Trading guides and tool comparisons
Honest comparisons for picking a journal or a backtester, and step by step guides to backtesting, journalling and getting better, plus prop challenges. We make DT Terminal, the AI trading improvement platform for traders who want to get better. Where it appears in a comparison, we say where it falls short.
Choosing a tool
9 tools comparedUpdated
The best backtesting software in 2026: nine tools compared
FX Replay, Forex Tester, TradeZella, NinjaTrader, MT5, QuantConnect and three more: data coverage, price, one real limitation and who each one suits.
10 journals comparedUpdated
The best trading journal in 2026: ten compared
TradeZella, TraderSync, TradesViz, Tradervue, Edgewonk and five more: broker sync, replay, backtesting, price and one real limitation for each.
7 services compared
Ways to verify trading results, compared
Myfxbook, FX Blue, MQL5 Signals, Darwinex Zero, Kinfo and Collective2 against DT Terminal: how each verifies results, what owners can hide, and price.
Types, checks and a free finder
How to find your broker
Why your broker choice matters, the types of broker (market maker, STP, ECN, futures) and what to check before you open an account. Plus a free finder.
Types, checks and a free finder
How to find your prop firm
Why your prop firm choice matters, the types of prop firm (two-step, one-step, instant, futures) and what to check before you pay. Plus a free finder.
How to
7 steps
How to backtest a forex strategy
Write the rules, pick the period, replay bar by bar, log every trade, read expectancy in R, then run it on a demo account before you risk money on it.
Free downloadCSV template, 14 columns
A trading journal template you can import
A free CSV trading journal template with the fourteen columns explained, filled sample trades, and headers that import straight into DT Terminal.
7 steps
How to verify your trading track record
Prove your trading results with a record read from the broker: which account to use, connecting read only, prop payouts, sharing it, and its limits.
7 checks
How to check if a trader's results are real
Seven checks to tell whether a trader, guru or signal seller has real results: where the numbers came from, the account type, drawdown and payout proof.
8 parts
How to prove a prop firm payout is real
Why a payout screenshot or certificate proves little, what to keep, and how a payout is checked against the funded account it came from before it goes public.
7 parts
How to journal a prop firm challenge
Track the daily loss and drawdown rules that end most challenges, what to log on every trade, the daily review, and how a funded record gets verified.
7 parts
How to get a funded account for free
The routes that cost nothing: free trials, free entry competitions, fee rebates and scholarships, with what each one actually gives you and where the catch is.
Find out what to fix in your trading.
Connect your broker once and Edge learns from your trades, journal and practice to show you what to fix. Free to start.