AvaTrade MT5 trading journal: automatic, saved on your PC

Trade with AvaTrade on MetaTrader 5? Here is how to journal every trade automatically without giving anyone your broker login.

Journal your AvaTrade MT5 trades automatically

If you trade with AvaTrade on MetaTrader 5 for Windows, AI Trading Journal can save every closed trade in your own journal on your PC (with an optional copy in your own Notion workspace) about every 5 minutes. It reads your AvaTrade terminal on your PC. It does not connect to AvaTrade, so you never give anyone your AvaTrade login.

What AvaTrade says about MT5

Facts below are from AvaTrade's own pages (https://www.avatrade.com/trading-platforms/metatrader-5), checked on 8 October 2026. Offers change, so check the broker's site for the latest. We are not affiliated with AvaTrade, and nothing here is a recommendation of it.

Its help centre lists MT4, MT5 and AvaOptions among its platforms.
Its MT5 page says MT5 gives access to CFDs on stocks, FX, indices, commodities, ETFs and crypto, with six pending order types and 21 timeframes.
It says a single login covers the desktop, web and mobile versions.
It says MT4 and MT5 downloads are available from the My Accounts page after you log in.

What that means for your journal

A wide range of CFD markets makes it easy to spread attention thin. A journal grouped by asset class shows where your attention actually pays.

Journaling tips for AvaTrade accounts

Compare net results by asset class before adding more markets.
Because one login covers desktop, web and mobile, remember the app reads the desktop terminal on your PC.
Use the Notes field for the reason behind each crypto or stock CFD trade.

How to set it up

Install the MT5 terminal on your Windows PC and log in to your AvaTrade account.
Install AI Trading Journal, click Add Account and pick your logged-in account. It finds your terminal and account.
Click Create my journal. The app imports your whole history and keeps it up to date about every 5 minutes.
Optional: click Connect Notion to keep a copy of the journal in your own Notion workspace.

What each journal entry contains

For every closed position: symbol, direction, volume, open and close time, entry and exit price, stop loss, take profit and profit or loss, plus your own setup, emotion, rating, tags, notes and screenshots, which a sync never overwrites. A daily row shows the day's result, win rate and drawdown.

A weekly review for your AvaTrade trades

Which symbols made or lost money this week?
Which session were most of the losses taken in?
Did lot size stay inside your plan?
How many trades would you not take again?

The weekly trading review checklist turns these into a 20-minute routine, and win rate, profit factor and expectancy explained shows how to read the numbers.

Privacy and cost compared with a cloud journal

Question	Cloud journal	AI Trading Journal
Where do your trades live?	On the vendor's servers	On your own PC; they do not pass through our servers
Does it need your broker login?	Many connect with account login and investor password, or an Expert Advisor that sends data out	No. It reads your own logged-in MT5 terminal on your PC
What if you stop paying?	Access and history can end with the subscription	Your Notion journal stays yours
Can it place trades?	Read-only access is typical, but you are trusting the vendor	It is read-only by design; it never places, changes or closes a trade

An honest note on privacy. Notion is itself a cloud service, so your trades do sit on Notion's servers, in your own workspace, under your own account and token. What AI Trading Journal removes is the extra middleman: there is no separate journal vendor holding your trades and no broker login sent to a website. No tool is risk-free, so protect your accounts, including Notion if you connect it, with a strong password and two-step verification.

Limits to know

Windows and MetaTrader 5 desktop only.
Trades sync every 5 minutes, not instantly.
One computer at a time per license.
No trade replay, backtesting or AI coach.

More: all MT5 broker notes, how it compares with TradeZella, the multi-account journal guide and the forex trading journal guide.

This page is general information, not trading or investment advice, and is not endorsed by AvaTrade.

What a single login means for your journal

If one login covers desktop, mobile and web, a trade placed on any of them is in the same account history. The journal records whatever the Windows terminal shows for that account, so trades from your phone appear too, as long as the Windows terminal is running and logged in. This is useful because the record is complete, and a reminder to tag the device or the circumstances of each trade, since phone trades are often the more impulsive ones.

Many markets, many reasons to scatter

When one platform offers forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs and crypto, the risk is not a lack of opportunities but too many. A journal grouped by asset class shows where your attention actually pays. A month of data often reveals one or two classes that carry the result and a long tail that quietly costs money. If you find that, a written watchlist rule is easy to test.

Question	Where to look in the journal
How many asset classes did I trade this month?	Group by asset class and count
Which class had the best net result per trade?	Average net by class
Which class had the worst plan-followed rate?	Plan followed by class
Did I size each class by its volatility?	Lot size and stop distance by class

Account setup and the first journal entry

Before you start, log in to the MT5 terminal with your AvaTrade account number and password, and check that the account number shown in the terminal is the one you intend to journal. Write the start date and starting balance in the first note, and record your plan's rules. Then run the setup as described in the setup guide. After the first day, compare the journal with the History tab to make sure they agree.

Frequently asked questions

Does AI Trading Journal work with AvaTrade?

Yes, if your AvaTrade account runs on the MetaTrader 5 desktop terminal for Windows. The app reads your own terminal, so no connection to AvaTrade is needed.

Do I need to give my AvaTrade password to the app?

No. It reads the account that is already logged in to your MT5 terminal.

Can I journal a demo and a real AvaTrade account?

Yes. Run the setup once per account and each gets its own Notion database. Keep demo and real results separate.

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