Your trading journal for
futures and prop firms
Automatic detection of your prop firm accounts. 1-click NinjaTrader sync, real-time MDD and profit target tracking, and 15+ performance metrics.
Free plan forever or 14 days Pro free — no credit card required either way.
Find and track your edge across every prop firm account.
See it in action
Explore a real dashboard with sample data. Charts are interactive.
What a trading journal is
A trading journal is the tool that separates amateur traders from professionals. Logging every trade, reviewing your equity curve, identifying your best hours and worst days turns gut feelings into data-driven decisions. Jornalo automates that work: it syncs your trades from NinjaTrader, calculates 15+ performance metrics and surfaces patterns that a spreadsheet would never expose.
Unlike a generic journal, Jornalo is built for futures traders who run prop firm accounts. It detects your accounts automatically, understands the typical rules of each firm (trailing MDD, daily loss limit, profit target) and alerts you before breaking a limit. No manual calculations, no CSV exports.
How Jornalo works in 3 steps
Connect NinjaTrader
Pick your NinjaTrader.sqlite file right from the browser using the File System Access API. No plugins, no addons, no manual exports. One click and you're connected for good.
Jornalo syncs automatically
Every 5 minutes we read your new trades straight from the database. We detect prop firm accounts, classify them by type (evaluation, funded, live) and compute metrics like win rate, profit factor, MDD, Sharpe and Sortino.
Analyze, decide, improve
Open the dashboard, review your equity curve, check asset correlations, plan the economic calendar and see the real-time status of each prop firm account. Everything from a single screen.
Everything you need
Tools built for traders who take their craft seriously.
Real-time dashboard
Equity curve, win rate, profit factor, drawdown, and all the metrics you need to evaluate your performance as a futures trader.
Auto-sync with NinjaTrader
Connect your NinjaTrader database directly from the browser. No installation needed. Syncs automatically every 5 minutes.
Asset correlations
Correlation matrices between futures, forex, and commodities across multiple timeframes. Identify relationships between markets.
Economic calendar
High-impact news, earnings reports, USDA reports with historical data, and updated CFTC positions.
Prop firm management
Monitor MDD (Maximum Daily Drawdown), daily drawdown, and profit targets for all your prop firm accounts in one place.
Advanced performance analysis
Trade distribution by hour and day of week, winning and losing streaks, rolling performance, and over 15 key metrics.
Setup journal with screenshots
Tag every trade with its setup, add notes and the chart screenshot, and find out which setups give you a real edge with per-setup metrics.
Per-trade risk management
Recommended R per account based on your real cushion over the drawdown, with a tiered ladder and a reduction plan when you are coming off highs.
Multi-broker CSV import
Import your trades from Tradovate, Rithmic, Sierra Chart, ATAS, or any broker that exports CSV. Automatic format detection and built-in deduplication.
Real NinjaTrader integration
Jornalo reads your NinjaTrader 8 SQLite database directly. No CSV exports, no screenshots, no manual copying. Works with the datafeeds supported by NinjaTrader. The connection stays alive while the browser keeps permission: you can close Jornalo, reopen it tomorrow and new trades will appear without you touching anything. For Firefox and Safari there is a manual upload option that also imports every trade.
Don't use NinjaTrader?
Jornalo also imports trades from Tradovate and from any broker that exports CSV. Switch brokers without losing your history.
Tradovate
Export your trades from Tradovate and upload them in seconds. Jornalo recognizes the format, deduplicates, and detects your prop firm accounts.
Multi-broker CSV
Upload exports from Rithmic, Sierra Chart, ATAS, or any other broker. Automatic format detection and built-in deduplication.
Built for your prop firms
Automatic detection of accounts, sizes and firm-specific rules.
Evaluation accounts
Challenge phase
Automatically detects your evaluation accounts in the usual sizes (25K, 50K, 100K and 150K). Monitors trailing MDD, daily loss limit and profit target for each account.
Funded accounts
Funded and PA
Full support for funded accounts in the usual sizes (25K, 50K, 100K and 150K). Automatic tracking of max loss limit, daily loss limit and profit target.
Swing accounts
For multi-day trading
Swing accounts with MDD, daily loss limit and profit target tracking. Daily metrics, high watermark and alerts before you hit account limits.
Don't see your prop firm? Email us and we'll add it.
Integrated economic calendar with USDA and CFTC
Our economic calendar blends high-impact events from Investing.com, NASDAQ earnings ranked by market cap, USDA reports with NASS data and CFTC COT speculative positions. You'll know when NFP is coming, when a crop report drops, or when large speculators shift their net positions. Unique: no other futures trading journal bundles this kind of macro data.
