MetaTrader trading journal
for Obsidian

Sync MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 trades into Obsidian with Journalit. Keep trade history, notes, dashboards, and reviews together in one journalling workflow.

This is a journalling and review workflow, not live execution software. Sync runs hourly rather than in real time.

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Journalit dashboard showing trades and analytics

Current limitation

MetaTrader sync currently requires English MetaTrader reports. It is designed for journalling automation, not real-time trade mirroring.

How MT4 and MT5 sync works

The workflow is intentionally simple: MetaTrader uploads reports, Journalit processes them, and your vault receives updated trade notes.

  1. 1

    Upload reports

    MetaTrader generates HTML reports and uploads them through FTP.
  2. 2

    Process history

    Journalit processes those reports hourly with duplicate detection and open-trade updates.
  3. 3

    Journal locally

    Your vault receives trade notes that show up in the Trade Log, dashboards, and review workflows.

Trade Sync docs

Read the detailed setup guide and current limitations.

Account linking

Understand how linked accounts and relinking behave.

Trade import

If FTP sync is not the right fit, trade import remains the fallback automation path. In the plugin UI this lives under the CSV Import page.

What setup actually involves

You do not need to rebuild your whole workflow. The setup is mostly about credentials, report generation, and a first account link.

  1. 1

    Create FTP credentials in Journalit

    Open Settings, then Backend Integration, and generate the FTP credentials used by MetaTrader.
  2. 2

    Configure MetaTrader report uploads

    Set MetaTrader 4 or 5 to generate HTML reports and upload them hourly to the provided FTP destination.
  3. 3

    Keep report language in English

    The current parser expects English report output. Changing the report language can break processing.
  4. 4

    Run the first sync and link the account

    Once the first report is processed, link the incoming account so future updates land in the right place.

Good fallback

If you need immediate journalling after a trade, use Manual Entry and let sync backfill history on its normal cadence.

Manual Entry

Log trades instantly while automation handles longer-term history.

Current limitations

See the latest constraints before relying on sync heavily.

Before you commit to sync

Free vs Pro

Journalit is free for journalling, analytics, reviews, and templates. Pro unlocks automated imports only.

Free

$0forever

Everything you need to journal and improve.

Includes

  • Unlimited trades and accounts
  • Trade Log and analytics dashboard
  • Built-in templates for trade notes and reviews
  • Custom fields, tags, setups, and mistakes
  • Works offline with your vault as the source of truth
Install free

Pro

$15/month

Billed yearly ($180 once per year) or $18/month billed monthly.

For traders who want automated imports instead of manual logging.

Everything in Free, plus

  • CSV imports for any broker
  • Automated MetaTrader 4/5 sync
  • AI-assisted mapping for messy exports
  • Duplicate detection and multi-account support
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