Comparison — 2026
Edgewonk built its reputation on psychology journaling. SignalDeck was built to quantify your edge — with a real backtester, real-time analytics, and R-Multiple as the organizing principle of everything.
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| Feature | SignalDeck | Edgewonk |
|---|---|---|
| ⚡ Strategy Backtester | ||
| Strategy Backtester | ✅ Full Engine | ⚠️ Manual R-entry only |
| Walk-Forward Analysis | ✅ Overfit Detection | ❌ |
| Monte Carlo Simulation | ✅ 1,000 paths | ❌ |
| Parameter Optimization | ✅ Grid Search (500 combos) | ❌ |
| Backtest ↔ Journal Overlay | ✅ Strategy Link | ❌ |
| Save Backtests (Notebooks) | ✅ Save & Compare Runs | ❌ |
| R-Value Analytics | ||
| R-Value Native Framework | ✅ Core Design | ❌ |
| SQN Score | ✅ | ❌ |
| Kelly Criterion Sizing | ✅ | ❌ |
| Structured Post Mortem | ✅ 5-Step Protocol | ❌ |
| Execution Quality (MAE/MFE) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Real-Time Analytics | ✅ Live Polygon data | ❌ Desktop/offline |
| Platform | ||
| Psychology / Behavioral Tags | ✅ | ✅ Diary + Mental Journal |
| MT4/MT5 Import + Live Balance Sync | ✅ MT4/MT5 via MetaApi | ❌ |
| Broad Broker Import (200+) | ❌ | ✅ 200+ brokers |
| CSV Import/Export | ✅ | ✅ |
| Native Forex Support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Native Crypto Support | ✅ | ❌ |
| ⚡ Futures Trading (ES/NQ/CL/GC) — New v1.0.59 | ||
| Native Futures (ES/NQ/CL/GC) | ✅ Tick Math + Globex | ❌ No futures support |
| Tick-Aligned P&L Math | ✅ Auto Contract Spec | ❌ |
| CME Globex Session Monitoring | ✅ DST-Aware | ❌ |
| Monthly Price | Free (Beta) | ~$16.50/mo ($197/yr) |
Edgewonk's backtester asks you to manually input R-multiples for each historical trade. That is not backtesting — it is retrospective journaling. A real backtester executes strategy rules against historical price data without human input. SignalDeck does the latter.
Edgewonk "Backtester"
SignalDeck Backtester
Edgewonk has no futures support. The platform was built for equities and forex and treats every trade as a share or lot position. There is no concept of contract size, tick value, or CME Globex session windows. A manually-entered ES trade in Edgewonk would calculate P&L as shares × price delta — wrong by a factor of 50x contract size. SignalDeck knows that ES is 50 × $0.25/tick = $12.50/tick, validates every entry and stop against tick size, and gates alert evaluation to Globex hours. For futures traders, this isn't a minor difference in polish — it's the difference between correct and incorrect P&L on every trade.
Edgewonk has a feature called a backtester that requires you to manually enter R-multiples for historical trades — it does not execute rules against historical price data. SignalDeck has a true rule-based backtester with Walk-Forward Analysis, 1,000-path Monte Carlo simulation, and grid-search parameter optimization.
Edgewonk lets you manually enter R-multiples in a spreadsheet-style interface. SignalDeck calculates R-multiples automatically from entry, stop, and exit prices and uses R as the core organizing principle — every metric flows from risk-normalized R-value, including SQN, Kelly Criterion, equity curves, and Post Mortems.
Edgewonk has a strong psychology focus with Diary and mental state tracking. SignalDeck adds a structured 5-step Post Mortem protocol that goes beyond free-text psychology notes into a systematic review process (Setup Diagnosis → Management Diagnosis → Verdict → Training Gap → Mentor Feedback).
No. Edgewonk does not support futures instruments. The platform treats all trades as equity or forex positions — there is no contract-spec engine, no tick-aligned P&L calculation, and no CME Globex session awareness. A futures trader logging ES or NQ trades in Edgewonk would get incorrect P&L unless they manually pre-convert everything. SignalDeck natively supports ES, NQ, CL, and GC with automatic contract spec fetching, tick-aligned P&L math, and Globex session monitoring. See the SignalDeck Futures page for full details.
Edgewonk does not natively support crypto. SignalDeck supports crypto natively with 24/7 market logging, multi-exchange tagging (Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit), spot and leverage journaling, and the full R-value analytics framework.