Google Sheets is a great tool. But maintaining formulas, rebuilding pivot tables, and writing your own weekly reviews takes time that could go into actual trading. TradeJournal handles the analysis automatically.
Free plan available · Import your existing spreadsheet · No formulas required
Spreadsheets are flexible but built for general use. TradeJournal is built specifically for traders who want to improve.
| Feature | Google Sheets | TradeJournal |
|---|---|---|
| Log trades | —Manual data entry | ✓Structured form, under 60 seconds |
| Rule violation detection | —Manual review or complex formulas | ✓Automatic on every trade |
| Emotion-based win rate | —Custom formula + pivot table | ✓Built into dashboard |
| Session analysis (Tokyo / London / NY) | —Manual calculation | ✓Automatic, always up to date |
| Equity curve chart | —Build chart manually | ✓Generated automatically |
| Weekly / monthly review | —Write it yourself | ✓AI-generated review (Standard+) |
| CSV / spreadsheet import | —Already your format | ✓Import from CSV or Google Sheets |
| Maintenance required | —Ongoing — formulas break, columns shift | ✓None |
Google Sheets can track your P&L. But the patterns that matter most are hard to see without the right tools.
Checking whether a trade broke your rules requires either manual review after every session or brittle IF formulas that fail the moment you add a new rule. Most traders stop checking after a few weeks.
Want to know your win rate when you were anxious versus calm? Or your average R-multiple during the New York session? That's a pivot table, conditional formatting, and custom ranges — 30 minutes of setup, minimum.
A useful weekly review means exporting data, reading through rows, and writing your own summary. Most traders skip it because the friction is too high. The insight that would have changed your next week never gets written.
You add a column, a formula references the wrong range. You share the sheet, conditional formatting stops working. Six months in, you have three versions of the same spreadsheet and no confidence in the data.
Everything you were building formulas for — handled on every trade log.
✕Rule violations require manual checking
✓Every trade checked against your rules automatically
✕Emotion analysis needs pivot tables
✓Win rate by emotion is built into the dashboard
✕Session breakdown takes 30 minutes to build
✓Tokyo / London / NY stats update on every trade
✕Weekly review is never written
✓AI generates a structured review for any date range
You don't lose your history. Import your Google Sheet and pick up exactly where you left off.
In Google Sheets, go to File → Download → Comma-separated values (.csv). Your full trade history will download in seconds.
Go to the TradeJournal import page, drag in your CSV, and match your column headers to TradeJournal's fields. A live preview shows exactly what will be imported.
Click import. Your full trade history appears in the dashboard immediately — equity curve, session stats, and rule analysis all calculated automatically.
Most traders complete the full migration in under 15 minutes. Your existing trade history, session stats, and rule compliance all recalculate automatically after import.
Go to Import PageYes. Export your Google Sheet as a CSV file, then upload it on the TradeJournal import page. You map your column headers to the right fields, preview the result, and import in one click. Your full trade history is preserved.
TradeJournal automatically checks every trade against your defined rules and flags violations — no formulas needed. It also calculates emotion-based and session-based win rates, generates an equity curve, and lets you run AI-written reviews of any date range. All of this updates automatically every time you log a trade.
Most traders complete the migration in under 15 minutes. Export your sheet as CSV, upload to TradeJournal, match your columns, and confirm. Your existing trade history is immediately available in the dashboard.
Yes. The free plan lets you log up to 30 trades per month, create up to 3 trading rules, and use the full dashboard including session and emotion analysis. No credit card is required to start.
You define your trading rules once in TradeJournal — for example 'minimum R:R of 1:1' or 'only trade the London session.' Every trade you log is checked against all your rules automatically. Violations are flagged immediately, and your overall violation rate is tracked on the dashboard over time.
For Standard and Pro plan users, TradeJournal generates a structured written review of any period you choose. The AI reads your logged trade data statistically and summarizes winning patterns, losing patterns, and focus areas for the next period. It does not provide investment advice or market predictions.
Import your Google Sheets history and get automatic rule violation detection, session analysis, and AI reviews — free to start.
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