Guides & References
Everything you need to set up, configure, and get the most out of mytradr.
Getting Started
Trade Journal
Trade Journal Overview
Automated trade journaling with auto-journal from MT5, calendar heatmap, analytics, and psychology tracking — built to eliminate the friction that kills most journaling habits.
Auto-Journal
How the Journal EA automatically journals every MT5 trade -- zero manual entry, complete deal history, reliable sync.
Calendar View
Month grid with heatmap coloring, trade pills, daily P&L, and month navigation — designed for visual pattern recognition across your trading days.
Table View
Sortable trade table with row-click details and inline statistics — built for precise trade-by-trade analysis and comparison.
Trade Entry
Manual trade entry form with psychology fields, screenshot uploads, and tagging — for non-MT5 trades, historical backfills, and psychology annotation.
Views & Filtering
Advanced trade filters with AND/OR logic, real-world filter combinations, journal switching, and import/export JSON.
Analytics
Equity curve, drawdown chart, instrument breakdown, R-multiples, streaks, and performance metrics -- with practical guidance on reading your data.
Psychology
Emotion correlation, mistake impact, setup performance, discipline score, and rule adherence -- with practical workflows for tracking the mental side of trading.
Risk Calculator
Risk Calculator Overview
Calculate exact position sizes based on your risk parameters and stop loss distance. Prevent account blowups with proper sizing math.
Risk Strategies
Four risk management strategies — Fixed, Adaptive Growth, Double-Pulse, and Reset-on-Loss — with formulas, worked examples, and practical guidance on when to use each.
Position Sizing
Core lot size calculator with balance inputs, strategy selector, preset management, and worked examples for forex, gold, and indices.
Growth & Costs
Compounding projections, drawdown analysis, margin calculator, commission estimator, and swap tracking. See how costs silently eat into profits.
Statistics
Risk of ruin calculator and Kelly criterion for optimal position sizing. Know your mathematical edge before you size your trades.
Prop Firm Tracker
Evaluation phase tracker with daily loss limits, max drawdown, profit targets, and automatic risk integration to prevent breaching challenge rules.
Notes
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Trade Copier
Trade Copier Overview
How MyTradr replicates trades across MT5 accounts — architecture, signal flow, and supported actions.
Copier Configuration
Complete reference for trade copier settings — lot sizing, symbol translation, timing, and copy behavior.
Monitoring
Dashboard tabs for monitoring copier status — live positions, logs, and execution stats.