A quick honesty check before you risk capital. Low scores mean step away and come back tomorrow, protecting your account beats forcing trades.
Signed in with your email, your journal is kept on this device and in a private copy in your account, so every device you sign in on has the same trades.
A backup file is your own copy on top of that. If you ever clear your browser, switch devices without signing in, or want a record of your own, this file restores everything.
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The parts of trading that do not change week to week: the rules, the arithmetic, the routines. Six are free. Read them in order, they hand off to each other.
01 · 27 pages20 Rules I Trade ByThe rules every setup on the Desk has to pass, one per page, with the reason each exists. Start here.Get it free 
02 · 12 pagesThe Position Sizing Cheat SheetDecide the stop from the chart first and the size falls out of it. Stocks, forex, indices and crypto, with a printable card.Get it free 
03 · 10 pagesThe Pre-Trade ChecklistFifteen checks on one page, run before every click. One empty box means no trade.Get it free 
04 · 15 pagesSurviving a Losing StreakWhat a normal bad run looks like at your win rate, what it costs, and how to tell a broken method from an ordinary streak.Get it free 
05 · 16 pagesPassing a Prop ChallengeTrailing versus static drawdown, the daily loss limit, and the risk per trade an evaluation can actually survive.Get it free 
06 · 16 pagesThe 200 Week Buy ZoneThe long-term method for the money you are not trading. Five checks, levels from the 200 week EMA, a routine that runs once a week.Get it free 
07 · 24 pagesThe 3-Gate System Field GuideThe three gates every setup has to clear: Trend, Momentum and Risk, and what each one looks like on the chart.Members only 
08 · 23 pagesThe EMA PlaybookThe four EMAs the Desk trades from, and how the setups are read off them.Members only 
09 · 20 pagesATR Stops and TargetsWhere a stop belongs, measured in the market's own volatility, and the target that makes the trade worth taking.Members only 
10 · 16 pagesThe Weekly Review WorkbookA weekly routine for reviewing your trades, so next week is planned from what actually happened.Members only 
11 · 16 pagesBuild a Weekly WatchlistHow the week's watchlist gets built before Monday, so you know what you are trading before the open.Members only Go to the sidebar and click "+ Add Account". Choose Prop / Funded for a challenge or funded account (FTMO, FunderPro and so on), and its daily loss and drawdown rules are tracked for you. Choose Personal Live for a normal account with a broker. Picked the wrong type? Tap the pencil next to the account and change it. Switch between accounts any time from the sidebar.
When adding an account, enter your starting balance. This powers the equity curve to show real drawdown % from peak, not just P&L.
First download your statement from your broker, see the platform guides inside Import Trades for exact steps for MT4/MT5, FTMO, cTrader and more. Then upload your file. Trade on MT4, MT5 or cTrader? You can skip files altogether: connect Live Auto-Sync once (see the MetaTrader and cTrader tabs above) and every trade you close arrives on its own.
Visit Trade Planner every morning. Set your bias, key levels, complete the pre-trade checklist, and add your watchlist before the session starts.
After logging trades, check Analytics and Reports to identify patterns, your best setups, best times to trade, emotional habits, and more.
Always log emotions on each trade. After 50+ trades you'll see exactly which emotional states lead to your best and worst performance.
Use the Pre-Trade Checklist every single time. It turns your rules into a habit before the money is on.
Set your Daily Loss Limit in Risk Manager. The system will alert you when you're approaching or hitting it.
We built this journal with your privacy in mind. Your trades, accounts, P&L, notes and settings are saved on your device and, while you are signed in, kept in your own private cloud copy so they sync across your devices and survive a cleared browser. We never sell or share your trading data.
Go to your trading platform's history or account statement section and export as CSV, HTML, or Excel. Each platform tab above has exact step-by-step instructions with screenshots.
The Import button is always in the top right corner. Click it from any page, it works on every section of the journal.
Drag and drop your file directly onto the upload zone, or click the zone to browse. Supported: .csv · .xlsx · .htm · .html · .pdf (DXtrade statements), all formats auto-detected.
RB Trading automatically identifies your platform format (MT5, MT4, cTrader, NinjaTrader, IBKR, Tradovate, Generic) by reading the file headers. No manual selection needed in most cases.
A preview shows how many trades were detected. Click Import Trades to confirm. Duplicates are skipped automatically, safe to re-import the same file without creating double entries.
Skip manual exports. Attach one small read-only file to MetaTrader once, and every trade you close flows into your journal automatically within seconds, open positions tracked live too. It only reads your account; it can never place, close or modify a trade. Works with any MT4/MT5 broker or prop firm.
Grab the one for your platform. Not sure which you have? Open MetaTrader and look at the very top of the window, the title bar says either MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5.
Do this here in the journal, not in MetaTrader. In this app, open Settings (in the left sidebar menu), go to Live Broker Auto-Sync, choose the account you're linking, and press Set up live sync. A RBS-… code appears, copy it. You'll paste it into MetaTrader later, in step 6.
