A Free Trading Journal for Quantower
Export the Trades panel from Quantower, drop the file into SniperJournal and review your futures trading with a dashboard, calendar, mistake analytics, Ghost Mode and AI insights. Free, no API key, no subscription, no trade limit.
- The Trades and Orders history exports are detected automatically
- With Gross P/L and Fee in the export, P&L and fees come as Quantower reports them
- Works for prop-firm accounts on Rithmic and CQG connections
Which Quantower export should you use?
Quantower lets you choose the columns of every export. SniperJournal recognises these two panels on its own; the Trades panel is the best starting point.
Trades
RecommendedOne row per fill: Date/Time, Symbol, Side, Quantity and Price, plus the columns you tick, such as Account, Gross P/L, Fee and Net P/L. SniperJournal turns each position into a single trade, per account and contract, from the first fill until you're flat: adds and partial exits stay together and the trade details list every fill. With Gross P/L in the file, the P&L is the one Quantower reports.
Orders history
Works, no fees in the fileOne row per order, or per status change on some connections. Only what actually filled counts: cancelled and working orders are skipped, the rows of one order count once and the round-trips are rebuilt per account and contract. Include the Qty. filled and Average fill price columns. There are no fees in this export, so SniperJournal asks for a fee per contract, per side, in the import modal.
Not importable: Time & Sales and History Exporter
Those panels export market data, every print or bar on the exchange, not your own executions, so SniperJournal cannot build your trades from them. Export the Trades or Orders history panel instead.
Import your Quantower trades in four steps
- 01
Export the Trades panel from Quantower
Open the Trades panel and filter the Date/Time column to the period you want; if you trade several accounts, export one account at a time. In the panel menu choose Export data, keep Account, Gross P/L and Fee among the columns and save the file as CSV.
- 02
Drop the file into SniperJournal
Open the portfolio you want the trades in, click Import and drop the file. CSV and XLSX files are accepted.
- 03
Check the preview before confirming
The importer names the detected format, Quantower or Quantower (Orders History), with a confidence score and the number of trades rebuilt. Pick the file timezone if the times look shifted, add a fee per contract for an Orders history file, then confirm.
- 04
Review your trades
Your Quantower trades land in the dashboard, the calendar and the journal. Tag mistakes, compare with Ghost Mode and let AI Insights look for patterns in your sessions.
Fees from the Trades export, or a fee per contract
The Trades export carries Quantower's Fee column, and it is deducted from each trade. P&L is read from Gross P/L, because some connections leave Net P/L at 0 in every row; when Gross P/L is missing, it is rebuilt from Net P/L plus the fee. If you left the Fee column out, the trades come in without fees.
The Orders history export has no fees at all. Type a fee per contract, per side, in the import modal: that one number covers commissions and exchange fees, and it is saved on the account for the next import. Trades you already imported can get fees later with Set fees in the Journal.
Read the full guide to fees on imported futures trades
Good to know
Times follow your Quantower settings
Quantower writes wall-clock times in the timezone set in the platform, without an offset. If entries and exits look shifted in the preview, pick that timezone in the import modal; SniperJournal remembers it for your next Quantower file.
Any regional format
Quantower writes dates and numbers with your computer's regional settings. Day-first dates and decimal commas are detected per file, so there is nothing to convert before importing.
Several accounts in one file
Positions are rebuilt per account, so two accounts never mix in one trade, but every trade in the file goes into the portfolio you import into. Filter the panel by account before exporting to keep each account in its own portfolio.
Contracts and re-imports
Contracts are stored by their root, so MNQZ6 becomes MNQ, CQG and dxFeed symbols included. When P&L has to be computed, it uses the point value of the common CME, NYMEX, COMEX and CBOT contracts (ES, MES, NQ, MNQ, CL, MCL, GC, MGC and more); unlisted contracts import with a multiplier of 1 and a warning. Importing the same file again skips the trades you already have.
What you get after the import
- Dashboard with win rate, profit factor, expectancy, drawdown and 30+ metrics
- Calendar heatmap and daily P&L, plus performance by hour and day of week
- Mistake analytics: tag errors and see what each type costs you
- Ghost Mode: your results with the flagged mistakes removed
- AI insights and the AI analyst over your own trades
- PDF reports and a journal with notes and screenshots
FAQ
Is SniperJournal free for Quantower traders?
Yes. SniperJournal is free. There is no subscription, one-time fee, trial gate or trade limit, and registration is open.
Does SniperJournal connect to Quantower directly?
Not today. SniperJournal imports the Trades or Orders history export instead: exporting takes a few seconds and re-imports skip what you already have.
Which Quantower export is best?
Trades, with Account, Gross P/L and Fee among the columns: one fill per row, with P&L and fees as Quantower reports them. Orders history works too, but it has no fees and needs the Qty. filled and Average fill price columns.
Why are my entry and exit times a few hours off?
Because Quantower writes the time in the timezone set in the platform, without an offset. Pick that timezone in the import modal and the times line up with your sessions and charts.
My prop firm runs Quantower on Rithmic or CQG. Does it import?
Yes. Exports from Rithmic and CQG connections are both recognised, and evaluation and funded accounts import the same way. Keep each account in its own portfolio to compare them.
I also export the same account from R|Trader. Will trades be duplicated?
No. Trades whose fills are already in the portfolio from another export of the same account are skipped, and the import tells you how many were already there.