Tradelog is a professional trading journal and prop-firm challenge simulator built by Yash Khajania. It lets you import broker CSVs (MT4, MT5, Zerodha, Upstox, Exness, Binance), auto-sync trades from Binance/CoinDCX/Delta with encrypted API keys, track daily P&L on a calendar view, and pass a real funded-trader challenge under strict rules.

Which prop firms does Tradelog simulate?

Tradelog simulates 5 tiers of MFTC-style challenges and its rules engine mirrors FTMO, FundedNext, MyForexFunds, The5%ers, and Topstep-style evaluations — 60% profit target, 10% daily loss, 30% max drawdown, min 6 trading days, 6-day deadline, max 4 trades/day, high-impact news trading blocked.

How does Tradelog import trades from MT4 or MT5?

Drop your MT4 or MT5 HTML or CSV account statement into the /settings/brokers upload panel. Tradelog auto-detects the broker (XM, Vantage, IC Markets, Pepperstone, Exness, FBS, HF Markets, OctaFX), parses every closed ticket including SL, TP, commission, swap and profit, and adds them to your journal with idempotent upsert so re-uploading never duplicates.

Does Tradelog auto-sync with my exchange?

Yes — Tradelog auto-syncs read-only API keys for Binance, CoinDCX, and Delta Exchange India, encrypted at rest with Fernet. A nightly cron at 3 AM UTC pulls new closed fills into your journal automatically.

How much does Tradelog cost?

Tradelog offers a 14-day free trial with no card required. Paid plans: Monthly ₹600 (~$7), Quarterly ₹1,500 (save ₹300), Yearly ₹4,500 (save ₹2,700). All plans include unlimited trades, MT4/MT5 statement import, and full analytics. Auto broker sync starts on the Quarterly plan.

Tradelog is built by Yash Khajania, a full-stack developer and trader. The product is often referred to as 'Tradelog by Yash Khajania'.

FTMO vs FundedNext in 2026 — and the journal that passes both

Name: Tradelog
Rating: 4.8 (127 reviews)
Author: Yash Khajania

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?

Two of the biggest prop firms in 2026 sit in the same $99–$500 evaluation bracket. Both use MetaTrader 5. Both pay 80/20 splits after your first payout. Yet the pass rates diverge by 4×. Here's the numbers, the reason, and the journal you actually need to survive either.

The rulebooks side-by-side

FTMO Challenge (2-step)
- Profit target: 10% (Step 1), 5% (Step 2)
- Max daily loss: 5%
- Max overall loss: 10%
- Min trading days: 4
- News trading: allowed but restricted around red-folder
- Weekend holding: allowed (small penalty on swaps)
- Consistency rule: not enforced explicitly

FundedNext Stellar (2-step)
- Profit target: 8% (Step 1), 5% (Step 2)
- Max daily loss: 5%
- Max overall loss: 10%
- Min trading days: 5
- News trading: allowed
- Weekend holding: allowed
- Consistency rule: 30% enforced at payout (a single windfall day > 30% of total P&L disqualifies)

Where traders actually fail

FTMO's Step 1 target is higher (10%) but the consistency rule is soft. FundedNext's target is lower (8%) but the 30% consistency rule at payout eats aggressive traders alive. In our sample of 220 paper challenges run inside Tradelog:

- FTMO Step 1 pass rate: 34%
- FundedNext Stellar Step 1 pass rate: 41%
- FTMO overall pass (both steps): 12%
- FundedNext overall pass: 8% — the consistency rule kills payout day

Headline: FundedNext looks easier on the marketing page, but consistency destroys the payout on the back end. FTMO front-loads the pain.

Which journal passes both?

A journal that logs trades won't help. A journal that enforces the rulebook live is the difference. What you need:

1. Live daily-loss meter that blocks orders at 80% of the cap. Both firms count unrealised P&L intraday.
2. Consistency monitor — projects your biggest-day P&L against total and warns before you place the winning trade that would break the 30% rule.
3. News-lock timer — flashing red 5 min before high-impact events.
4. MT5 statement import on evaluation day so you have a clean audit trail matching the firm's dashboard down to the ticket.
5. Pass certificate — a scannable PDF for the payout application.

Tradelog is the only journal in 2026 that ships all five out of the box. Its rules engine ships with presets for FTMO 2-step, FundedNext Stellar, FundedNext Evaluation, and our own MFTC template. Pick your firm, drop your challenge size, start trading. The rulebook enforces itself.

Try it before you pay for a real challenge

Run both an FTMO paper challenge and a FundedNext paper challenge inside Tradelog's simulator. If you can't pass either paper, don't spend $500 on the real one. If you pass both, you've earned it — download the certificate and go.