Trading journal resources: blog, guides, templates and calculators

Articles on trading habits, guides to MetaTrader 5 and Notion, free journal templates and free calculators, grouped by what you want to do.

Everything we have written for traders who keep a journal, in one place. Pages are grouped by what you are trying to do: read about the habits, learn how a part of MetaTrader 5 works, copy a template, or run a number through a calculator. All of it is free to read and use, with no sign-up.

Blog: habits, psychology and routines

These articles are about behaviour more than software: why a journal is worth keeping, how overtrading and tilt show up in the numbers, and what a sensible day looks like. Each one ends with something you can test on your own trades.

Knowledge: MT5, Notion and reports

Practical guides for the tools themselves. How to export and read your MetaTrader 5 history, how to journal into Notion, how to build reports in Excel, how to read the statistics, and how to check that a journaling tool is what it says it is.

Free templates

Copy-and-use templates for journals, trading plans and reviews, in Excel, Google Sheets and Notion. If you would rather not fill them in by hand, AI Trading Journal saves your MT5 trades in your own journal on your PC (with an optional copy in your own Notion workspace) automatically.

Free calculators

Calculators for sizing, risk and drawdown, with the formula shown on each page. They run in your browser and send nothing anywhere. Use them as a check, not a guarantee: they are arithmetic on the numbers you type in, and trading carries risk.

Looking for a broker or prop firm page?

Every MetaTrader 5 broker and prop firm we have written about, with the facts we could verify, is listed on the supported brokers page. The app reads your own MT5 terminal, so it works with the broker you already have.

Frequently asked questions

Are these resources free?
Yes. Every article, guide, template and calculator here is free to read and use. The journaling app has a 7-day free trial and then a one-time price.
Where do I start if I have never kept a trading journal?
Begin with the trading journal for beginners article, then copy the free MT5 trading journal template and fill in your last ten trades.
Do the calculators store my numbers?
No. They run in your browser and send nothing to a server.
Are the templates for MetaTrader 5 only?
Most are written with MT5 in mind, but the Excel and Notion templates work for any market if you type the trades in.

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