A trading journal built for futures & forex.
Keep an honest record of every trade, hold yourself to your playbook, and let plain numbers show you what you do well and what keeps costing you. Free to start.
What is a trading journal?
A trading journal is a structured record of every trade you take (entry and exit, size, the setup, how you felt), plus the review you write afterward. Done well, it turns a pile of fills into answers: which setups pay, when you bleed money, and whether following your rules is actually worth it. It's the single highest-leverage habit most consistent traders share, and the one most people skip because spreadsheets are tedious.
Why journal your trades?
- Find your edge. Win rate, profit factor, expectancy and average R, computed for you across futures and forex.
- Measure discipline, not just P&L. Tag the rules you actually followed and find out what breaking them costs.
- Catch the leaks. Revenge trades, overtrading, your worst hour of the day. Patterns a spreadsheet hides.
- Build the habit. A pre-market plan and an end-of-day review, every session, in one place.
What to look for in a journal
The journal you'll actually keep is the one that's fast to log and honest about your discipline. Look for:
- One consistent record for both futures and forex (a single P&L formula that handles point values and contract sizes).
- Playbooks with rule-adherence tracking, so discipline becomes a number you can watch.
- A real daily journal, not just a trade log. Plan, review, and a discipline rating.
- Behaviour analytics (hour-of-day, hold time, revenge trades) that a spreadsheet can't give you.
- A genuinely useful free tier, so you can try it before you pay.
Why Wickary
Wickary is built around exactly that. It's made for futures and forex, it scores how well you follow your own rules, and it stays out of the way while you work. It's a calm, editorial workspace rather than a cluttered dashboard. The free plan covers one account, up to 50 trades, playbooks, and the daily journal, with no card required. See how it compares, or view pricing.
Frequently asked
Is there a free trading journal?
Yes. Wickary's free plan is genuinely useful: one account, up to 50 trades, three playbooks, the equity curve, daily journal, and chart screenshots, with no card to sign up.
Does it work for forex as well as futures?
Both. P&L comes from one per-instrument formula (the contract multiplier for futures, the contract size for forex), so ES, NQ, EUR/USD, gold and the rest live in the same journal.
Can I import my trades?
Pro adds CSV bulk import from your broker's export, alongside the Time & behaviour analytics. You can start free and upgrade when you outgrow it.