About Happy Dog Trading
Built by futures prop firm traders, for futures prop firm traders
- under the devoted supervision of our Chief TradeDog Officer, Petra!
Meet Petra - Our Official TradeDog! 
Petra is the heart and soul of Happy Dog Trading. She's the inspiration behind our name and our beloved mascot who keeps us motivated through every market session - whether we're winning or learning!
As our Chief TradeDog Officer, Petra takes her supervisory role seriously - she thoughtfully leads every code review, provides positive encouragement at all our planning meetings, and promotes the highest level of quality assurance with her unwavering support. Her contributions to the team are invaluable, yet she is happy to work for doggo treats. We are deeply grateful to have her on our team!
Hi, I'm Dave - Your Fellow Trader
I'm a goofy old guy who loves his sons, his dog Petra, and getting out into nature. I also love writing software, and trading futures - especially via prop firms. Up front, I have to point out that I'm not very good at it. Yet. While I've passed 3 evaluations, I have yet to earn a single payout!
But... I'm improving and plan to stick with it for the rest of my life. Maybe that sounds foolish if I am not payout successful (so far) - but I love the psychological training it provides - and I am careful to only spend what I can afford to lose on evaluation fees. I am improving my discipline and how to manage my psychological self better; I enjoy the growth I am seeing there and feel it will help in all aspects of my life.
I'm semi-retired as a software engineer, and fortunately creating helpful software is something I am very good at.
I found myself wanting better tools to track my trading and monitor analytics -- but I wanted something tailored specifically for futures prop firm traders.
I wanted to monitor max drawdown and profit targets, track total P&L versus each account's P&L, and have tools to look at prop firm concerns like microscalping, consistency, and T1 news events. And more, much more.
I couldn't find what I had in mind out there. So I made my own software. Now I'm sharing it with all of you, for free!
Our Mission: Paying It Forward
Building a community where traders help traders succeed
I love the community that surrounds futures prop trading. Ok, well most of it at least - there are some who are shady or embrace too much drama (for my personal tastes) - but that is life everywhere these days. The majority, however, are solid cool people and many of them have helped me on my learning path -- and I want to give back and serve our community too.
HappyDogTrading.com is that effort - to serve futures traders, especially prop firm traders, with tools and research that help them succeed.
My hope is to keep all our tools free and eventually support the site through donations and/or affiliate commissions when you use our prop firm codes. Using our codes often gets you the highest discounts currently available. [we don't have any codes at the moment... just getting going]
Win-Win-Win-Win Philosophy
I love win-wins and with Happy Dog Trading, we have a win-win twice over:
Prop Firms Win: Get quality new traders through our referrals
We Win: Get support to build more free tools for the community
Petra Wins: More budget for more treats for doggo when you support us!
and most important –
YOU Win: You get the best discounts available plus access to free tools and research from Happy Dog Trading :-)
What We've Built For You
Tools designed by prop firm traders, for prop firm traders
Performance Analytics
Comprehensive P&L tracking, win rates, and risk metrics tailored for prop firm requirements and evaluation phases.
Trading and News Calendars
Visual calendar view showing daily P&L with color coding - perfect for tracking evaluation progress and patterns. And another calendar for upcoming market-moving news events.
Prop Firm Database
Comprehensive, confusion-busting database of futures prop firms with detailed rules and guidelines for each plan and phase -- and unlike on many prop firm websites that spread the details here and there - we have it all gathered together on one page per prop firm.
Trading Style Analysis, more, and more
Explore how your trading patterns affect results. Investigate trade duration, short vs. long trades, and so much more.
Trading Journal & Notes
Document your trades with detailed notes, emotions, and market conditions. Track what worked, what didn't, and build your personal trading playbook with searchable entries and tags.
Multi-Account Management
Manage multiple prop firm accounts in one place. Track individual and combined P&L, monitor evaluation progress across accounts, and get subscription renewal reminders.
Risk & Drawdown Monitoring
Track daily loss limits, max drawdown levels, and profit targets. Visual alerts help you stay within prop firm rules and protect your funded accounts.
More Coming Soon
On the roadmap: reviews, FAQs, how-to's, more analytics, NinjaTrader plugins, trading psychology, more; we're just getting started!
Built With Passion and Precision
Every feature is carefully crafted based on real trading and prop firm experiences and community feedback. We understand the unique challenges of prop firm trading because we face them too.
From handling microscalping concerns to tracking evaluation progress, our tools address the specific needs of futures prop firm traders. We want to take care of what you need - no baths though - not going to give any baths - Petra decided that is strict company policy (-)
Community-Driven Development
Like Petra's loyalty to her pack, we're loyal to our trading community. Every update, every new feature, and every improvement comes from listening to fellow traders' needs.
Always Improving
Regular updates based on your feedback - and we genuinely appreciate your constructive criticism! There is a handy Feedback link in the left sidebar for anytime you have a suggestion.
Always Accessible
Essential trading tools remain free for all traders. This is our commitment to the trading community. As we grow, we may introduce premium features for advanced needs like real-time data feeds or enhanced analytics, but core functionality will always be accessible to everyone.
Thank You for Your Support!
Not very often in this crazy life can you find all-round wins -- when you do that's a really special thing!
Trading can be tough, but the community and personal growth, and for some, the profits (-: -- makes it worthwhile. We love the community and are here to serve!
-- Dave, Happy Dog Trading
THANK YOU big time! Woof! Woof!
We both are extremely grateful for your support and for being part of our trading family!
-- 
(Petra)