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Connect & importGuideJuly 8, 20265 min read

Import your history from Bybit, MetaTrader or cTrader

Backfilling months of trades by hand is how journals die on day one. Connect a platform once, or drop a CSV, and start from a full history.

You leave with Your full history in the journal without typing any of it

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Pick your source

reps currently speaks three platform languages: Bybit for crypto, MetaTrader for forex and futures brokers built on it, and cTrader. Each connection is made with a read-only key: reps can see your trade history and balances, and can never place orders or move funds.

Connect and let the sync run

  • Create the read-only API key in your platform's settings.
  • Paste it in Settings, Connections: keys are stored encrypted and never reach your browser again.
  • The importer pulls your history, maps symbols, and files trades into the right account.

No connection? Use the CSV path

Every platform exports a CSV, and the smart importer was built for messy ones: it detects columns, currencies and date formats, shows you the mapping before anything is written, and de-duplicates on re-import. Bring the ugliest export you have.

History is the boring half of a journal. Automate it, then spend yourself on the notes.

After the first import, keep the connection alive and new trades appear on their own. Your job shrinks to the part that cannot be automated: deciding whether each trade followed the plan.

Done if

  • A platform is connected, or a CSV imported, without errors.
  • Five random trades spot-checked against the source: sides, sizes, results.
  • A new trade appeared in the journal without you typing it.