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Trading Journals
Free Option (DIY)
For the DIY person.
There are buttons below for a PDF download and explainer video showing you another option for creating your own trading journal with google sheets if you wanna set up a custom trading journal for yourself.
A free PDF from yours truly, for you to download and use to setup your own trading journal:
so that you can avoid another monthly subscription service if you want 😘
Inexpensive Option
The best inexpensive option for a trading journal will be “Chart-log”.
You can view their website with the button below.
They are fairly priced and come with a nice array of features and benefits that you can use to boost your trading results. Currently, they offer strategy tracking for their intermediate plan, which will be very useful for getting you from newbie to profitable status quickly.
I’m not endorsed, sponsored, affiliated or paid by chartlog.com or their associates. This recommendation is my fair and honest opinion.
Premium Option
The best premium option in my opinion will be “trader-sync”.
You can view their website with the button below.
This premium digital trading journal option doesn’t cost too much more than the inexpensive one. This comes with some more features like tracking your entries and exits with dynamic and interactive graphing software. (Cool, right?)
Trader sync has been around for a while and have one of the nicer looking online trading journals in my opinion.
I’m not endorsed, sponsored, affiliated or paid by tradersync.com or their associates. This recommendation is my fair and honest opinion.
Software
Charting
If you’re interested in finding a good charting software that’s consistent and easy to use, then click the button below to review an article that I wrote specifically to help people understand the best options available to them.
Demo Accounts
There are 2 software’s that I recommend for paper trading.
- Trading View paper trading simulator – make sure you watch the tutorial video after you click the link!
- Investopedia stock market simulator
I’m not endorsed, sponsored, affiliated or paid by the aforementioned companies or their associates. This recommendation is my fair and honest opinion.
New Reports & Press Releases
My personal favorite to use for New & Press Releases is “Yahoo Finance“.
Yahoo Finance has an incredibly user friendly setup for navigating their website, especially the news and reports section.
I’m not endorsed, sponsored, affiliated or paid by Yahoo, Yahoo Finance or their associates. This recommendation is my fair and honest opinion.
Brokers
Charles Schwab
$0 monthly service fees, $0 account minimum. Large, well built out platform will stellar customer support. Lightning-fast platform with quick trade executions for when it really counts.
Big and trusted firm that been in business since 1971. Pretty solid broker for opening your brokerage account with.
I’m not affiliated with any of the brokerages that I’m recommending in any way, so I don’t make any money by recommending them to you or to their services. This is going to be my totally unbiased opinion from what I’ve personally used and seen other traders have good experiences with.
E*TRADE
Owned by renowned financial giant Morgan Stanley. E*TRADE has a very powerful all-in-one trading platform solution to fit virtually any kind trader in the market. Comes with free stock analysis and stock screener.
$0 commissions on US-listed stocks. Easy to open and setup an account.
Another great option for an active trader.
I’m not affiliated with any of the brokerages that I’m recommending in any way, so I don’t make any money by recommending them to you or to their services. This is going to be my totally unbiased opinion from what I’ve personally used and seen other traders have good experiences with.
Interactive Brokers
Interactive Brokers excels with unmatched advanced features and tools on their platforms, aiding traders in making informed decisions.
Their significantly *lower margin rates* offer a major advantage for those using margin accounts. Known for its sophisticated trading platforms like Trader Workstation (TWS), Interactive Brokers caters to professional traders and beginners alike.
Additionally, their mobile app, IBKR GlobalTrader, provides a convenient on-the-go trading experience.
I’m not affiliated with any of the brokerages that I’m recommending in any way, so I don’t make any money by recommending them to you or to their services. This is going to be my totally unbiased opinion from what I’ve personally used and seen other traders have good experiences with.
