress. Those fields are what turn a list of trades into an answer about distance to the daily loss limit and the drawdown line.
Is it free?
Yes. Unlimited trades, unlimited imports, full analytics, no card required.
What is the most common mistake here?
Breaching a daily loss rule while a position is still open. 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 MetaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic and DXtrade and drop the file in — the column layout is detected automatically.
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