Best Trading Journal for Sierra Chart in 2026: What to Look For
Short answer: the best journal for a Sierra Chart trader is one that gets your trades in without daily exports, keeps the stop and target with each trade, and handles more than one account. Sierra Chart’s own trade log is free but basic; web journals such as TradeZella, Tradervue, Edgewonk and TradesViz import Sierra Chart trades; Parallax imports each trade the moment it closes and keeps your data on your own PC.
What to look for in a Sierra Chart journal
- How trades get in. Some journals need you to export a file from Sierra Chart and upload it. Others read your trades directly. The less work it takes, the more likely you are to keep journaling.
- Stop and target with each trade. Without them you can’t see R multiples or how far price went for or against you (MAE and MFE).
- Several accounts. Many futures traders run more than one account, often at prop firms. You want each account on its own and all of them together.
- Where your data lives. Web journals keep your trades on their servers; a desktop journal keeps them on your computer.
- Price over a year. Compare the yearly cost, not only the monthly one.
The options
Sierra Chart’s built-in trade log
Sierra Chart already records your trades and shows trade statistics. It costs nothing extra and needs no setup. What it doesn’t do is journaling: notes, tags, a calendar, reports by setup or time of day, or looking back across months in one place.
A spreadsheet
Excel or Google Sheets is free and does exactly what you build. The cost is time: copying each trade, keeping formulas working, and building every chart yourself.
TradeZella
A web journal that supports Sierra Chart through file upload (no automatic sync for Sierra Chart on its integrations page). Plans are $35, $59 or $99 a month, or $315, $531 or $891 a year.
Tradervue
A web journal with a Sierra Chart import guide. Silver is $29.95 a month and Gold $49.95 a month, with a free plan and a 7-day trial.
Edgewonk
Lists Sierra Chart among its supported platforms. It sells one plan, billed yearly: $197 a year (a sale price of $169 was shown when we checked).
TradesViz
Lists Sierra Chart among its supported platforms. Its free plan covers stocks only; paid plans start at $19.99 a month, or $179 a year.
Parallax Trading Journal
Built for Sierra Chart. A small study on your chart hands each trade to the journal the moment the position closes, with its stop, target, MAE, MFE and P&L path. It also has:
- prop firm accounts with evaluation and activation fees, payouts, return on cost and the drawdown room left on each account;
- a simulator that replays your own trades under different rules;
- your data stored on your own PC, with export to PDF, CSV or JSON.
A trade in Parallax as it arrives from Sierra Chart, from a made-up demo journal.
It runs on Windows 10 and 11. Plans are $16 a month, $149 a year or $299 once, with a 7-day free trial. See the journal.
Trading prop firm accounts? See Prop Firm Trading Journal: Track Fees, Payouts and Drawdown Across Accounts.
Side by side
| Gets Sierra Chart trades by | Price (monthly / yearly) | Free option | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Chart’s trade log | Built in | Included | Yes |
| Spreadsheet | Copying by hand | Free | Yes |
| TradeZella | File upload | $35–$99 / $315–$891 | No |
| Tradervue | Import | $29.95–$49.95 / – | Free plan |
| Edgewonk | Listed as supported | – / $197 | No |
| TradesViz | Listed as supported | $19.99–$29.99 / $179+ | Stocks only |
| Parallax | Live, as each trade closes | $16 / $149, or $299 once | 7-day trial |
Which one fits you
- You trade only on Sierra Chart and want trades in without exports: a journal that reads Sierra Chart directly saves the most time.
- You trade on several platforms (stocks, options and futures): a web journal with many broker imports keeps everything in one place.
- You want something free: start with Sierra Chart’s own log or a spreadsheet, and try a paid journal when the copying gets old.
Whichever you pick, the habit matters more than the tool: a journal you actually keep up is worth more than one with more charts.
Frequently asked
Is there a free trading journal for Sierra Chart?
Sierra Chart’s built-in trade log and a spreadsheet are free. Tradervue has a free plan, and Parallax has a 7-day free trial.
Does Sierra Chart have its own journal?
It has a trade activity log and trade statistics, but no notes, tags, calendar or reports by setup.
Do I need to export trades from Sierra Chart every day?
With file-upload journals, yes. Parallax reads each trade from Sierra Chart as it closes, so there’s nothing to export.
Prices and features of other products were checked on their own websites on 19 October 2026 and may have changed since. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Parallax is not affiliated with them.