TradingDiary Pro is now on the web TradingDiary Pro has been a Windows desktop application since 2009. From now on you can also run it straight from your browser: the web version is live at www.tradingdiarypro.app. Interactive Brokers statement import, automatic options strategy recognition, five report groups, multi-currency support and country-specific tax reports are already implemented. […]
What’s new in version 26.1? PnL Explanation Grid added to the Cumulative PnL report A new PnL Explanation Grid breaks down the cumulative result into its individual components, so you can see which tickers and transactions contributed to a selected period. Improved PnL Calendar, restored Oanda import module, improved database consistency checker, a new tax algorithm selector and bug fixes. […]
What’s new in version 24.1? MTM Cumulative report A new report group, including a new report called Mark-to-Market (MTM) Cumulative, has been added. MTM reports are based on historical data and show the daily gain or loss compared to the previous trading period (daily by default). The MTM Cumulative report shows the mark-to-market […]
What’s new in version 23.1? PnL Calendar PnL Calendar report shows the Profit, Loss and Cash Transactions in a calendar view. You can read more about PnL Calendar report in the calendar controls web help Interactive Brokers import module improvements Borrow Fee and Stock Grant Activities handling added.
If you purchase a new PC or reinstall Windows on your current one, you’ll need to transfer your TradingDiary Pro license and migrate your transaction data. License Transfer Locate the email containing your most recent license key. Note: each renewal generates a new key. In the new installation, go to Help → Register, enter that […]
What’s new in version 22.1? Tag distribution report However the tag distribution by PnL can be accessed with filters and filter report a new tag specific report has been added. The X axis shows the name of tag and the Y axis shows the Pnl or Net PnL. The Net PnL and Stacked Bars specific […]
Multiple trading accounts Many professional traders maintain multiple accounts across different brokers—such as an IRA, a dedicated stock/options account, and a futures account. Most trading journal software handle multiple accounts through workarounds—either by creating a separate database/file for each account, or by tagging trades from different brokers. Both approaches have significant drawbacks: Separate databases/files — […]
Effective risk management is crucial for successful trading, particularly in leveraged environments. It helps minimize losses and protects your account from being wiped out. TradingDiary Pro includes several risk-related metrics—beyond Equity/Net Asset Value reports—that this article covers in detail. In the positions or open positions view there are several risk related columns: Stop Target Initial […]
Brexit consequences Interactive Brokers clients located in the European Economic Area (EEA) are required to migrate their account from Interactive Brokers (UK) Limited to one of three new European Interactive Brokers entities: Interactive Brokers Central Europe Interactive Brokers Ireland Interactive Brokers Luxembourg Practically all UK accounts for EEA clients are transferred, which means all assets […]
Data Types This article explains how various data and transaction types are handled in TradingDiary Pro, and how these types relate to each other. Both imported and manually added entries include: Instruments Trades Cash Transactions Total Equity / Net Asset Value Exchange Rates Historical Data Instruments A trading instrument can be a stock, futures contract, option, […]
If you already setup the Flex queries based on TradingDiary Pro help and you still have not been able to download your transaction history or simply the import fails then the most typical issues are the following: Interactive Brokers returns “Statement generation in progress” The reason behind having two similar statements for 30 days and […]
What’s new in version 20.2? Dividend Matrix A new dividend report has been added which plots the dividends and withholding taxes on a pivot grid. The rows are the tickers, the columns are the dates and the summary field is the dividend (withholding tax) value. The Dividend Matrix has the same functionality as the Pivot […]
One of the unique features of TradingDiary Pro—unmatched by any other trading journal software—is its support for options strategies. With TradingDiary Pro, you can effectively track your stock and futures options strategies. What Is an Options Strategy? An options strategy involves simultaneously buying or selling one or more options that differ by variables such as strike […]
What’s new in version 19.3? New filter editor The main new feature of the 19.3 is the new filter editor which is rewritten from the scratch. The previous filter editor had a wizard with two pages, one for include filters and another one for exclude filters. It was a bit tricky to use and […]
How to use TradingDiary Pro journaling functionality. There are several ways to add notes to trades. You can write down your feelings into a document or add screenshots to a position.
Some of the interesting new features: Monthly/weekly/quarterly tracker, Moving average option to Equity history chart, Editable spread type column in position views, Tag based custom position assignment.
There are several important indicators in your trading like profit and loss, timing and so on. One of them is the price action during the trade. Read this article to learn about MAE and MFE and how TradingDiary Pro calculates them. What does MAE mean? MAE stands for Maximum Adverse Excursion MAE marks the lowest […]
What’s new in version 3.2? New features A vertical view of the instruments panel has been added called Charts view Fancy new splash screen 🙂 Import modules Degiro importer Westpac importer Light Speed importer Interactive Brokers importer update due to cash transaction format change Bug fixes Fixed Gantt chart save issue Fixed layout restore problems […]
What’s new in version 3.1? New features Last step of full High DPI support. This means that the software runs on 4K screens without scaling issues. The docking model has changed. There is new and more user friendly windows handling. More than 40 new skins have been added Layout save and restore. It is possible […]
By the default the software assigns trades into positions by using the FIFO aka First in First Out method. The first buy is sold first. On the other hand this means that if you have several trades in a row these trades will be assigned into one position. Let’s assume there are five trades of […]
What’s new in version 3.0? New features: Intraday support. The software supports intraday charts and calculates with intraday data as well MAE and MFE calculation and two new MAE MFE related charts has been added. Redesigned historical data handling. The charts update much faster than previously. The software has moved to 64 bit and .net […]
Most of the brokerage firms provide information only about your recent or past trades. They do not provide info about how your whole account has been performing over time. If you have mid and long term positions it’s important how your overall portfolio performs over time. What is Net Asset Value or Total Equity? […]
What’s new in version 2.5? New features New tax module. Support wash sales, superficial loss rule, downloads exchange rates for various central banks for more accurate tax calculation for non-base currency trades. Read more. Position sizer control. Read more. Improved filter support. Bulk tag adding Payoff diagram in positions views Running PnL in position views […]
One of the most important things in your trading is risk management. Proper positions sizing is the key factor to manage your risk and avoid that one trade can blow out your account. With a few simple input TradingDiary Pro’s position size calculator helps you to calculate the appropriate position size before you enter a trade.
Sharpe ratio was developed by the Nobel Prize winner William Sharpe and it has been one of the most referenced risk/return measures used in finance. The ratio describes how much excess return you are receiving for the extra volatility that you take for holding a riskier asset.
By default after importing your transactions all of your trades/positions are assigned into an account. You might manage funds or investments of your broader family or you just simply want to separate the positions on your accounts into several portfolios. Another scenario could be that you buy 1000 MSFT but these shares belong to several […]
What’s new in version 2.4? New import modules: OANDA OAuth based importer Questrade importer FXCM historical data importer Portfolio support with virtual accounts You can create as many portfolio as you wish. Positions can be assigned to different portfolios. Please read more about it on our web help. New options strategies are supported Covered call […]