In MetaTrader: Tools → Options → Expert Advisors → tick "Allow WebRequest for listed URL" and add exactly: https://rbtrading.site
This is MetaTrader asking your permission before any add-on is allowed to reach the internet. You're granting it for our address only.
In MetaTrader: File → Open Data Folder, then place RBSync into MQL5 ▸ Experts (MT4: MQL4 ▸ Experts). This must be the folder that opens from Open Data Folder, not C:\Program Files\….
Restart MetaTrader (or right-click Expert Advisors in the Navigator → Refresh). Then drag RBSync from the Navigator onto any one chart.
The Navigator is the side panel listing your indicators and Expert Advisors, press Ctrl+N if you can't see it. RBSync sits under Expert Advisors. It genuinely doesn't matter which chart you drop it on, any symbol, any timeframe, it reads the whole account either way. Just don't put it on more than one.
Dropping the file on the chart opens a settings box. Open the Inputs tab, paste your sync code into SyncCode, click OK, then click Algo Trading in the toolbar along the top. Back in the journal, the status banner turns green within a minute.
https://rbtrading.site is not allowed in this terminal. Go back to step 3, tick the box, check the address character for character, then restart MetaTrader.MQL5\Experts (MT4: MQL4\Experts), not C:\Program Files, and not the MQL5 root. If you have more than one MetaTrader installed, open the Data Folder from the exact terminal you're checking.RBSync.mq5, not RBSync.mq5.txt.RBSync.mq5, it opens in MetaEditor. Press F7 to Compile (you'll see "0 errors"), and it appears under Expert Advisors in the terminal's Navigator immediately.In MT4, go to the Terminal window at the bottom (press Ctrl+T if not visible). Click the Account History tab.
Right-click anywhere in the Account History panel. Select "All History" or set a custom date range.
Right-click again, then "Save as Report" (or "Save as Detailed Report"). Both save an .htm file, which imports directly.
Pick the account in the sidebar, click Import in the top bar and drop the .htm file in. The columns are read automatically.
In MT5, press Ctrl+T to open Terminal. Click the History tab.
Right-click in the History panel and select "Report". Save it as Excel (.xlsx) if your terminal offers it, or HTML. Do not save it as PDF.
Pick the account in the sidebar, click Import in the top bar and drop the file in. The platform is detected for you. MT5 includes more detail than MT4, including swap and commission.
Time → Date
Symbol → Symbol
Type → Direction
Price → Entry
S/L → Stop Loss
T/P → Take Profit
Profit → P&L
Commission → Commission
Skip manual exports. Add one tiny read-only cBot to cTrader once, and every trade you close flows into your journal automatically within seconds, open positions tracked live too. It only reads your account; it can never place, close or modify a trade. Works with any cTrader broker or prop firm.
Do this here in the journal, not in cTrader. Open Settings (left sidebar) → Live Broker Auto-Sync, choose the account you're linking, press Set up live sync, and copy the RBS-… code. You'll paste it into cTrader in step 4.
In cTrader open the Algo tab at the top of the window (older versions call it Automate). In the panel on the left, under cBots, press + New. The editor opens with a template: select all of it (Ctrl+A), paste the whole RBSync.cs file over it, and press Build (the hammer, top of the editor). The log at the bottom should say Build succeeded.
The cBot is read-only: it can never open, change or close a trade. It only sends your positions and history to your journal.
Still in the Algo tab, hover RBSync in the cBots list and click the + (Add instance) that appears, then pick any symbol. A parameters panel opens on the right: paste your RBS-… code into Sync Code, leave everything else as it is, and press Play at the top of that instance. Accept the prompt about internet access (that is the cBot reaching your journal). The log prints RBSync: connected and the status banner in the journal turns green within a minute.
RBSync not in the list? Close cTrader completely and open it again, it only reads new cBots on launch. Leave cTrader open while you trade; the cBot pushes every trade the moment it closes.
At the bottom of cTrader Desktop, click Trade Watch. Then click the History tab. All closed positions appear here.
Use the calendar controls at the top of the History panel to set the date range you want to export. The panel only exports what's currently visible.
Right-click anywhere inside the history list → select "Export to CSV". The file saves automatically to your cTrader installation folder (usually Documents/cTrader/).
Click the Statement button at the top of the History tab → click the small down arrow next to it → select Export to Excel or Export to CSV. Note: this option is only available in cTrader Desktop (Windows), not the web version.
In the NinjaTrader Control Center, click New in the top menu → select Trade Performance. This opens the full performance dashboard.
Use the Account dropdown to select your account (you can only export one account at a time). Set the From and To date range at the top, then click Generate.
Click the Executions tab (not "Trades"). Executions gives you the most detail including individual fill prices, times, and quantities. The Trades tab is aggregated and less accurate for journaling.
