Coinbase is many traders' first exchange, and its transaction history is not built for reviewing trades. EdgeDojo connects with a read-only Coinbase API key and turns your fills into trades with entry, exit, fees, and P&L, across Coinbase Advanced, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase International.
Sync after each session and your review starts from finished trades, not a ledger.
Tips for journaling Coinbase trades
- Coinbase API keys are scoped to one portfolio. If you split trading across portfolios, connect each one so your journal sees every trade.
- Track fees as their own line. Spread and taker fees can decide whether a short-term crypto strategy works at all.
- Tag swing positions separately from day trades. They behave differently and deserve separate stats.
How to sync your Coinbase trades
- 1 Log in to Coinbase and open the Coinbase Developer Platform (portal.cdp.coinbase.com) → API Keys → Secret API Keys.
- 2 Click Create API key, give it a nickname, and expand API restrictions / Advanced Settings.
- 3 Give the key read-only / view permission only. Do not enable trading, transfers, or withdrawals. EdgeDojo only reads your trade history.
- 4 Pick the portfolio to connect and tick only the View permission. Each portfolio needs its own key.
- 5 Change the signature algorithm from Ed25519 (the default) to ECDSA, then click Create API key.
- 6 Copy the API key name (organizations/…/apiKeys/…) into API key and the full private key block (-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY----- … -----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----) into API secret.
- 7 In EdgeDojo, open Journal → Import Trades → Connected accounts, choose Coinbase, paste the credentials and click Connect & sync.
- Funding payments are not imported from Coinbase yet, so perp P&L excludes funding.
Sources: Coinbase API key authentication · CDP authentication overview
What you get once your Coinbase trades are in
Analytics that point to your edge
Win rate, expectancy, and P&L broken down by setup, symbol, hour of entry, weekday, and hold time.
A journal you will keep
Notes, tags, and chart screenshots on every trade, plus a daily diary with a session score.
Strategy rules and checklists
Tie each trade to a strategy and check off your rules, then see how following them changes results.
Risk in R, not just dollars
Log your stop and target to track R-multiples, and review MAE and MFE to tighten exits.
