Local Ownership
Install it locally, keep the SQLite database under your control, and decide when anything leaves your machine.
Your installed trading journal
Own your trading journal. Safeguard your data.
TradeDesk is an affordable local installed journal for traders who want professional review tools without depending on a full cloud platform for every workflow. A supported broker is Interactive Brokers, using its Third-Party Downloads TradeLog file to unlock the trading detail that matters most.
Local install
You own the database
Lite $49.99
Advanced $99.99 + $5/mo
TradeDesk
Net P&L$18,420+14.8% account growth
Win Rate61.8%191 completed cycles
Profit Factor1.74After commissions
Equity CurveClose-date realized P&L
P&L CalendarMay
+$420+$1.2k-$310
+$760+$940-$620+$1.8k
Selected TradesChart review ready
| SCO | Opening drive | +$1,246 |
| MU | Breakout fail | -$318 |
| LITE | VWAP reclaim | +$742 |
AI Trade ReviewAdvanced
AI Grade
B+
Biggest leak: late-morning breakout fails
News & SentimentDesk brief
Market PulseRisk-On
Risk Score62/100
Headlines become catalyst context, not live quote claims.
Built for active traders who want the discipline of a desk, with local control over brokerage exports, trade history, and private notes.
Supported broker: Interactive Brokers. TradeDesk is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Interactive Brokers LLC or its affiliates.
What it does
A private trading journal installed where your data already lives.
Affordable Alternative
Get the core journal tools active traders expect at a lower annual cost, with local ownership as the foundation.
Supported Broker Import
Use a TradeLog file exported from supported broker Interactive Brokers as a robust path to your most important trading detail.
Review Workflow
Inspect trades, charts, notes, setups, and execution context from one journal instead of scattered files and tabs.
Performance Analytics
Dashboard KPIs, daily P&L, symbol edge, calendar views, setup attribution, and deeper analytics where they belong.
Forecast & Tax Audit
Estimate account growth, monthly targets, tax drag, deposits, and year-to-date after-cost performance.
Open Exposure
Surface open trades, unrealized P&L, and market prices from Polygon behind manual refresh controls.
AI Coaching Layer
Advanced turns locally computed journal stats into trade reviews, coaching prompts, Ask My Journal answers, and pre-market context.
Screenshots
Designed as an affordable local workspace with optional connected services.
TradeDesk
Local Journal Command Center
A private installed workspace for KPI review, equity curve, daily P&L, calendar, and open exposure.
Net P&L$18,420+14.8% account growth
Win Rate61.8%118 wins / 73 losses
Profit Factor1.74After commissions
Open Trades4Market prices refreshed
The pitch
Keep control first. Add insight on top.
TradeDesk starts with ownership: your install, your imports, your database, your journal. From there it turns supported broker exports into the daily operating layer for performance, review, forecasting, and risk.
Your data stays yours
Local database, local files, and no required brokerage credential vault.
Supported broker import path
For Interactive Brokers users, Third-Party Downloads TradeLog files are easy to retrieve, repeatable, and rich enough for journal-grade detail.
Lower recurring cost
Start with a lower-cost local journal, then add connected services only where they provide real value.
Desktop support
Built for the machines traders already use.
Windows Support
Designed for a local Windows install with a private journal database, desktop launcher/service path, backups, and controlled local access.
Mac Support
Planned for Mac traders who want the same local-first journal workflow, portable backups, browser-based app access, and private data ownership.
Platform packaging may vary by release, but the product model stays the same: installed locally, owned by the trader, and exportable.
Advanced AI layer
AI explains the numbers your local journal already computed.
TradeDesk uses AI as a coaching and market-context layer on top of your imported journal data. The app computes performance locally first, then sends a compact summary only when AI processing is enabled.
AI does not place trades, connect to execution, directly edit your database, or pretend it has live prices. It turns filtered journal context into practical review notes, behavior prompts, and pre-market briefing material.
