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Notion Trading Journal Template
Best for: qualitative journaling, Notion users, prop firm tracking
Includes
- Trade Log — 18 fields with auto-calculated P&L in R and Planned R:R
- Performance Summary — win rate, profit factor, expectancy via rollups
- Prop Firm Tracker — FTMO, TopStep, The5%ers, FundedNext formulas
- Daily Journal — emotional state, plan adherence, A/B/C/D day rating
- Playbook — setup library with conditions and example screenshots
- Dashboard page — linked views of all databases in one screen
Excel Trading Journal Template
Best for: Windows traders, full local control, custom formula builders
Google Sheets Trading Journal Template
Best for: multi-device access, sharing with a coach, browser-based workflow
What's Inside the Notion Template
The Notion template covers everything a manual trading journal needs:
Trade Log
One row per trade. Date, instrument, direction, entry, stop, target, exit, size, P&L.
Win Rate & P&L in R
Auto-calculated per trade. Planned vs actual R:R tracked separately.
Profit Factor
Total gross profit divided by total gross loss. Updated as you add trades.
Equity Curve
Running cumulative P&L chart. Immediately shows if equity is trending up or rolling over.
Monthly Summary
P&L and trade count broken down by month. Shows seasonality and performance trends over time.
Setup Tags
Tag every trade with a setup name. Enables win rate and P&L analysis per strategy type.
The Notion template adds three sections the spreadsheet templates don't include: a Daily Journal for qualitative reflection (emotional state, plan adherence, lessons), a Playbook database for documenting your setups with conditions and screenshots, and a Prop Firm Tracker with FTMO/TopStep/The5%ers/FundedNext drawdown formulas.
Which Template to Choose
| If you… | Use this template |
|---|---|
| Already use Notion for notes, tasks, or anything else | Notion — keep everything in one place, Playbook + Daily Journal included |
| Want maximum customization and work on Windows | Excel — coming soon. For now, Notion or the free TSB plan covers the basics. |
| Trade from multiple devices or want mobile access | Google Sheets — coming soon. Notion on mobile also works well for logging trades. |
| Work with a trading coach or accountability partner | Notion — share a read-only Notion page link; no account needed for the viewer. |
| On a prop firm challenge (FTMO, TopStep, FundedNext) | Notion — Prop Firm Tracker section with drawdown formulas pre-configured |
| Mostly on Mac and rarely use spreadsheets | Notion — no Excel needed, better visual layout, more intuitive to navigate |
| Not sure yet and just want to start immediately | Google Sheets — opens in browser, no install, works on any device in 30 seconds |
Free Template vs TSB Pro
The free templates are genuinely useful for most traders getting started. Here is an honest comparison of where each one is right for you:
- You trade 1–5 times per day and manual entry is manageable
- You are still learning what metrics matter to you
- You want a qualitative journal (Notion) as the primary tool
- Budget is zero right now
- You want full control to customize every formula
- You use MT4, MT5, or cTrader and want trades imported automatically
- Manual entry costs you 30+ minutes per week
- You want 40+ charts: equity curve, drawdown, win rate by session and setup
- You are on a prop firm challenge and want live drawdown tracking
- You want AI to analyze your patterns and tell you what to fix
Many traders start with a free template and upgrade to TSB Pro after a few months — when manual entry becomes the bottleneck and they want the analytics to go deeper. The free templates can also continue running alongside TSB Pro: Notion for qualitative journaling (daily reflection, playbook, psychology notes), TSB for quantitative analytics.
Yes. All templates on this page are free with no email wall, no trial period, and no credit card required. The Notion template is duplicated to your workspace in one click. The Excel and Google Sheets versions download as files you own permanently.
TSB Pro ($99 one-time) is the paid upgrade that adds broker auto-import, 40+ analytics charts, AI insights, and live prop firm compliance tracking. The free templates are genuinely complete for traders doing manual journaling.