Traders who journal in Obsidian usually want two things: their notes in plain files on their own computer, and links between ideas. TradeRecall shares the first: your journal stays on your computer. It adds what a folder of notes cannot do, the trades themselves.
Free, no card. Plus a bonus: the full version for your first 30 days.
“Free” is TradeRecall's free journal, which does not expire; “full” is the full version, yours for the first 30 days.
| Feature | TradeRecall | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Where things live | ||
| Your journal | On your computer | On your computer, in your vault |
| Account or broker login | An email address for the free key; no broker login | None |
| Trades | ||
| Fills from your platform | Free: imported from your platform's file. Full: live from Sierra Chart, NinjaTrader, Quantower, MetaTrader and cTrader | Typed into each note |
| Stop and target moves | Full: every move with its time, from Sierra Chart, NinjaTrader, Quantower, MetaTrader and cTrader | Typed, if you note them |
| Chart pictures | Full: taken by itself on your chart in the platform at every fill and every stop or target move; on NinjaTrader, Quantower, MetaTrader and cTrader also at every order placed or cancelled | Screenshots you paste in |
| Words and numbers | ||
| Notes | Free: typed. Full: spoken while the trade is open | Markdown notes, as long as you like |
| Statistics | Free: win rate and expectancy per setup and per mistake | What your plugins and queries build |
| Suggestions | Full: TradeRecall suggests setups and mistakes from what you said, on your computer; you confirm | Through plugins you choose |
TradeRecall keeps your journal on your computer and its free part does not expire: trades and notes by hand, import from your platform's files, the standard reports and export. Where Obsidian gives you a blank page, TradeRecall gives you the trade, so your notes start from the fills and not from memory. Free trading journal
No. In the full version, reading your voice notes happens on your computer and only suggests; each suggestion waits for you to confirm it. Reading what you say needs 24 GB of memory or more; with less, your voice is only turned into text. Smart trading journal
Yes. TradeRecall keeps the trades, short notes on them and the statistics; long essays about your trading can stay in your vault.
Yes. Export and a backup of the whole journal are part of the free journal.
Yes, on a Mac with Apple silicon, and on Windows.
This page was checked on 27 October 2026. If something on it is wrong, tell us at support at traderecall.app and we will fix it.
TradeRecall is a trading journal for futures, forex and CFD traders that records every fill live from Sierra Chart, NinjaTrader, Quantower, MetaTrader and cTrader, puts what you say during a trade on that trade, and keeps everything on your computer.
