Setup
cTrader Journal import
Export an HTML statement from cTrader desktop and import it into the TotalTrade Journal. Required columns and the file import steps.
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Setup
MetaTrader 4 Journal import
Export an HTML report from MetaTrader 4 desktop and select MetaTrader4 when importing it into the TotalTrade Journal.
Setup
MetaTrader 5 Journal import
Export an HTML report from MetaTrader 5 history and import it into a manual track record in the TotalTrade Journal.
Setup
NinjaTrader Journal import
Use NinjaTrader Trade Performance, select Executions and export the file for the TotalTrade Journal.
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TopStepX Journal import
Find Export in the TopStepX Trades panel, choose your dates and import the CSV into the TotalTrade Journal.
Setup
TradingView Paper Trading Journal import
Export the Paper Trading account history from TradingView and choose TradingView Paper Trading in the TotalTrade Journal import.
Setup
TradingView Journal import
Export the order history of the broker used in TradingView and import the file into the Journal using the TradingView provider.
Setup
Tradovate Journal import
Choose your Tradovate account, export the orders for your date range with Scarica CSV and import the file into the TotalTrade Journal.
Setup
VolSys Journal import
Export a CSV from the VolSys trading report and import it into the TotalTrade Journal. The export does not include actual entry and exit times.
Assets
Assets available for backtesting
Available instruments, organised by market and symbol.
Brokers
Supported brokers
Compatible brokers and platforms, with the import method available for each.
Indicators
Trading indicators
Trend, momentum, volatility and volume: indicators available in the Backtester.
Assets
Gold: points and lots
What is a gold price move worth? An XAU/USD example with a 100-ounce contract, stop loss, costs and lot size.
Assets
USD/JPY: pip value
One pip on USD/JPY is 0.01. Learn how to convert risk from yen into the account currency, with a complete numerical example.
Assets
NAS100, NQ and MNQ
The same reference market, different quantities: compare point value, tick size and risk for NAS100, NQ and MNQ before backtesting.
Assets
ES and MES: ticks and position size
Compare E-mini and Micro S&P 500 futures. An example shows how to turn a stop distance in points into a whole number of contracts.
Indicators
MACD: reading and testing
How to read the MACD line, signal and histogram. Distinguish crossovers, zero crossings and calculation differences between platforms.
Indicators
Bollinger Bands
Read the middle average, bands and volatility compression. An example distinguishes a breakout from a mean-reversion strategy.
Indicators
Moving averages: SMA and EMA
How simple and exponential moving averages are calculated, why they respond differently and how to test a filter or crossover.
Brokers
IC Markets Journal connection
Connect your IC Markets MT5 account with its server, login and investor password. For cTrader or file imports, follow the platform’s workflow.
Brokers
FTMO Journal import
Export a CSV from the FTMO MetriX Trading Journal and select FTMO in the TotalTrade Journal file import.
Brokers
Interactive Brokers Journal import
Set up an execution confirmation Flex Query in Interactive Brokers, download the CSV and select Interactive Brokers in the TotalTrade Journal.
Assets
EUR/USD: pips and lots
From price movement to risk. A practical position sizing example and a method for backtesting.
Indicators
ATR and stop losses
Read volatility and test ATR-based stops with consistent rules and costs.
Brokers
Journal platform compatibility
The eleven file import providers in the TotalTrade Journal, export formats, and MT5 and cTrader account connections. A guide for each workflow.
Backtesting
Win rate, profit factor and drawdown
Formulas and worked examples to read a backtest and see how risk, trade management and costs shape it.
Backtesting
When to move your stop to break even
Losses avoided vs. targets missed: how to measure what break-even really does to your trades.
Market analysis
How to read the COT Report
Categories, net positions and weekly changes: how to interpret positioning in the futures market.
Market analysis
Seasonality in trading
Seasonal curves, yearly returns and trading windows: how to fold seasonality into your market analysis.
Market analysis
Forex volatility and sessions
How volatility changes through the day and how to use it for stops, targets and position size.
Order flow
Order flow trading
Aggressive orders, passive liquidity, volume and delta: how to read executions alongside price.
Order flow
CVD and price divergences
How to read cumulative delta and analyze divergences without turning them into automatic signals.
Order flow
Big Trades and large executions
What large trades show and how to assess them by level and by price's reaction.
Order flow
Volume Profile, POC and Value Area
How volume is distributed by price and how to use profile levels in your analysis.
DeepView
Reading the COT Report in DeepView
Open the report, pick a trader group and compare longs, shorts and weekly changes with price.
DeepView
Analyzing seasonality in DeepView
Compare years, select dates and read the returns and excursions of a seasonal window.
DeepView
Days and hours in DeepView volatility
Use the history and the weekday and hourly summaries to prepare your trading sessions.
Trading Journal
Analyze your trades in the Journal
Statistics, filters and calendar to see what works and what to fix in your trading.
Trading Journal
Review trades with notes and screenshots
Reconstruct entry, management and exit for every trade and keep the reasoning behind your decisions.
Backtesting
Using the Backtest Simulator
Recalculate a session with different targets, break-even rules and partials, then compare profit and drawdown.
Backtesting
Backtester tutorial: your first session
From Bar Replay to Place Order and Mini Analytics: every control you need to backtest on the chart.
Trading Journal
Trading journal: the complete guide
What to log for each trade, which metrics matter and how to automate your trading journal.
Trading Journal
Trading journal in Excel
Columns, formulas and the real limits of a spreadsheet, plus an honest comparison with a dedicated journal.
Trading Journal
Trading journal in Notion
Properties, formulas and views for a Notion trading journal, plus the limits you should know about.
Setup
Connect MetaTrader 5 to the Journal
Create a Journal track record, select MetaTrader5 and enter the server, login and investor password. Required fields and the HTML file alternative.
Setup
Connect cTrader to the Journal
Open the new track record form, enable the live connection, choose cTrader and use the account selection control. HTML file import is also available.