The Trading Journal Built Into TradingView
A trading journal should make you a better trader, not give you more work. TCT automatically logs every trade with a grade, tracks your performance by setup quality, and lives right inside TradingView so you never leave your chart.
What is a trading journal?
A trading journal is a record of every trade you take, including the reasoning behind it, the outcome, and what you learned. Professional traders consider it the single most important tool for improving consistency and profitability over time.
The problem is that most trading journals are spreadsheets or standalone apps that require you to manually enter data after every trade. This creates friction, and friction kills consistency. Over 80% of traders who start a journal abandon it within the first month.
TCT solves this by embedding the journal directly into TradingView. When you grade a setup using your confluence checklist, the trade is logged automatically. No copy-pasting. No tab switching. No forgetting to journal at the end of the day.
Why traders choose TCT as their journal
Everything you need to track, analyze, and learn from your trades without adding extra steps to your workflow.
Automatic Trade Logging
Every time you grade a setup through the confluence checklist, your trade is logged automatically with the symbol, date, grade, confluences met, and your notes. No manual data entry required.
Grade-Based Analytics
See your win rate broken down by grade. Discover that your A+ setups win 72% of the time while your C trades barely break even. Data like this changes how you pick trades forever.
Pattern Recognition
Over time, your journal reveals which confluence combinations actually produce profit. Stop guessing which setups work and start trading what the data proves.
Built Into TradingView
No separate app, no new tab, no disrupted workflow. TCT lives inside TradingView as a Chrome extension. Grade, journal, and review your trades without ever leaving your chart.
How to journal trades with TCT
Three steps. No spreadsheets. Your journal builds itself as you trade.
Install the Extension
Add TCT to Chrome for free. It integrates directly into TradingView with a confluence checklist overlay on your chart.
Grade Your Setups
Before entering a trade, run through your confluence checklist. TCT assigns a grade from A+ to F based on how many confluences align. The trade is logged automatically.
Review Your Performance
Open your dashboard to see win rates by grade, track streaks, identify your best setups, and replay past trades directly on the chart.
Why most trading journals fail
You have probably tried journaling before. Most traders have. Here is why it did not stick, and how TCT is different.
Too much manual work
Spreadsheet journals require you to type in the symbol, entry price, stop loss, take profit, screenshot the chart, and write your reasoning. After a few days, it feels like a second job. TCT logs everything when you grade the setup. One action, full journal entry.
Not connected to your charts
Standalone journal apps can not pull data from TradingView. You end up switching between tabs, losing context, and skipping entries when the market moves fast. TCT sits on top of your chart. You see your journal data right where you trade.
No grading system
Most journals record what happened but not how good the setup was. Without a quality grade, you cannot separate skill from luck. TCT grades every trade based on your custom confluence criteria so you can measure the quality of your decisions, not just the outcomes.
Everything a trading journal should include
Beyond basic trade logging, TCT gives you the tools to actually learn from your data.
Custom Confluence Checklists
Build checklists that match your exact strategy. Grade setups from A+ to F based on your rules.
Performance Dashboard
View win rate, P&L, and grade distribution across any time period. Filter by symbol, setup type, or date.
Trade Replay
Replay any past trade directly on the TradingView chart. See exactly what the chart looked like when you entered.
Streak Tracking
Track winning and losing streaks to understand your emotional patterns and when to step away.
AI Chart Analysis
Get AI-powered feedback on your chart setups. A second opinion before you pull the trigger.
Trade Notes
Add notes to any trade with your reasoning, market context, and post-trade reflections.
Start journaling your trades today
Install TCT for free and start building the trading journal that actually helps you improve. No credit card required. Works with any TradingView account.