A cTrader journal that doesn't treat cTrader like an afterthought
OAuth connection. Real-time sync of fills, partial closes, pending orders, swaps, and commissions. Depth-of-market data preserved. 14-day Pro trial, no credit card.
Most journals treat cTrader as a CSV-import platform at best. Tradervue does not support it. TradeZella does not natively integrate. Edgewonk takes a statement export.
We connect through OAuth instead of investor passwords. You authorize TraderDNA at your broker, and the connection refreshes itself. Every fill, partial close, modification, and cancellation flows into the journal in real time. Same with swaps, commissions, and rollovers.
The 14-day Pro trial includes live cTrader sync. No credit card on file.
How the cTrader connection works
Click connect. Pick your cTrader broker. You get redirected to your broker's OAuth page, authorize TraderDNA to read trade data, and you are back in the journal. The token refreshes itself in the background, so the connection stays live without intervention.
We never see your trading password. The OAuth scope is read-only by design. We can fetch trades, balances, and equity. We cannot place trades, modify positions, or initiate withdrawals.
cTrader-specific things the journal handles
- Partial closes tracked per tranche with separate R-multiples.
- Limit and stop orders tracked through their full lifecycle.
- Commission and swap reporting per-position, not just aggregated daily.
- cTID across brokers if you trade the same account profile at multiple brokers.
- Symbol normalization across cTrader broker conventions (suffixes, lot-size variations).
- cAlgo tags preserved if you trade with algo strategies attached to positions.
Standard vs Pro for cTrader journaling
| cTrader capability | Standard ($30/mo) | Pro ($55/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Live OAuth sync | No | Yes (1 included) |
| CSV statement import | Yes | Yes |
| Extra broker connections | N/A | +$10/mo each, up to 10 |
| Multi-account dashboard | No | Yes |
| AI Coach on cTrader data | No | Yes |
For traders running one cTrader account end-of-day, Standard plus CSV import is enough. If you trade live and want real-time analytics, Pro is the fit.
What cTrader traders actually want from a journal
Most cTrader traders left MT4 or MT5 deliberately, usually for execution reasons. They care about three things their old journals failed to deliver: real spread tracking (not the inflated broker-advertised spread, the actual spread they paid), slippage analysis on stops, and clean per-tranche reporting on partial closes.
The journal pulls spread data from cTrader directly, calculates effective spread per trade, and aggregates it into your monthly cost-to-trade. It also flags slippage events on stops and shows them on the equity curve so you can see whether your edge is being eaten by execution.
cTrader journaling options compared
| Approach | TraderDNA Pro | Tradervue | TradeZella | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cTrader live sync | Yes (OAuth) | No | No native | No |
| Partial close per tranche | Yes | Limited | Yes | Manual |
| Effective spread tracking | Yes | No | Limited | Manual |
| No-card trial | Yes (14 days) | Yes (7 days) | Varies | N/A |
| Mobile journaling | Yes | Limited | Yes | Not really |
Frequently asked
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Why use cTrader instead of MT4 or MT5?
Connect cTrader once and stop manually logging trades
OAuth, read-only, real-time. Partial closes tracked properly. 14-day Pro trial, no credit card.
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