Correlations between 30 assets in real time
If you trade ES, NQ, GC or CL, knowing how your instruments correlate is critical to avoid stacking duplicate risk. Jornalo computes R² correlations between 30 financial instruments with daily data from Yahoo Finance, across 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180-day windows. It classifies relationships as twins (high risk), independent (good for diversification), mirror (natural hedges) and inverse. A feature you would pay extra for anywhere else.
Why Jornalo, not another journal
Traditional trading journals were designed for stocks 10 years ago. Jornalo was built for how futures traders operate today.
Built for futures and prop firms
Most journals are built for stocks — they don't understand contracts, rollover or prop firm rules. Jornalo works directly with your prop firm accounts and understands trailing MDD, DLL and profit targets.
Browser-native sync
No installations, no NinjaTrader addons, no exporting CSVs every time. Connect your database once and Jornalo syncs automatically every 5 minutes, across multiple accounts.
Your limits, in real time
Trailing MDD, daily loss limit and profit target for all your accounts in a single view. See how much you have left before breaking a rule, on each account, without opening spreadsheets.
Why Jornalo beats a spreadsheet or a generic journal
A spreadsheet falls short within a month: it doesn't know contract rollovers, it doesn't update itself, it doesn't flag when you're creeping toward trailing MDD. Generic trading journals were built for stock traders; adding futures is a workaround. Jornalo was born for futures and prop firms from the first commit.
For $29 a month (14-day free trial) you get auto-sync, 15+ metrics, prop firm management, correlations, economic calendar and trading vacations planner. Other journals charge $29-$80 a month for versions without prop firm support or macro data. Cancel whenever you want.
Compare us with other journals
How Jornalo stacks up against the most popular alternatives for futures traders.
Guides
Learn to pass evaluations and get paid
Trailing drawdown explained: intraday vs end-of-day, and your real cushion
Trailing drawdown is not a fixed number: it chases your balance. Knowing when it rises and when it stops is the difference between passing an evaluation and blowing it with a winning trade.
8 min readProp firm payouts explained: rules, buffer and withdrawals
Getting paid by a prop firm comes with fine print: minimum days, a buffer you cannot touch and a liquidation threshold that does not drop when you withdraw. Every rule explained, with a worked example.
8 min readHow to keep a futures trading journal (and what to measure)
What to log on every trade, what actually to measure (expectancy, profit factor, R, drawdown) and a 5-minute daily review routine you will not abandon.
8 min readFrequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Jornalo.
What is Jornalo?
Jornalo is a SaaS trading analytics platform designed for futures traders and prop firm traders. It lets you sync trades from NinjaTrader, analyze performance metrics like equity curve, win rate, profit factor, and drawdown, manage multiple prop firm accounts, check asset correlations, and follow the economic calendar with USDA and CFTC data.
How do I sync NinjaTrader with Jornalo?
Sync happens directly from the browser using the File System Access API (Chrome, Edge, Brave). Just select your NinjaTrader database once and Jornalo syncs automatically every 5 minutes. No software installation required. Firefox and Safari users can upload the file manually.
Does Jornalo work with prop firms?
Yes. Jornalo automatically detects your prop firm accounts during sync and creates a dashboard for each one. You can monitor Maximum Daily Drawdown (MDD), daily drawdown, profit targets, and account progress in real time.
How much does Jornalo cost?
Jornalo has a free plan with a full dashboard, automatic NinjaTrader sync, and all your accounts. The Pro plan at $29 USD per month (or save 20% paying annually) includes prop firm management with MDD and profit target tracking, correlations, economic calendar, and advanced metrics. You can use the free plan with no time limit and upgrade whenever you want.
What trading metrics does Jornalo analyze?
Jornalo analyzes over 15 key metrics: equity curve, win rate, profit factor, maximum drawdown, average win/loss, risk/reward ratio, trade distribution by hour and day of week, winning and losing streaks, rolling performance, and more. Everything updates automatically with each sync.
Do I need to install anything to use Jornalo?
No. Jornalo is a web app that runs entirely in the browser. You don't need to install any software, plugin, or extension. You just need access to your NinjaTrader database and a modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, or Safari).
Does Jornalo work on Mac and Linux?
Yes. Jornalo runs 100% in the browser, so it's OS agnostic. You only need Chrome, Edge or Brave for auto sync. In Firefox or Safari you can upload your NinjaTrader.sqlite manually whenever you want to refresh trades.
Is my trading data safe?
Yes. Your trades are stored in our encrypted PostgreSQL database, with access-controlled infrastructure and daily backups. Sync happens directly from your browser to our servers over HTTPS with TLS. We never share your data. You can export or delete it from your settings at any time.
Can I try before paying?
Yes. The Pro plan includes a 14-day free trial — no credit card required. Try every Pro feature with zero commitment. If you don't add a card before the trial ends, you automatically return to the free plan without losing any data.