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WMT Journal vs Tradervue
Tradervue is a long-standing trading journal with a free plan, community sharing and deep reports across stocks, futures, forex and options. WMT Journal starts with your plan before the open, scores every trade against it and records the market context of each trade.
Pick Tradervue if
You trade futures, forex or options, want to start on a free plan, or want to share trades with a community.
Pick WMT Journal if
You trade US stocks and your problem isn’t missing data but following your own plan, risk limits and playbooks.
WMT Journal is a trading journal built around pre-trade planning and rule adherence, and it connects both to your post-trade analytics.
Feature by feature
| Feature | WMT Journal | Tradervue |
|---|---|---|
| Price and setup | ||
| Entry plan | Solo: €29 a month or €290 a year | Silver: $29.95 a month |
| Higher plans | Pro: €49 a month or €490 a year | Gold: $49.95 a month |
| Free plan | None | Basic: free, up to 30 trades a month |
| Free trial | None. Pay monthly and cancel any time | 7 days on Silver and Gold |
| Trading accounts | 1 on Solo, 10 on Pro, archived ones included | Unlimited on Silver and Gold |
| Markets | US stocks and ETFs | Stocks, ETFs, futures, forex and options |
| Broker import | Daily auto-sync or file upload for Interactive Brokers and CapTrader; file upload for TradeZero, Cobra Trading and TradingView Paper Trading | Trade import and broker sync |
| Commissions and fees | In your P&L on every plan | Commission and fee support on Gold |
| Before the trade | ||
| Daily plan | Plays with bias, entry and stop, written before the open | Not listed |
| Position size from your risk | Each play is sized from your per-trade risk limit | Not listed |
| Plan vs actual | Every imported trade is matched to your plan: on plan, off plan or wrong side | Not listed |
| Playbooks | 5 on Solo, 50 on Pro, with checklists you tick off in a pop-out window while you trade | Tagging and filtering |
| Earnings | On Pro: who reports today on your daily plan, and a warning when a position you hold reports soon | Not listed |
| Market context | ||
| Market context per trade | On Pro, measured for every trade without tagging: market trend, gap, relative volume, premarket and opening-range breaks, VWAP, earnings, market cap, sector | Not listed |
| Risk | ||
| Risk limits | Per trade and per day, per account, versioned over time. Warnings on every breach, nothing is blocked | Risk tracking and reporting on Gold |
| Drawdown ladder | On Pro: risk per trade steps down as you fall below your high-watermark, and back up as you recover | Not listed |
| Risk from your stops | Partial stops per trade, so every R-multiple uses the risk you actually took | Not listed |
| After the trade | ||
| Reports | A focused set: expectancy, profit factor, R distribution, drawdown, streaks, hold time, day of week, playbook compliance | More than 100 on Silver and Gold; exit analysis and liquidity reports on Gold |
| MAE and MFE | Per trade, from intraday candles | On Silver and Gold |
| Charts | Your fills and stops on 1-minute to daily candles, pre- and post-market included | Automatic charts on multiple timeframes with your entries and exits; running P&L charts on Silver and Gold |
| Mentor access | On Pro: a mentor sees the accounts you pick and comments on your trades; write-ups and personal notes stay yours | Unlimited mentors and mentees on Silver and Gold |
| Public trade sharing | Not included | Share trades with the community on every plan |
| Data export | Not yet | Excel export on Silver and Gold |
The Tradervue column is based on their public pricing page, checked on 9 October 2026. “Not listed” means we couldn’t find it there. Spotted something out of date? Tell us. Tradervue is a trademark of its owner; we’re not affiliated.
Why a different journal
I used Tradervue for years. Then I built something else.
For years I journaled in TradeZella and Tradervue, for my own trading and together with the traders I mentor. Both did the bookkeeping well. Every trade was there, every stat, every chart.
What they couldn’t show me was why the same mistakes kept coming back. Working with mentees, the problem was rarely hidden in the data. It sat in the process before the trade: no written plan, a stop that moved, a size that came from mood. By the time a journal shows you the result, the decision behind it is a day old.
So WMT Journal starts earlier. You write the plan before the open, each play is sized from your risk limit, and after the close every trade is scored against the plan, the limit and the playbook it was meant to follow. The analytics are still there. They connect the outcome back to the process: not just what happened, but whether you did what you said you’d do, and what that was worth.
That also meant leaving out things that look obvious.
No drawing tools or indicators
You already have a charting platform you know well. We show your fills and stops on the chart and stop there.
No backtesting
A journal that also wants to be a simulator ends up doing both halfway.
No wall of reports
A handful of reports that lead to a decision beat hundreds you scroll past.
No blocking
The journal warns you, it never stops a trade. The discipline stays yours.
Felix Hövelborn · Founder of WMT Journal
When Tradervue is the better choice
If these matter most to you, Tradervue is a good tool.
A free plan
Basic is free for up to 30 trades a month. WMT Journal has no free plan.
More markets
Futures, forex and options on every plan. WMT Journal covers US stocks and ETFs only.
Community and depth
Share trades publicly, export to Excel, and on Gold dig into exit and liquidity analysis.
Questions
Is WMT Journal a good Tradervue alternative?
- For US stock day and swing traders who want a daily plan, risk limits and playbooks enforced, yes. If you trade futures, forex or options, or you want a free plan, Tradervue is the better fit.
How much does WMT Journal cost compared to Tradervue?
- WMT Journal Solo costs €29 a month or €290 a year, Pro €49 a month or €490 a year, cancel any time. Tradervue Silver costs $29.95 and Gold $49.95 a month, and Basic is free for up to 30 trades a month.
Are commissions and risk tracking included in WMT Journal Solo?
- Yes. Commissions and fees are part of your P&L, and risk limits per trade and per day are checked on every plan. On Tradervue, commission and fee support and risk tracking are listed on Gold.
Does WMT Journal have a daily trading plan?
- Yes, it’s where the journal starts. You write each play before the open with bias, entry and stop, the size comes from your risk limit, and after the close every trade is matched against the plan.
Does WMT Journal support futures, forex or options?
- Not at the moment. WMT Journal imports US stocks and ETFs.
Can I bring my trade history over from Tradervue?
- WMT Journal imports from your broker, not from other journals. Interactive Brokers and CapTrader sync up to the last 365 days; files from TradeZero, Cobra Trading and TradingView Paper Trading can cover any period.
Start with the plan.
Connect your broker, write tomorrow’s plays and see how the day scores against them.
€29 a month · Cancel any time