What is Onyx Trading Live
Onyx Trading Live is a digital trading journal designed for serious traders who need to track, analyze, and improve their performance systematically. But it's not just a passive record: it's an active risk management and trade execution tool that connects directly to your trading platform.
Unlike a traditional spreadsheet journal, Onyx automates data capture from your trades and delivers real-time analytics, custom alerts, and integrated risk controls.
Multi-Platform: Your Platform, Your Choice
One of the biggest limitations of other journals is they're locked to a single platform. Onyx breaks that barrier.
Supported Platforms
- MetaTrader 4 (MT4): install an Expert Advisor (EA) on your platform. Works with any MT4 broker.
- MetaTrader 5 (MT5): same EA, fully compatible with the latest MetaTrader standards.
- cTrader: install a cBot (similar to the EA, but for cTrader) and get identical functionality.
- MatchTrader: coming soon, via direct API connection to your broker, no installation needed.
The key: whatever platform you trade on, Onyx adapts. It doesn't matter if you trade with a retail broker, a prop firm, or multiple accounts across different brokers: one journal unifies everything.
How the Connection Works
The connection is simple and secure:
1. Download the correct connector for your platform (EA for MetaTrader, cBot for cTrader). 2. Install it in your platform following the setup guide. 3. Generate an API key from your Onyx account ("Accounts" section). 4. Paste the key into the connector. On the first trade sent, the key is bound to that account number. 5. Done: every trade you open is automatically recorded in Onyx.
Security: Onyx never has access to your password and cannot move funds. It only receives and logs your trade data.
Onyx Guardian: Your Risk Manager
Alongside your journal works Guardian, the integrated risk management module. Guardian automates rule enforcement that you set:
- Daily and total loss limits.
- Profit protection and locking.
- High-impact news alerts before they hit.
- Position sizing and max exposure controls.
If you trade on a prop firm or challenge, Guardian tracks your progress against the challenge rules in real time (profit target, allowed losses, minimum days, consistency) in a dashboard called "My Challenge".
Real-Time Alerts
On Elite and higher plans, receive instant notifications via Telegram:
- Funding confirmed or status changes.
- Risk manager activations.
- High-impact economic news.
- EA down or connection issues.
- Daily and weekly performance summaries.
TradingView Alerts Integrated
If you trade strategies built on TradingView, your alerts can open trades automatically on your live account through Onyx's connector. You set a max lot size and allowed symbols; Guardian keeps protecting you.
Onyx doesn't predict or give signals: it only executes what you configure in TradingView, with your risk limits enforced.
Copy Trading Across Accounts
If you trade with multiple accounts (one master and several slaves), Onyx copies trades automatically between them with PIN security and independent risk controls per link. Ideal for managing your own portfolio or funding other traders.
Mobile App: Trade Anywhere
Onyx installs as a Progressive Web App (PWA) on iPhone and Android:
- iPhone: Share → Add to Home Screen.
- Android: tap the install button.
Receive push notifications in real time without keeping the app open.
Flexible Plans
- Free: start logging trades at no cost.
- Pro, Elite, and Black Onyx: unlock features based on your needs (more active accounts, Telegram alerts, TradingView signals, etc.).
You can upgrade or downgrade anytime from "My Account → Subscription". Upgrades are instant; downgrades apply at the end of your billing period.
Why a Multi-Platform Journal Matters
As a serious trader, you probably already use multiple platforms or may switch brokers in the future. A journal that locks you into one platform is a blocker. Onyx lets you grow and scale without losing your history or insights.
Plus, if you trade challenges or funded accounts, different prop firms use different platforms. Onyx works with all of them, so your workflow and discipline remain consistent.
Start Today
Professional trading requires data, discipline, and constant feedback. Onyx delivers all three in a platform that fits you, not the other way around. No profit promises, just honest tools to grow as a trader.
Download the connector for your platform and link your first account. It's free to begin.