What's New
High-impact updates from recent Journalit releases. Use this page to quickly see what changed, then jump to the full feature docs.
How to update
Journalit updates through BRAT when installed with the recommended setup. BRAT usually checks for updates when Obsidian starts. If the latest release does not appear, open BRAT and use its refresh action. See the installation guide for the full update steps.
Version 1.7.6
The Performance Calendar uses month-by-month navigation, clickable review headers, and a dedicated sidebar calendar for faster date-based review.
Review templates support review context fields, account breakdowns, and a Weekly DRC context widget for carrying higher-timeframe intent and daily evidence into the right notes.
DRCs can add key events directly into the weekly review source of truth.
Trade Log multi-select includes an Add Tags batch action alongside setup, mistake, review, and delete actions.
Account management includes safer account deletion options and MetaTrader account unlinking from Trade Sync settings.
Version 1.7.5
Dashboard and review metric cards support previous-period comparisons, with elapsed-period handling for in-progress ranges.
DRC templates can include Previous Trading Day Context, which shows selected sections from the prior DRC directly inside today's review.
The Trading Dashboard includes Long P&L and Short P&L widgets for direction-specific equity-curve analysis.
Review widgets handle supported mixed-currency values in the configured base currency and expose conversion context where it matters.
Custom trade fields can be reordered, and the position size calculator can be opened from Obsidian commands or assigned to a hotkey.
Version 1.7.4
Privacy Mode hides sensitive trading and account values across dashboards, Trade Log, Home widgets, review widgets, charts, tooltips, search, and CSV previews.
Review templates support weekly checklists and inherited key levels, so weekly and monthly support or resistance can stay visible in lower-timeframe reviews.
Key events can store reusable default notes for recurring market events, while each review can still be edited for the specific week.
Number custom fields can be formatted as currency in Trade Log columns when the field represents a monetary value.
French and German interface translations are complete, alongside the existing English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Russian language support.
Version 1.7.3
Trade Log columns include
Price Movefor distance-based trade review alongside existing price, risk, and return columns.Markdown Zone widgets in Layout Builder can start with preset text, which is useful for repeated prompts or structured written sections.
The navigation sidebar has a recovery command for restoring the sidebar from Obsidian's command palette when the workspace layout gets in the way.
Version 1.7.2
Journalit includes a customisable sidebar for faster navigation, plus a search bar for finding trades and review notes from one place.
Drawdown analysis is richer with long and short drawdown charts, more detailed tooltips, and metrics for drawdown episodes, time in drawdown, average recovery time, and longest drawdown.
Swing traders can choose whether dashboard and Home analytics use entry date or exit date for closed trades.
Trades can track multiple dividend events, and break-even classification can use a percentage of the account's current balance.
Live balance calibration lets broker-reported balance be matched without distorting deposits or withdrawals.
Dashboard metrics add percentage context to Avg Win/Loss and Largest Win/Loss, and Account Dashboard views can filter regular and backtest trades.
Contextual onboarding guides are available across the main Journalit views to make important workflows easier to discover.
Version 1.7.1
The Trading Dashboard now includes Best Streak and Worst Streak metrics for faster win-loss streak analysis.
The Trade Log adds
Max R,Return %, and MetaTraderMT Commentcolumns for richer trade-by-trade analysis.Review workflows now handle missed and backtest trades more cleanly, including dedicated review widgets for those trade types.
Account pages now show a monthly withdrawal breakdown on hover, which makes cash movement easier to inspect without opening each transaction manually.
Trade syncing and local trade identity migration were hardened further to protect data continuity in existing vaults.
Version 1.7.0
Custom trade fields now show up as Trade Log columns and can be used as filters across Trade Log, Dashboard, and Review notes for
dropdownandmulti-selectfields.Trade notes now show custom fields in a dedicated section, and the duplicated bottom trade details table has been removed.
Home View now supports an account filter that scopes the full Home dashboard, including account-backed widgets.
Manual trade entry is more reliable with a better zero-account flow, CFD-specific symbol currency handling, and direct P&L imports that no longer require quantity mapping.
Version 1.6.11
Trade type switching between regular, missed, and backtest trades is more reliable and avoids invisible or duplicated notes.
Obsidian compatibility was hardened with safer note updates and better view restoration across plugin reloads.
- General UI and behaviour consistency were cleaned up further.
Version 1.6.10
Added JDR / MetaTrader HTML statement import through CSV Import.
Missed and backtest trades now handle risk and R-multiple calculations more reliably.
The public documentation was overhauled for cleaner structure and better readability.
Version 1.6.9
CFD contract sizing and P&L calculations were made more reliable across the trade form, saved instrument settings, and calculations.
Dashboard layout recovery is more resilient when saved widget layout data is bad or stale.
Custom dropdown and multiselect fields now handle numeric option values correctly.
- Trade Sync access and auto-sync behaviour were tightened up.
Version 1.6.8
Excel import upgrades, including custom field mapping, direct P&L support, embedded image handling, and additional fee mapping.
New review workflow support with the Session Mistakes widget for DRC templates.
Dashboard expansion with weekday performance analysis plus payoff and Avg RR metrics.
Home View upgrades including Top Breakdown mode and configurable Quick Links position.
Version 1.6.7
- New broker adapters for Trading Technologies and Rithmic imports.
Import reliability improvements including timezone-safe timestamps and parser fixes.
Dashboard and calendar polishing for break-even handling and visual consistency.
Version 1.6.5
Journalit moved out of beta and introduced the current free and Pro feature model.
XLSX and XLS import support for broker exports that are not available as CSV.
Onboarding refresh, support-report tooling for import and sync issues, and break-even accuracy improvements.
- Theme compatibility improvements across plugin views.
Where to go next
CSV Import for import workflows, mapping, and troubleshooting.
Trade Log for custom columns and advanced filtering.
Trading Dashboard for updated analytics and filtering.
Home View for Top Breakdown, Quick Links, and Home account filtering.
Trade Notes and Review System for trade-note custom fields and review workflows.