Right-click anywhere in the data grid → select Export → To Excel (CSV). Save to a location you can find easily.
Log in to Client Portal (interactivebrokers.com). Go to Performance & Reports → Statements. Select Activity as the report type. Set your date range and click Run. Under format, select CSV. Download the file.
In Client Portal, go to Performance & Reports → Flex Queries. Click + to create a new Activity Flex Query. Under Sections, click Trades → select all fields → Save. Set Delivery Configuration to CSV with column headers enabled. Run the query and download.
In TWS, go to Account → Trade Log. Set the date range. Right-click the grid → Export → Export to CSV.
Terminal → Account History tab → Right-click → Save as Report → .htm file. Drop the .htm file directly into Import.
Ctrl+T → History tab → Right-click → Save as Report → select Excel (.xlsx). The .xlsx file is the cleanest format for import.
Trade Watch → History tab → Right-click → Export to CSV. Or use Statement button ▾ → Export to Excel (Desktop only).
Control Center → New → Trade Performance → Executions tab → set date range → Generate → Right-click → Export to Excel (CSV).
Client Portal → Performance & Reports → Statements → Activity → CSV format. Or use Flex Queries for more detail. Options import as one position per spread, with expiries, assignments and exercises closed at the broker's own figures.
Click your account dropdown → gear icon → Account Reports → Orders tab → set date range → Download Report. Save the CSV and import.
Desktop app → History → Transactions → set a date range → CSV. Each order's legs import as one position, and expirations and assignments close it.
In the Trading Panel at the bottom of your chart, click your account name → Export Data… → select History tab → Export. TradingView only keeps last 7 days of history.
Monitor tab → Account Statement. Set date range. Click the export icon (top right of the panel) to download as CSV.
Spot: Orders → Order History → Export. Futures: Orders → Futures Order History → Trade History → Export. Select your date range and download CSV.
Orders → My Orders → Order History → Export. For derivatives: Derivatives → Positions → Closed PnL → Export. Choose CSV format.
Most prop firm dashboards show trade history. Look for an Export or Download button in the Account History section. The CSV columns match MT5 format since most prop firms use MT5.
DXtrade exports an account statement PDF (not CSV). Open your account/portfolio menu (or your broker's client portal) → Statements / Reports → Account Statement → pick a date range → Export as PDF. Drop the .pdf straight into Import, we read its Open Positions and Transactions tables automatically, including open trades for live tracking.
Match-Trader: Closed Positions tab → date range → Download → HTML (or CSV), drop it in. TradeLocker: View account → Trade History → the ⋯ menu → Export account history, then import the file. Both auto-map.
If your platform exports a CSV with these column names (any order), it will work automatically:
The Add Trade button is always visible in the top right. Click it to open the trade entry form.
Fill in Symbol, Date, Market type, Direction (Long/Short), Entry price, and Stop Loss. These are the minimum required fields.
Once the trade closes, enter your Exit price and the P&L will auto-calculate. For Forex, P&L = (exit-entry) × lots × 100,000.
Click the emotion tags that apply to this trade. After 30+ trades, you'll start seeing exactly which emotional states hurt or help your trading.
Be honest with the mistakes field. This is the most valuable part, reviewing your mistakes is how elite traders improve fastest.
The longer you wait, the more your brain rewrites history. Log your emotions immediately while they're raw and honest. This is the single biggest journaling mistake traders make.
Deep analytics review should happen on weekends when markets are closed. During the trading week, just log. Save analysis for Sunday when you have emotional distance from your trades.
Maximum Favourable Excursion (MFE) shows how far trades moved in your favour before closing. Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE) shows max drawdown. These tell you if your stop is too tight or your target is too conservative.
If you're funded, set up the Prop Tracker in Risk Manager. Know exactly how much daily loss room you have before you even click buy. Most funded traders fail from one bad day, not from consistently bad trading.
After 50 trades, go to Analytics and filter by emotion. Compare your win rate when you tagged "Calm & Focused" vs "FOMO" or "Revenge." The results will surprise you, and change how you trade.
You might have an 70% win rate on Break & Retest setups and only 40% on reversals. Focusing only on your A+ setups can double your profitability without changing your strategy.
Use the Reports → Export → Print Report feature every Friday. Physical reports you can hold are more impactful than screens for identifying long-term patterns in your trading psychology.
If you take 3 consecutive losses, stop trading for the day, regardless of your daily loss limit. Three consecutive losses usually signals you're not seeing the market clearly. Come back tomorrow.
RB Trading Journal was built with one principle: your trading data belongs to you and only you.
Every trade you log, every account you create, every note you write saves on your device first, then syncs to a secure backup tied to your account. That is what lets you log on your phone and review on your laptop, and why clearing your browser never wipes your journal. Only you can open it, with a code sent to your email.
The only thing we collect is the email you optionally provide on our website, so we can send you the journal link and trading insights. That's it.
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