NinjaTrader trading journal with NinjaTrader auto-sync

Yes. Dusk Analyst works with NinjaTrader and syncs your trades automatically through the NinjaTrader add-on: NinjaTrader Brokerage accounts (futures, cleared by NinjaTrader Clearing) log in to NinjaTrader 8 directly. Install the add-on in NinjaTrader 8, paste your per-account API key, and every closed trade pushes to your journal over HTTPS with entry, exit, contracts, commission and P&L. Tradovate import covers accounts you trade on the Tradovate web or mobile apps. This was verified against NinjaTrader's own site as part of our 2026 audit.

Syncing NinjaTrader trades takes about two minutes. First, create your free Dusk Analyst account and copy the per-account API key from the connectors panel. Next, download the NinjaTrader add-on from the downloads page, import it into NinjaTrader 8 and paste the key; the step-by-step guide is at duskanalyst.com/connect-ninjatrader. Every closed trade then pushes to your journal automatically, and the journal never sees your NinjaTrader password. You can also backfill older history with CSV import at any time. The Free tier covers two accounts so you can test manual entry and CSV import before upgrading to Pro for MT4, MT5, cTrader and NinjaTrader auto-sync.

Yes. NinjaTrader Group owns both NinjaTrader Brokerage and Tradovate. Trades you place in NinjaTrader 8 desktop auto-sync through the read-only add-on, and history from the Tradovate web or mobile apps comes in with Tradovate import. Each account keeps its own API key, starting balance and stats, so a sim account, a live account and any prop firm accounts stay separate in one vault.

NinjaTrader has a history and trade report view that shows your past trades and some statistics, but that's not a trading journal in the review sense: it doesn't capture your entry reason, notes, emotional state or the context around each trade, and it doesn't track your journaling habits over time. A dedicated journal like Dusk Analyst stores the trade data and lets you layer review notes, tags and analysis on top, then report on win rate, profit factor, P&L and equity curve - the metrics that actually improve decisions. If you want the terminal's data without the manual copying, Dusk Analyst's EA reads the closed-trade history and syncs it automatically on Pro.

Every NinjaTrader terminal keeps a closed-trade history in its Account History view, and that data can be exported to a file for import elsewhere. Save the history as a report or CSV (the fields are standard: time, ticket, symbol, volume, price, commission, swap, profit), then import the file into Dusk Analyst on any plan - the free tier includes CSV import. On Pro you don't even need to export: the Dusk Analyst EA reads the same history automatically and pushes each close as it happens, including catch-up for periods the terminal was off.

Yes - Dusk Analyst's free tier is $0 forever and works with NinjaTrader: two accounts, manual entry and CSV import, with win rate, profit factor, P&L and equity curve calculated for you. That's a genuinely usable free journal, not a trial. If you want every closed NinjaTrader trade to sync itself, Pro adds the read-only EA at a flat $25/month with unlimited accounts and AI insights, and every new account gets Pro free for 5 trading days, no card.

No - the EA is deliberately light. It's a single read-only file that does two things: it watches for closed trades in the account history and it sends them over HTTPS with your per-account API key. It never places orders, never repaints charts and doesn't interfere with your indicators or other EAs; it runs on its own chart window, following the usual one-EA-per-chart convention. The network call is a few kilobytes per closed trade, so even on a slow connection there's no noticeable impact on the terminal or your execution.

NinjaTrader Brokerage runs NinjaTrader, so Dusk Analyst can auto-sync your closed trades with a read-only EA, cBot or NinjaTrader add-on on Pro - no CSV exports, no manual re-entry. Every close pushes into the vault the moment it happens, and the connector catches up automatically if the platform was off. If you're not on Pro yet, CSV import and manual entry work with NinjaTrader Brokerage on the free tier, and your history stays continuous when you upgrade.

The fastest path is auto-sync: create your Dusk Analyst account, grab a per-account API key from the connectors panel, and add the read-only EA, cBot or NinjaTrader add-on to your NinjaTrader Brokerage platform. Every closed trade then pushes itself into the journal, with catch-up when the platform was off. You can also import your existing history as CSV (free tier) so the record starts complete, and manual entry is always available for annotations.

Yes. The free tier gives you two accounts at $0 forever - no credit card. Create an account, connect or import your NinjaTrader Brokerage trades, and you get the complete journal experience: metrics, reports and review tools. Pro ($25/month flat) removes the account limit and adds auto-sync where NinjaTrader Brokerage supports MT4, MT5, cTrader or NinjaTrader, plus AI insights and monthly reports, and every new account gets Pro free for 5 trading days, no card.

Dusk Analyst never receives your NinjaTrader Brokerage login or password. The connector is read-only: it reads the closed-trade history and sends it over HTTPS with a per-account API key. Nothing is ever placed, changed or withdrawn from your account, and the journal sees only trade records - not credentials. That design applies to every broker, including NinjaTrader Brokerage.

Yes. The free tier costs $0 forever and includes two accounts, manual trade entry and CSV import - enough to journal a live account properly, with win rate, P&L and equity curve all calculated for you. There is no credit card required to start. Pro ($25/month flat) adds unlimited accounts, MT4/MT5/cTrader/NinjaTrader auto-sync, AI insights on your trading (1,000 trade-analyses a month), monthly reports and full export, and every new account gets Pro free for 5 trading days with no card. The pricing is deliberately simple: one plan, one price, no per-feature upsells.