The Best Free Trading Journal for Prop Firm Traders (2026)
Tired of paying for TradeZella? FreeTradeJournal is 100% free, built for Topstep and prop firm traders. Track trades, spot patterns, and pass your combine.
If you're grinding through a Topstep combine, you already know the pressure. Every trade matters. Every drawdown hurts. And the last thing you need is your trading journal making your life harder.
That's exactly why I built FreeTradeJournal.
The Problem With Existing Journals
I was a Topstep trader. I wanted to track my trades properly, not just PnL, but patterns, habits, the stuff that actually makes you consistent. So I tried TradeZella.
It wasn't bad. But it wasn't free. Some of the features I actually needed were locked behind a paywall. I'm already paying for a prop firm evaluation, why am I paying again just to journal?
So I built my own.
What FreeTradeJournal Does Differently
It's actually free. Not free-with-a-catch. Not free for 14 days. Free.
Most trading journals charge $30-$50/month. That adds up fast, especially when you're in evaluation mode and not yet drawing a funded salary. FreeTradeJournal gives you everything you need to track, review, and improve your trading without the subscription.
It's built for prop firm traders. The metrics that matter on a Topstep combine, consistency, max drawdown, daily loss limits, are front and centre. Not buried in a dashboard designed for stock investors.
It's clean. No bloat. No upsells every time you log in. Just your trades, your stats, and your journal.
Track Every Trade, Spot Every Pattern
The calendar heatmap shows your best and worst days at a glance, great for spotting emotional trading patterns.
Set goals and manage your risk so you never blow a combine again.
Who It's For
If you're trading with Topstep, FTMO, MyFundedFutures, or any other prop firm and you want to take your performance seriously without spending more money, this is for you.
It's also for traders who tried TradeZella, Edgewonk, or Tradervue and thought: this is too expensive or too complicated for what I actually need.
Getting Started
Head to freetradejournal.com, create a free account, and start logging your trades today.
No credit card. No trial period. Just your journal.
Built by a prop firm trader, for prop firm traders.