The AI trading journal that reads your charts
Most “AI” journals just summarize your numbers. ChartRecap's AI looks at the actual chart you traded — detecting the pattern, grading the setup, and narrating the gap between your plan and the outcome. It's the read no number-based journal can give you. The journal is free; the AI suite is part of Pro.
Setup critique
Point the AI at your entry chart and it grades the setup (A–F) with reasons — location, structure, risk — so you see quality, not just outcome.
Chart-pattern detection
It labels the pattern on the chart — bull flag, breakout, double top — then your reports show win rate by pattern, so you learn which ones actually pay.
Before / after recap
Link your setup and outcome snapshots and the AI narrates the gap — what you planned, what the chart did, and where the exit left money on the table.
Discovered edges
The AI surfaces high-edge groups hiding in your history that you never formalized as a setup — so you can double down on what's quietly working.
Pre-trade devil's advocate
Before you enter, it argues the other side of your trade from the chart — the bear case for your long — so you size with eyes open.
Cross-session coach memory
It remembers your recurring mistakes across sessions and brings them up when they're about to repeat — a coach that actually remembers you.
Vision capture
Drop in a screenshot of any chart and the AI drafts the whole trade — symbol, direction, levels — ready to review and save.
Natural-language tagging
Type what you want — "tag every gap-up reversal as FOMO" — and the AI bulk-tags and edits your trades for you.
The AI suite above is part of ChartRecap Pro. The journal it lives in — capture, analytics, plan-vs-execution review, and broker import — is free, plus a few AI coach questions a day.
Numbers tell you what. The chart tells you why.
Two trades can share the same P&L — one a clean A-grade setup, the other a reckless chase. A journal that only reads numbers can't tell them apart. ChartRecap reads the chart image, so your review is about process, not just outcome — and your analytics finally answer which setups actually make you money.
Free journal. Pro AI when it pays for itself.
The journal — capture, analytics, plan-vs-execution review, and broker import — is free forever, with a few AI coach questions a day to taste it. Prounlocks the full AI suite: setup critique, chart-pattern detection, recap narration, discovered edges, the pre-trade devil's advocate, cross-session coach memory, auto-tagging, and vision capture. See the full pricing, try the live demo, or read how it fits the TradingView workflow.
Frequently asked questions
What is an AI trading journal?
It's a trade journal where AI does the reviewing with you. ChartRecap goes further than number-crunching: its AI reads the actual chart image you traded — detecting the pattern, grading the setup, and narrating the before/after — then turns those reads into measurable analytics like win rate by pattern.
Is there a free AI trading journal?
The journal itself is free with no trade limit and no credit card, and you get a few AI coach questions a day free to try it. The AI features that read your charts — setup critique, chart-pattern detection, recap narration, the pre-trade devil's advocate, cross-session coach memory, auto-tagging, and vision capture — are part of ChartRecap Pro.
How does the AI read my chart?
ChartRecap captures the chart you traded — symbol, timeframe, price, and the exact candle — and passes the image to a frontier vision model. It reasons over the spatial relationship between price, structure, and your entry/exit, which pure number-based journals can't see.
Why does reading the chart matter vs. just stats?
Your fills tell you what you did; the chart tells you why. Two trades with the same P&L can be a clean A-setup and a reckless chase. Reading the chart is how you separate good process from lucky outcome — the edge a numbers-only journal can't give you.
Is my trade data private?
Your trades and charts live in your account and aren't sold or shared. AI features send the relevant chart or trade to the model only to generate your result.