Frequently asked questions.

Trade Noted is a free trading journal built for discipline. It includes manual trade entry, CSV import, deep analytics, prop firm rules enforcement, Monte Carlo simulation, and public portfolio sharing. It does not connect to any broker.

Yes. Every feature is free with no hidden tiers, no credit card, and no feature paywalls. If we ever add paid features in the future, everything that is free today stays free permanently.

Trade Noted is built by <Link href='https://thetrustedprop.com' target='_blank'>TheTrustedProp</Link>, a community and team focused on trading accountability, risk management, and long-term consistency.

Yes, you need a free account to save your trades and access analytics. Registration requires only an email address. No credit card is ever required.

By design. Manual entry forces you to review every trade, building awareness and accountability. Auto-sync journals often become passive data dumps. We also avoid broker API connections entirely, meaning your broker credentials never leave your broker.

Yes. Export your trade history as a CSV from your platform and upload it to Trade Noted. We support standard CSV formats from all major platforms including MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView, and others. You can map columns during import.

Yes. If your spreadsheet can export to CSV format, you can import it. We support flexible column mapping to match your existing data structure.

Use the trade entry form to log instrument, direction, entry/exit prices, position size, risk amount, notes, tags, and setup classification. Each field is optional beyond the basics.

Yes, at any time. You can export your full trade history and analytics in standard formats. There is no data lock-in. Your data is always yours.

Expectancy (R-multiples), profit factor, win rate, average RRR, drawdown curves (absolute and percentage), R-multiple distribution, session/time analysis, instrument breakdown, and behavioral pattern detection including overtrading and revenge trading.

R-multiples normalize your trade results by your initial risk (R). If you risk $100 and make $200, that is a +2R trade. This lets you evaluate performance independent of position size, giving you a pure measure of decision quality.

Trade Noted analyzes patterns in your trading frequency, timing, and sizing after losses to detect potential overtrading and revenge trading. It flags these patterns so you can review and address them.

Rules are evaluated based on the trades you log. When you enter a trade, the system calculates your current position against your configured limits (daily loss, max drawdown, risk per trade, trades per day) and reports compliance status.

Yes. You can configure rule sets matching your prop firm's specific limits for each challenge phase (Step 1, Step 2, Funded). Track compliance scoring, violation history, and remaining margin to breach.

The violation is logged with timestamp, trade details, and the specific rule broken. Your compliance score is updated. The system does not prevent you from trading; it makes violations visible so you can hold yourself accountable.

Yes. You can configure custom daily loss limits, max drawdown limits, max risk per trade, and max trades per day. Each account can have its own rule set, useful for managing multiple prop firm evaluations.

Monte Carlo simulation takes your actual trade results and randomizes their order thousands of times. Each rearrangement produces a different equity curve and drawdown, revealing the range of outcomes your strategy can produce under different sequencing.

A backtest or live track record shows one specific order of trades. Monte Carlo shows the full distribution of possible outcomes. It reveals your worst-case drawdown, probability of account breach, and whether your strategy survives bad sequencing.

By default: equity curve (percentage-based), total return, max drawdown, expectancy, profit factor, win rate, and monthly breakdown. You can optionally show trade lists. All dollar amounts and instrument names are hidden by default.

Yes. By default, dollar values are not shown. Your public portfolio displays percentage returns only. No one can see your account size or dollar P&L unless you explicitly enable it.

Yes. You can disable your public portfolio at any time. Once disabled, the link becomes inactive immediately. You can also regenerate your link to invalidate the old one.

Yes. Everything is private by default. Public portfolio sharing is entirely opt-in. We do not sell, share, or monetize your trading data. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time.

Yes. You can delete your account from your settings. All your trade data, analytics, and any public portfolio links are permanently deleted. This action is irreversible.

No. Trade Noted never connects to any broker, trading platform, or financial account. We do not ask for or store broker credentials, API keys, or OAuth tokens.