The trading journal that speaks futures

Tradovate and NinjaTrader imports, stats in ticks and contracts, and live Topstep/Apex drawdown tracking — built for the way futures traders actually work.

Tradovate & NinjaTrader import

Drop the CSV export — contract-month symbols collapse to clean roots (ES, NQ, MES…) so your stats group correctly across platforms and re-imports dedupe 100%.

Topstep & Apex rule gauges

EOD-trailing and intraday-trailing drawdown modes, dollar-based limits, the consistency payout gate, and breach alerts computed live from your trades.

Tick-native risk calculator

Pick the instrument, set the stop in ticks, get whole-contract sizing against real CME tick values — micros included.

Behaviour engine

Revenge trading, size escalation after losses, session inefficiency — eight detectors priced in units of your own risk, not generic advice.

Pre-Trade Check

Before you take the trade, Merlin checks it against your own history on that instrument at that hour — and tells you to stand down when past-you says so.

AI that reads your trading

Session debriefs, full reviews and Ask-Merlin answers grounded strictly in your computed numbers. It never invents a figure.

Futures questions, answered

Does Merlin support Tradovate?+

Yes. Export the Performance CSV from Tradovate and drop it on Merlin — trades import in seconds with contract symbols normalised (ESM6 reads as ES), and re-uploads never duplicate.

Does Merlin work with NinjaTrader?+

Yes. Export the Trade Performance grid as CSV and import it directly. Long/short positions, commissions and contract months are all handled.

How does the Topstep trailing drawdown tracker work?+

Configure the Topstep 50K template in Prop Firm HQ and Merlin computes your end-of-day trailing Maximum Loss Limit — including the lock at your starting balance — plus the daily loss limit and the 50% consistency rule, with distance-to-breach gauges and alerts before the firm steps in.

Does Merlin understand contracts and ticks?+

Yes. Position sizes display in contracts, the risk calculator sizes in ticks against real CME tick values (ES, NQ, CL, GC and the micros), and every stat is computed in units of your own risk.

Can I see my P&L in dollars?+

Yes — set your display currency to USD in Settings and every number across Merlin follows.

One click in — no email, no card. Import your Tradovate CSV two minutes from now.