Trading verification · Beginners

Start the journal before the first real trade.

Start the record before the first real trade, and connect a broker on Pro when you go live so every trade from then on arrives verified. A free account, calculators for sizing the trade, a backtester to practise in, and a coach that explains your own numbers back to you. No card.

The DT Terminal journal dashboard on a new account.
Where the first trade goes.
$0
Free plan, no card
6
Free calculators
2
Backtest sessions to practise
10 / month
AI messages with the coach

How it works

  1. 01

    Size the trade

    Position size, pip value and risk-to-reward calculators are free on the site. Use them before the entry.

  2. 02

    Log it, with the reason

    Instrument, entry, stop, target and one sentence on why. That sentence is the journal.

  3. 03

    Read the numbers

    After ten trades the dashboard shows win rate and expectancy. Ask Edge what they mean for you.

One trade

Everything about one trade, in one place.

The entry, the stop, the reason, the screenshot and how it ended. A beginner who keeps this for a month knows more than most people trading for a year.

  • Three tags per trade free
  • Screenshots and notes
  • A review prompt after the close
A single trade record with entry, stop, notes and a screenshot.

The numbers

Win rate and expectancy, from your trades.

The dashboard shows the two numbers that matter and how they move as you add trades. Nothing invented, nothing hidden.

  • Win rate and expectancy
  • Equity curve and drawdown
  • Basic insights free
Journal Insights on a small account: win rate, expectancy and the equity curve.

Practise

Two backtest sessions before real money.

Pick a market, step the chart forward bar by bar and place practice trades. The stats at the end tell you whether the idea works before it costs anything.

  • Real historical candles
  • Fifty practice trades a session
  • Results explained by Edge
The Backtester, where a beginner can practise before trading live.

Later

The record you start today can pay for an evaluation.

Ten logged trades, one backtest and a 14-day streak is the DT Scholarships application. It is open to free members.

  • Open to free and Pro
  • Evaluation fee paid in full
  • Keep 100% of payouts
DT Scholarships, open to free members.

What is free

Everything a beginner needs is on the free plan.

FeatureFreePro
Manual and CSV logging
Basic performance insightsTrade count, average R:R, PnL chart
Daily journals, structure included
Backtest sessions2 lifetimeUnlimited
AI chat with Edge10 / monthUnlimited
Pulse check-ins3 per dayUnlimited

Full comparison on the pricing page.

Questions

Do I need to pay anything to start?

No. The free plan has no trial clock and asks for no card. Pro exists for broker sync, unlimited backtesting and the coach without caps, when you want them.

I have never journaled. What do I write?

One sentence on why you took the trade, before you take it. Everything else, the numbers, the chart, the outcome, the journal records for you.

What are win rate and expectancy?

Win rate is how often you win. Expectancy is how much you make per trade on average, wins and losses together. A low win rate with high expectancy is a good system; the journal shows you which you have.

Can I practise without risking money?

Yes. The backtester replays real history bar by bar and lets you place practice trades. Two full sessions are free.

Is there somewhere to ask questions?

The community is free to read and post in, and Edge, the coach inside the app, answers questions about your own trades.

Can I run DT Terminal from Claude?

Soon. We are building an MCP connector that opens the whole of DT Terminal to Claude: every workspace and every piece of your data, to read and to act on, with your consent per scope. It works with any assistant that speaks MCP, and it is in development, not live yet.

Log the first trade with a reason attached.

Free, no card, and the record is yours.