The forex trading journal that logs every pip automatically.

A forex trading journal syncs automatically by running a read-only Expert Advisor or cBot on your terminal. In Traders Vault, you create an account, copy your per-account API key from the connectors panel, and attach the EA or cBot to your MT4, MT5 or cTrader chart. The moment a trade closes, the full trade data is pushed over HTTPS: entry, exit, lot size, P&L, commission, swap and timestamps. If your terminal was off when a trade closed, the sync catches up automatically on its next run. Setup takes about two minutes, and CSV import remains available for backfilling. The Free tier covers two accounts with manual entry, CSV import, tags, calendars, core analytics and weekly report export at $0. Pro at $25 per month adds unlimited accounts, auto-sync, AI insights and full export.

Traders Vault works with any broker that runs MT4, MT5 or cTrader, which covers the vast majority of retail forex brokers. In our 2026 audit we checked 356 brokers and prop firms one by one against their own sites, and the brokers table on our home page shows the evidence for each one. There is no per-broker integration code, so adding a new broker costs nothing on your side. If your broker is not listed, CSV import still gets your trades into the journal. The Free tier covers two accounts with manual entry, CSV import, tags, calendars, core analytics and weekly report export at $0. Pro at $25 per month adds unlimited accounts, auto-sync, AI insights and full export.

A spreadsheet is free, but it only works if you fill it in consistently, and forex traders rarely do under live conditions. An automatic journal captures every trade the moment it closes, so the record is complete and honest; it structures the data so patterns in your results are visible; and it adds AI review so you can ask questions about your own trading history. In 2026 the price of a good forex journal is roughly $25 to $99 per month, and Traders Vault sits at the low end at $25 with a free tier underneath. Data is stored on Cloudflare, identity is handled by Auth0, billing by Stripe, and the AI that answers your insight questions runs on DeepSeek. No credit card is required for Free, there are no setup fees, and you can cancel in one click.