Getting your MAE/MFE out of FTMO

Edge Optimizer · setup guide

FTMO records how far each trade went against you and in your favour before it closed — the worst and best price the position ever saw. It shows this on their MetriX page, but it is not in the CSV you download from them. This guide sets up a one-click button that collects those numbers and sends them to Edge Optimizer.

You only do the setup once per account. After that it is a single click whenever you want to refresh.

How it works You add a button to your bookmarks bar once. From then on, one click while you're on a MetriX page collects the numbers and files them against the right account. Nothing to install, and it never sees your FTMO password.

Before you start

Your account needs its FTMO account number When you set the account up in Edge Optimizer, fill in the Account number field with the FTMO account number — the digits at the end of the MetriX web address, like 650007194. It's optional elsewhere in the app, but the sync uses it to confirm you're on the right MetriX page, and without it there's nothing tying the two together. You can add it later by selecting the account on the Import screen and pressing Edit.
[ Screenshot: the Add/Edit account form with the Account number field filled in ]
The account number is the same digits shown at the end of trader.ftmo.oanda.com/metrix/…

The trades also have to already be in Edge Optimizer. The sync adds MAE/MFE onto trades you already have — it can't create them. So import that account's trade history first, then come back here.

You'll also need to be able to log in to FTMO in the same browser you use for Edge Optimizer.

One-time setup

  1. Open the sync settings in Edge Optimizer

    Go to Settings and scroll to the MAE / MFE panel, then press Create sync link.

    [ Screenshot: the MAE / MFE panel on the Settings page, with the “Create sync link” button visible ]
    One link covers all your accounts — you only do this once.

  2. Show your bookmarks bar

    If you can't see a row of bookmarks under the address bar, press Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows, or ⌘+Shift+B on a Mac.

    [ Screenshot: browser window with the bookmarks bar visible, arrow pointing to it ]

  3. Drag the button onto the bar

    Drag “Sync MetriX → Edge Optimizer” up onto your bookmarks bar and let go. It becomes a bookmark like any other.

    If dragging doesn't work, press Can't drag? Copy it instead, then right-click the bookmarks bar → Add page, give it any name, and paste what you copied into the URL box.

    [ Screenshot: mid-drag, the sync button being dropped onto the bookmarks bar ]

  4. Check it works

    Back in Edge Optimizer press Test the link now. It should say “Working — N accounts ready to sync”. If it does, setup is done.

Each time you want to sync

  1. Log in to FTMO and open the account

    Sign in to your FTMO area and open the MetriX page for whichever account you want to sync. The web address will look like trader.ftmo.oanda.com/metrix/650007194 — the number on the end tells Edge Optimizer which account these trades belong to, which is why the same bookmark works for all of them.

    [ Screenshot: FTMO account list / dashboard, with the link into MetriX highlighted ]

  2. Switch to “Closed trades”

    MetriX opens on the Calendar view. Click the Closed trades tab. The button does this for you as well, but it's worth knowing where it is.

    [ Screenshot: MetriX tab row, Calendar selected, arrow pointing at “Closed trades” ]

  3. Make the window wide

    This is the one that catches people out. On a narrow window FTMO switches to a stacked card layout, and that layout doesn't contain MAE/MFE at all — so the sync would find nothing. Maximise the browser window before running it.

    Rule of thumb Wider than about 1000 pixels. If the trades appear as a table with columns, you're fine. If they appear as stacked cards, the window is too narrow.
    [ Screenshot: side-by-side — wide table layout (works) vs narrow card layout (does not) ]

  4. Click the bookmark

    Click your Sync MetriX → Edge Optimizer bookmark. It works through the pages on its own, opening each trade to read the numbers. This takes a little while — a page of trades every few seconds — so leave the tab alone until it finishes.

    When it's done, the page changes to a confirmation of what was brought in, for example “12 new trades, 51 updated · 63 with MAE/MFE”. Press Back to MetriX to return to where you were.

    [ Screenshot: the confirmation page showing the synced counts ]

  5. Check it in Edge Optimizer

    Open Settings → MAE / MFE. The counter at the top right shows how many of that account's trades now have data. The Edge page also gains two extra charts once excursion data exists.

If something goes wrong

What you seeWhat it means
“No expandable rows … card layout” The window was too narrow. Maximise it and click the bookmark again. If developer tools are open and docked to the side, close them or move them to the bottom.
“none are in Edge Optimizer yet” The trades haven't been imported. Import that account's CSV first, then sync again.
“No Edge Optimizer account has the number …” That MetriX account number isn't saved against any of your accounts. Open the account on the Import screen, press Edit, and put the number in the Account number field.
Nothing happens at the end You're using a bookmark made before September 19, which opened its results in a new tab that pop-up blockers could swallow. Create a new sync link in Settings → MAE / MFE and replace the bookmark — the new one stays in the same tab.
“Couldn't read an account number from the page address” You're not on a MetriX account page. The address needs to contain /metrix/ followed by the account number.
“Could not find the Closed trades tab” You're not on a MetriX account page. Check the address contains /metrix/.
“nothing parsed — FTMO may have changed their page” FTMO redesigned something and the button needs updating. Nothing you can fix — report it.
Keep the link private The sync link contains a private key for your account. Don't post a screenshot of it or share the bookmark. If it ever gets out, press Create sync link again — that switches the old one off immediately.

Questions people ask

Do I need a separate bookmark for each account?

No — one bookmark handles all of them. It reads the account number from the MetriX page you're on and files the trades against the matching Edge Optimizer account. Add a new account later and the same bookmark picks it up, as long as you fill in its account number.

What if I sync the same trades twice?

Nothing bad — it overwrites the existing values with the same numbers. Re-syncing is safe and is the right thing to do after you import new trades.

Does this see my FTMO password?

No. It runs inside your own browser on a page you're already logged into, and only reads the trade numbers on screen. Edge Optimizer never receives your FTMO credentials.

Why can't Edge Optimizer just fetch this itself?

The numbers only exist on FTMO's page once it's been drawn in a logged-in browser — there's no data feed behind it to ask. That's why the collection has to happen on your side.