Tradovate

Best Tradovate journal — what to weigh and how FundedNotes measures up.

Tradovate powers a huge share of futures and prop-firm trading, so the journal you pair with it should handle futures P&L, drawdown distance, and daily loss room cleanly. Here’s what separates a strong Tradovate journal from a generic one — and where FundedNotes fits.

Accurate futures net P&L from your Tradovate fills
Drawdown distance on the trailing or EOD rule
Daily loss room and consistency tracked per account
CSV import today; broader broker auto-sync coming soon

Why the journal-platform fit matters

Tradovate is built around futures, so a journal paired with it should speak futures fluently — contract multipliers, tick values, and net P&L computed correctly. Getting that foundation right is what separates a usable Tradovate journal from one you constantly second-guess.

Drawdown and daily loss for funded accounts

Most Tradovate volume runs through prop firms, which means drawdown distance and daily loss room are the metrics that keep you funded. FundedNotes treats both as primary, computing drawdown on the trailing or EOD rule your firm enforces.

Importing your Tradovate trades

CSV import works today and read-only Rithmic sync is already live for Rithmic-routed accounts, with broader broker auto-sync coming soon. Whatever the connection, FundedNotes only ever reads your fills — it never places, changes, or cancels orders and never moves funds.

One view across every account

Running multiple Tradovate-based accounts is the norm for active prop traders. FundedNotes gives each its own journal while rolling net P&L and consistency into a single dashboard, so the bigger picture is always one glance away.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a journal good for Tradovate specifically?

Because Tradovate is futures-native and underpins many prop firms, the right journal should handle futures contract P&L correctly and surface drawdown distance and daily loss room. A journal that only thinks in shares and percentages tends to misread how futures and funded accounts actually work.

Does FundedNotes connect to Tradovate directly yet?

Today you import a CSV from your Tradovate-based platform, and read-only Rithmic sync is already live where accounts route through Rithmic. Broader broker auto-sync, including more direct connections, is on the roadmap — and every connection stays strictly read-only.

How does it handle prop-firm drawdown on Tradovate accounts?

FundedNotes calculates the distance to your drawdown threshold using whichever rule your firm applies — trailing peak-equity or end-of-day — so the figure agrees with your firm portal rather than a rough approximation.

Can I track several Tradovate-based prop accounts together?

Yes. Each account keeps its own journal, P&L, and consistency view, and FundedNotes rolls them into a single portfolio so you can watch all your Tradovate-routed funded accounts side by side.

What does it cost to start?

There is a Free tier and a Lifetime Elite plan. Current features and prices are on the [pricing page](/pricing).