Export Tradovate futures trades for Journalit from Reports → Orders as CSV. This guide shows the correct export path and avoids the incompatible Performance report.
Bottom line
Use the Orders tab inside Tradovate Reports. The
Performance tab export is not compatible with Journalit's Trade Import.
Prefer automatic Tradovate sync?
Journalit also supports Tradovate Trade Sync for eligible plans. Connect your Tradovate account once, choose the accounts and history you want, then keep new trades synchronised with your Obsidian vault. Follow the Tradovate Trade Sync setup guide. Use the CSV workflow below when you prefer a manual or one-off import.
Connect Tradovate directly when you want ongoing synchronisation instead of repeated CSV exports.
Tradovate can produce the file in a few clicks once you are in the correct report view.
The importer expects the structure exported from Orders, not the alternative report layouts.
If trades appear to be missing, the selected range or account is usually the reason.
Tradovate's Orders export may not include commission values, so blank commission fields can be expected.
Most common mistake
If the CSV will not import, or the columns look wrong, you almost certainly exported
from Performance instead of Orders.
Sign in to the Tradovate trading platform and open Reports from the main navigation.
Inside Reports, select the Orders tab.
Do not use Performance. It exports a different structure that does not match Journalit's importer.
Set the date range you want to export. If you use multiple accounts or filters, double-check that the report is showing the exact trades you want before downloading the file.
Click Download CSV and save the file to your computer.
Upload the downloaded CSV into Journalit without editing it first. If you open it in a spreadsheet tool, avoid resaving it unless you are deliberately troubleshooting formatting issues.
You exported from Reports → Orders, not Performance.
The report showed the expected trades on screen before you clicked Download CSV.
If you use more than one Tradovate account, confirm the export came from the correct one.
Do not treat missing commission values as an automatic export failure. That can be normal for this report.
Connect Tradovate for ongoing synchronisation instead of exporting another CSV after every session.
Continue to the Trade Import guide to map, preview, and import the exported file into Journalit.
See how broker exports become mapped, validated, and imported into Journalit.
See how imported trades become notes, screenshots, dashboards, and reviews in your own vault.
Compare supported broker export paths and choose the right file before importing.
