# Gold Trading Journal with Broker Sync · DT Terminal > Gold trading journal synced read-only from any MT4 or MT5 broker, with XAUUSD results by London and New York session and Edge pointing at what to fix. AI trading improvement · Gold # A gold journal fed by your broker, not by hand. Connect the MT4 or MT5 account read-only on Plus or Pro and every XAUUSD fill arrives on its own, with the session it was taken in beside it and Edge pointing at what to fix. Pro adds full COT positioning and seasonality for gold. Gold is the CFD most of this community trades. [Start free](https://www.thedtterminal.com/login?signup=true&from=product_journal) [See the live demo](https://www.thedtterminal.com/tour/journal) Broker spellings GOLD XAU fold into XAUUSD A journal fed by broker sync. Trading sessions approx., UTC - Asia (Tokyo): 00:00 to 09:00, UTC - London: 07:00 to 16:00, UTC - New York: 13:00 to 22:00, UTC - London and New York overlap: 13:00 to 16:00, UTC London and New York overlap, 13:00 to 16:00 Approximate. London and New York each move an hour when their clocks change; Tokyo does not. Named MT4 and MT5 brokers and prop firms 331 GOLD and XAU fold into it XAUUSD Shows which setups to fix Edge To start $0 Sessions compared ## The two sessions gold is traded in, side by side. Example ### London 07 to 16 UTC +0.42R Expectancy per trade Trades 38 Win rate 47.4% ### New York 13 to 22 UTC −0.18R Expectancy per trade Trades 29 Win rate 34.5% Example figures, not a real trader's results. In the app this view reads your own synced fills and recomputes when you filter. ## How it works 1. / 03 **Connect read-only** The MT4 or MT5 investor login. Nothing is installed in your terminal and no trade can be placed. 2. / 03 **Trade gold as normal** Fills arrive with the lot size, swap and commission the broker reported. 3. / 03 **Read it by session** London against New York, and the setup that is paying for the rest. Trade log ## One instrument, however your broker spells it. GOLD, XAU and XAUUSD are folded into one instrument, so a broker switch does not split your gold record into three sets of stats. - Aliases folded into XAUUSD - Swap and commission as reported - Partials and scale-ins handled Analytics ## London or New York, which one pays you. Gold moves differently across the two sessions it is most traded in. Filter the record by session, day and setup and every number recomputes. - Expectancy by session and setup - Equity curve and drawdown - Compare two months side by side Research ## Positioning and seasonality for gold. COT positioning, seasonal tendency by month, real yields and the calendar are scored in one place for the instruments you have saved. The call is yours; the context is there. - COT positioning for gold - Seasonal tendency by month - Economic calendar with alerts Verified ## A gold record the broker agrees with. Synced trades carry a verified seal on your record and on your public page. Typed ones are marked self-reported, and that difference is the whole point. - Broker-verified badge - Public record at your own page - Boards rank verified records only What is free ## Journal free on one account. MT4 and MT5 sync and the seal start on Plus, $9 a month or $89 a year. | Feature | Free | Plus | Pro | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Manual and CSV logging | Included | Included | Included | | Broker auto-sync Into your journal: MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Tradovate and supported crypto exchanges. Free syncs its one account into your journal every hour | Into your journal, hourly | Into your journal | Into your journal | | Verified accounts Free verifies and syncs one cTrader, TradeLocker, Tradovate or crypto account. Plus and Pro add more accounts, MT4 and MT5 | 1, not MT4 or MT5 | 3, 1 MT4 or MT5 | 10, 3 MT4 or MT5 | | Detailed filtered trade stats Analytics and Reports filters come with Plus and Pro. Trade Log filters are free | Not included | Included | Included | | Tags | 15 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Full comparison on the [pricing page](https://www.thedtterminal.com/pricing). FAQ ### Which brokers can sync my gold trades? Any broker that gives you an MT4 or MT5 login, with 331 named in the catalogue. A broker that is not named still connects through the generic MT4 and MT5 rows, since they all ride the same pipe. ### Does it know GOLD and XAUUSD are the same thing? Yes. GOLD and XAU are folded into XAUUSD before the trade is stored, so one instrument keeps one set of statistics however your broker spells it. ### Can I see gold results by session? Yes. Filter the record by session, day of week or hour and the win rate, expectancy and drawdown recompute for that slice, so London and New York can be compared directly. ### Is there research for gold specifically? Yes. The Research workspace scores COT positioning, seasonality, correlations and real yields for the instruments you follow, and gold is one of them. ### Can I backtest gold? Yes. Real historical candles for the gold and metals instruments in the app, and coverage grows as data partners are added. The backtester replays them bar by bar on our own charts, and each session ends with its own win rate, expectancy and drawdown. ## Connect the account and let the gold record build itself. Manual logging is free. MT4 and MT5 sync starts on Plus. 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