Trading Journal FAQ

Yes — you can track and review up to 25 trades free, with no credit card required. The free plan gives you a solid foundation for building a trading journal and understanding your patterns. Pro plans unlock unlimited trades, advanced analytics, and export tools.

No. The 14-day Pro trial starts without any payment information required. You only need to add payment details if you decide to continue on a paid plan after the trial ends.

After the trial ends, your account automatically moves to the Free plan and you keep all your data.

Your existing trades, notes, and journal entries stay in your account. You won't lose any data — you'll just lose access to Pro-only features unless you upgrade again.

Yes, anytime from your account settings. Your Pro access continues until the end of the current billing period, then your account returns to the Free plan. There are no cancellation fees.

Nothing is deleted. Your trade journal and all historical data stay in your account whether you're on a paid plan or not. If you return to the Free plan, access follows those limits, but your data stays available unless you choose to delete your account.

Madlytics automatically calculates analytics and surfaces patterns in your trades, while Excel requires manual setup, maintenance, and custom formulas to derive any insights. With Madlytics, you log your trades and see patterns immediately — no spreadsheet maintenance required.

Madlytics won't make decisions for you or promise results, but it gives you a structured way to understand your trading history.

That makes it easier to spot repeated behaviors, setups, and review patterns you might miss when notes, screenshots, and results are scattered.

No. You can start with simple trade tracking and add more detail as your review habit grows. Madlytics is designed to be easy at the start, while still giving you deeper analytics as you build more data.

Once you have a consistent sample of logged trades, patterns become easier to review.

Early on, the goal is to build the habit and keep clean data. The insights get clearer as more completed trades are logged.

Madlytics accepts major credit and debit cards through Stripe. Payments are processed securely and Madlytics does not store your full card details at any point.

Pro includes unlimited trade storage, advanced analytics, filtering by setup and time period, export tools, and a complete trade review workflow — everything you need to analyze performance and identify behavioral patterns.

The free plan lets you start logging trades and building habits. Pro gives you more room to review patterns across a larger trade history.

Yes. You can switch between Pro Monthly and Pro Yearly from your account settings. Changes typically take effect at the next billing cycle, and the yearly plan works out to a meaningful discount if you plan to stick with it.

Yes. Pro plan members can export all their trade data in CSV format at any time.

Exporting lets you keep a full backup of your trades and use your data outside the platform if needed. Most traders use this for deeper custom analysis or simply to keep a personal record of their trading history.

Yes. Your trade journal and analytics data are private to your account. Madlytics does not sell your trading data, share it with third parties, or use your trade activity for advertising. You own your data. For full details, see the Privacy Policy.

Madlytics only accesses your trades to provide the service itself — analytics, journaling, and performance review. Nothing else.

No. Madlytics is a manual trading journal.

You enter and manage your own trade data, which gives you full control over what gets tracked and reviewed. There are no broker connections or API integrations required.

No. Madlytics is a software platform built for trade tracking and performance analysis. It is not a broker, investment adviser, or regulated financial institution. See our risk disclaimer for more detail.

No. Madlytics helps you track trades and analyze your own performance — it does not tell you what to trade, when to enter, or how to manage risk. Any decisions you make are entirely your own.

Yes. Both retail traders managing their own accounts and prop traders working within funded programs use Madlytics to track execution, review setups, and understand where their edge is coming from. The journaling and analytics tools are useful regardless of account type.

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