AI Trade Review
Generates an overall grade, coaching cards, detected patterns, journal summary, and next-session action plan from deterministic stats like P&L, expectancy, drawdown, symbol edge, time-of-day behavior, and recent trades.
Ask My Journal
Ask questions such as “What is my biggest leak?” or “What should I focus on tomorrow?” Answers are limited to the current filtered journal summary and call out when more context is needed.
News & Sentiment Brief
Turns headline flow into a pre-market desk brief with regime, risk score, macro drivers, themes, sector leadership, shock risks, opening-bias notes, and ticker context.
Controlled By The User
Advanced users can toggle AI pages and AI processing. If an API key is missing or a response fails, TradeDesk falls back to local rules-based summaries so the workflow remains usable.
Local SQLite journal stays the source of truth
AI outputs are cached to reduce repeat calls
Behavior flags are hypotheses, not orders
No trade execution or direct database edits
Paid versions
Start simple. Upgrade when you want the full review desk.
Lite
$49.99
coming Q3 2026
For traders who want a cost-effective local journal, clean supported-broker imports, and the essential performance view at an accessible annual price.
- Local installed journal
- TradeLog `.tlg` import for supported broker accounts
- Owned SQLite database
- Dashboard KPIs and daily P&L
- P&L calendar and trade table
- Basic backup/export workflow
Best for active traders
Advanced
$99.99
coming Q4 2026 · requires $5/month cloud SaaS
For active traders who want deeper local review, AI-assisted coaching, strategy tracking, forecasting, richer analytics, and the required connected cloud layer.
- Everything in Lite
- Requires Advanced Cloud Connected at $5/month
- AI Trade Review with grades, patterns, and action plans
- Ask My Journal chat using filtered journal summaries
- News & Sentiment pre-market desk briefs
- AI toggles, local caching, and rules-based fallback summaries
- Selected-trade chart review with notes
- Advanced analytics and symbol edge
- Strategy Center / playbook tracking
- Forecast & Tax
- Open exposure review tools
Coming soon
Advanced Cloud Connected
$5
per month · required for Advanced
The connected SaaS layer for Advanced users, designed to support controlled remote access, cloud-assisted enrichment, monitoring, and managed AI content services.
- Required monthly SaaS layer for Advanced
- Reverse proxy setup for controlled public access
- Market data features and chart enrichment
- AI content services and connected brief generation
- Service monitoring and hosted connection support
- Designed to keep the local journal as the source of truth
Annual local license
Lite and Advanced use annual local licenses for the installed journal. Lite is planned first for Q3 2026, with Advanced planned for Q4 2026.
Portable by design
If a license expires, old journal data should remain viewable and exportable. Paid status controls new imports, premium features, updates, and connected services.
Advanced requires cloud
Advanced Cloud Connected is planned as a required $5/month SaaS layer covering reverse-proxy public access, market data enrichment, AI content, and service monitoring.
Illustrative planning model
Three practical ways a local journal can justify itself.
Potential annual value
$11,892
Platform cost comparison$1,068
Review time saved$7,200
Mistake-reduction scenario$3,024
Illustrative only: combines subscription savings, review time saved, and a mistake-reduction scenario.
This is a planning model, not a performance guarantee, investment advice, or promise of trading results.
Roadmap
Launch the local journal first. Add the connected desk next.
2026 Q3
Lite Launch
Ship the first paid local journal with supported broker imports, owned SQLite storage, dashboard KPIs, trade table, P&L calendar, and backup/export basics.
2026 Q4
Advanced Launch
Release the full review desk with AI Trade Review, Ask My Journal, News & Sentiment, Strategy Center, Forecast & Tax, and deeper analytics.
2026 Q4
Cloud Connected
Add the required $5/month Advanced cloud SaaS layer for controlled public access, market data enrichment, AI content services, and monitoring.
A more affordable journal path for serious traders.
TradeDesk gives active traders a controlled local journal powered by supported broker export files, then layers on review, analytics, forecasting, and optional connected services.
Questions or early access? interested@usetradedesk.com
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