MT5 Journal Sync

HybridTrader needs your MetaTrader trades for your journal and stats. Attach the Journal Expert Advisor to one chart and it watches your whole account, not only that chart's symbol.

• Live sync — Opens, closes, partial closes, and stop-loss / take-profit changes are sent as they happen.
• History Sync — A small panel on the chart lets you send older trades for a date range you choose (for example after setup or to fill gaps).

• MetaTrader 5 is installed and working.
• A HybridTrader account and your Journal key (a long secret code). Request one using the MT5 Journal key request form. Self-service from your dashboard is coming later.
• Internet on the computer running MetaTrader 5 so it can reach HybridTrader.

Download the zip using the button at the top of this page, then copy the Expert Advisor file into MetaTrader 5's Experts folder.

1. Download and unzip. Click Download at the top of this page and save HybridTrader_Journal_Sync.zip and unzip it. Inside you will find HybridTrader_Journal_Sync.ex5.
2. Open MetaTrader's data folder. In MetaTrader 5, open the File menu and click Open Data Folder.
3. Go to the Experts folder. Double-click MQL5, then Experts.
4. Copy the Expert Advisor file. Drop HybridTrader_Journal_Sync.ex5 into that Experts folder.
5. Refresh Expert Advisors. In MetaTrader 5, open Navigator (Ctrl + N), right-click Expert Advisors, click Refresh. You should see HybridTrader_Journal.

The first time you attach the Expert Advisor, MetaTrader may prepare it automatically. If you ever need to build it yourself, right-click it in Navigator → Compile and read any messages at the bottom of MetaEditor.

When you attach the Expert Advisor (or later: right-click the chart → Expert Advisors → Properties → Inputs), you set options on the Inputs tab.

MetaTrader blocks outgoing website calls unless you add the address to an allow-list. The Expert Advisor must call HybridTrader over the internet, so you add HybridTrader's server URL once per MetaTrader install. Use the exact steps and wording below — they match the MetaTrader menus.

1. In MetaTrader 5, open Tools → Options (shortcut Ctrl + O).
2. Open the Expert Advisors tab.
3. Tick Allow WebRequest for listed URL.
4. Click + and add this URL exactly (copy and paste is best):
   https://api.hybridtrader.ai
5. Click OK to save.

Use one chart only. The Expert Advisor still sees your whole account. If you put it on several charts at once, HybridTrader may get the same trade more than once.

1. Open any chart (symbol and timeframe do not matter; EURUSD is fine).
2. Drag HybridTrader_Journal from Navigator onto the chart, or double-click it.
3. On the Inputs tab, paste your Journal key into the API Keyfield (that is MetaTrader's label for your key).
4. Change panel position inputs if you want, then click OK.
5. You should see a small smiley icon on the chart and the HybridTrader panel. Under Terminal, open the Experts tab — you should see a line like HybridTrader Journal Expert Advisor active and monitoring.

While the Expert Advisor is running with AutoTrading on, new trades and changes are sent to HybridTrader as they happen. Trades that were already open when you first attach it are still handled going forward.

Trades that happened before you installed the Expert Advisor are not replayed automatically — use History Sync in the next section to send those dates manually.

When the Expert Advisor is running, a small panel on the chart lets you send past trades for a date range you pick.

How to use it

1. From starts using your Default Days Back setting. To defaults to today. Change either box if you need a different range.
2. Dates can look like 2026.05.15 (year, month, day) or with a time, for example 2026.05.15 14:30. Dashes are also fine, for example 2026-05-15.
3. Click Sync Trade History.
4. The line under the button turns green if it worked, red if it failed. For details, read the Experts tab in Terminal.

250 trades per sync

One sync sends at most 250 trade records (MetaTrader counts small pieces of a trade separately). If you hit the limit, shorten the date range and run sync again for the next chunk.

Running the same range twice

Safe. HybridTrader remembers what it already saved and does not create doubles for the same MetaTrader record.

While it is running, the Expert Advisor tells HybridTrader about:

• New trades you open
• Trades you fully close
• Part of a trade you close early (partial close)
• Changes to stop-loss or take-profit on an open trade

History Sync sends older trades for the dates you pick (see Section 8 for the 250-record limit per run).

Bank-style movements (deposits, withdrawals, balance-only lines) are not sent — only buy/sell trading activity.

On the chart you will see a dark panel. From top to bottom:

Move the panel with Panel Corner, Panel X, and Panel Y on the Inputs tab (right-click chart → Expert Advisors → Properties → Inputs). Press OK to apply.

Open the Experts tab at the bottom of MetaTrader first — the Expert Advisor writes messages there when something goes wrong.

• One chart. Running on more than one chart at the same time can send the same trade twice. Keep a single chart.
• History Sync size. Each button press sends up to 250 records — use several smaller date ranges if you need a long history (Section 8).
• Very large accounts. If you rarely run more than ~200 open trades at the same time, you can ignore this. Above that, some stop-loss / take-profit edits might not be tracked — contact HybridTrader if that applies to you.
• Offline. If MetaTrader is closed or has no internet when a trade happens, that moment is not saved for later. When you are back online, use History Sync to fill the gap.
• Price charts. The Expert Advisor sends trade records only, not every price tick. HybridTrader gets chart prices from other systems.