The trading journal app for traders who actually want to stop losing.
What a trading journal app is supposed to do
A trading journal app should answer two questions, not one. Most of them stop at the first. The first question is what happened: pair, direction, entry, exit, P&L, duration, screenshot. The second is what was supposed to happen: was this a setup you had pre-defined, did it pass your checklist, did you size it the way your plan says, did you get out where your plan says. Journaling tools that only track the first question make pretty dashboards. They don't change behavior. That's the problem Axiont was designed to solve.
Why prop firm traders need a different trading journal
If you trade your own capital you can afford to learn slowly. If you trade a funded account, one tilt session ends the challenge. Prop firm traders don't need more analytics — they need friction at the exact moment they're about to break their rule. A loss cap that's a number in a spreadsheet is a suggestion. A loss cap wired into the UI that refuses to accept the next trade is enforcement.
Axiont is the only trading journal app we know of that treats the plan as code. Your daily loss cap, your max trades per session, your mandatory day off after an oversized loss — every one of them runs as a hard gate in the app, not a nudge.
The core features, briefly
- MT5 auto-sync. An Expert Advisor forwards every fill and close to Axiont in real time. No manual import, no CSVs, no spreadsheets.
- In-plan rate tile.Above P&L on the dashboard. Every trade is tagged in-plan or off-plan; the tile shows your percentage and the 30-day trend.
- Hard loss caps. Daily and weekly, configurable per account. Past the cap, the platform refuses to log another trade until tomorrow.
- Pre-trade checklist.Your own rules, turned into a checklist. If you can't tick every box, the trade log refuses to save.
- Third-trade veto. A five-question lockout that drops in before you can log a third trade in a single session — where revenge trading usually starts.
- Setup playbook. Library of your A+ setups with per-setup expectancy, win rate, and average R-multiple. Quick-tag each trade to a setup and the stats update live.
- Cool-down timer. 5, 15, or 30 minutes between losses. The timer runs in the UI; you cannot open the next trade log until it expires.
Who it's for
Axiont was built for traders in challenge or funded phase at FTMO, MyForexFunds, The5%ers, FundedNext, Topstep, Apex, or any other prop firm. It works equally well for self-funded retail traders who have a written plan and want hard enforcement, and for day traders working forex, indices, metals, or crypto CFDs through an MT5 broker.
It's nota good fit if you trade without a plan, trust your gut, or don't want your journal questioning your decisions. The discipline engine will be friction you resent instead of friction that saves you.
How Axiont compares to logging-only journals
TradeZella, Edgewonk, TraderSync, Tradervue — all good loggers. They'll give you nicer charts of your past mistakes. They won't stop tomorrow's. See the detailed breakdowns: Axiont vs TradeZella · Axiont vs Edgewonk.
Pricing
Basic is €9/mo (yearly €7/mo), Pro is €19/mo (yearly €15/mo), Community is €169/mo (yearly €135/mo) and capped at 50 seats. Every plan includes unlimited accounts and MT5 sync. The discipline engine and re-entry veto are on Pro and above. Full rundown on the pricing section of the homepage.
FAQ
What is a trading journal app?
A trading journal app is software that logs every trade you take, along with the context around it — setup, plan adherence, thesis, screenshots, outcome. A good one turns scattered trades into a feedback loop that improves your performance over time.
What makes Axiont different from other trading journal apps?
Most trading journal apps are loggers with charts on top. Axiont adds a discipline layer: every trade requires an in-plan flag, your own loss caps are enforced in the UI, and when you break your rules the app locks you out. It is the only trading journal app built specifically to stop prop firm traders from blowing funded accounts.
Does Axiont support MetaTrader 5?
Yes. Axiont ships an MT5 Expert Advisor that auto-syncs trades in the background. You install it once per account; it forwards fills, closes, and broker timestamps in real time. Manual journaling still works for traders who prefer to log trades themselves.
Is Axiont good for forex trading?
Yes. Axiont is platform-agnostic inside MT5, so it works for every instrument MT5 supports — majors, minors, exotics, indices, crypto CFDs, gold, oil. The discipline engine (caps, checklist, veto) is tuned for forex session structure out of the box.
Can I export my trades from Axiont?
Yes. One-click CSV export of the full trade history, including notes and tags, at any time. Your data never gets locked in.