Pepperstone MT5 trading journal: automatic, saved on your PC

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

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Journal your Pepperstone MT5 trades automatically

If you trade with Pepperstone 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 Pepperstone terminal on your PC. It does not connect to Pepperstone, so you never give anyone your Pepperstone login.

What Pepperstone says about MT5

Facts below are from Pepperstone's own pages (https://pepperstone.com/en/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 Pepperstone, and nothing here is a recommendation of it.

Its MT5 page lists a desktop version for Windows, a web version, and Android and iOS apps.
It lists 1,350+ instruments on MT5, including 93 margin forex pairs, 26 index CFDs, 40 commodity CFDs and 31 cryptocurrency CFDs.
It lists support for Expert Advisors and backtesting, and historical data.

What that means for your journal

A broker with this many instruments invites trading across forex, indices, commodities and crypto CFDs. That is exactly when a journal pays off: you can see which markets help your results and which cost you.

Journaling tips for Pepperstone accounts

Tag each trade by asset class (forex, index CFD, commodity, crypto CFD) so you can compare results by market.
Crypto CFDs can trade outside forex hours; note the session of each trade.
Check each symbol's contract size in the MT5 Specification before you size it.

How to set it up

Install the MT5 terminal on your Windows PC and log in to your Pepperstone 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 Pepperstone 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 Pepperstone.

More from Pepperstone's platforms page (read 8 October 2026)

Its platforms page lists MT5 alongside TradingView, MT4 and cTrader, and describes MT5 as offering more markets, more order types and more features than MT4.
Its comparison table lists 1,350+ instruments and counts of 93 margin forex pairs, 26 index CFDs, 40 commodity CFDs and 31 cryptocurrency CFDs across its offering. Counts change, so check the page for the current numbers.
It lists a free TradingView subscription for eligible clients, subject to criteria, and a set of MetaTrader tools including MetaTrader Smart Trader.

Four platforms, one journal

With MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView on offer, it is easy to place a trade on a platform the app does not read. The app journals MetaTrader 5 on Windows only, so decide which platform is your main one, and either keep your journaled trading there or keep a separate record for the others. If you chart on TradingView and trade on MT5, that is fine: the trade is still recorded from MT5. If you trade on cTrader, it will not appear in this journal.

A weekly review by asset class

When one platform covers forex, indices, commodities and crypto CFDs, an asset-class view is often the most revealing one. Group your week's trades by class and compare these:

Asset class	Hypothetical week	Question
Forex pairs	14 trades, +$96	Is your edge in the majors or the crosses?
Index CFDs	6 trades, -$140	Do you trade the open, and does it pay?
Commodity CFDs	5 trades, +$62	Was size consistent with gold's range?
Crypto CFDs	3 trades, -$85	Weekend trades and size relative to volatility?

The numbers are made up; the layout is what matters. If one class loses repeatedly, the answer may be to size it differently or drop it for a while. The guides to indices, gold and crypto CFD journaling cover what to record for each.

Expert Advisors and backtesting

The page lists support for EAs, backtesting and historical data on MT5. If you backtest and then trade live, compare the two honestly. The Notion backtesting template shows how to log the tests so that live results can be set beside them.

Frequently asked questions

Does AI Trading Journal work with Pepperstone?

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

Do I need to give my Pepperstone 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 Pepperstone 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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