Guides

Guides for choosing trading tools

Comparisons for traders who have not picked a tool yet, and procedures for the jobs a journal is for. We make DT Terminal, so wherever it appears, its entry says where it is behind.

  1. · 10 tools compared

    The best backtesting software in 2026: ten tools compared

    TradingView, FX Replay, Forex Tester, NinjaTrader, MT5, QuantConnect and four more: data coverage, price, one real limitation and who each one suits.

  2. · 10 journals compared

    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.

  3. · 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.

  4. · 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 forward test before you risk money on it.

  5. · CSV 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.

  6. · 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.