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Playbooks, breakdowns and hard-won lessons from prop-firm traders using Tradelog. Zero fluff — every post is field-tested.
The best prop firm trading journal in 2026 — a real comparison (from a trader who tried them all)
FTMO. Topstep. MFF. FundedNext. If you're grinding a funded challenge in 2026, your journal decides whether you pass — not your setup. Here's the honest ranking of every journal I've tested, and why Tradelog is the only one built for prop-firm rules.
Read the guide →Free MT4 statement import for your trading journal (2026, no CSV mapping)
Every retail broker on MT4 or MT5 (XM, Vantage, Exness, IC Markets, Pepperstone, FBS…) exports the same HTML statement — and 99% of trading journals still make you paste it row by row. Here's how to skip the pain.
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FTMO vs FundedNext in 2026 — and the journal that passes both
FTMO's 10% target with a 5% daily loss cap. FundedNext's 8% Stellar with a 5% daily. Which challenge is easier to pass, and which journal actually enforces both rulebooks live?
Read the guide →How to import MT4 / MT5 statements into a trading journal (2026 guide)
The exact steps to pull your live account history out of MetaTrader 4 or 5 and get it inside a journal in under two minutes — no manual copy-paste.
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The Tradelog Discipline Score — what it measures, and how to improve it
Your win rate lies. Your discipline score doesn't. A breakdown of the 5 signals we watch and how each one shifts a full-time trader's monthly P&L.
Read the guide →How to train for a real prop firm challenge — using Tradelog's virtual simulator
The 7 rules top funded traders drill inside our virtual sandbox before they pay $100+ for a real evaluation. All zero-risk.
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Stop revenge trading — the pattern Tradelog's calendar catches automatically
A three-panel visual you can steal to spot revenge trading in your own history — before it turns a red week into a red month.
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How to share a P&L card that gets you followers — not scam-account reports
The seven design cues X / Twitter traders trust — and the two dead giveaways of a fake screenshot. Tradelog cards nail all of them.
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