Comparison
LAYER 0 vs LockMyTrades: Which Trading Discipline Tool Fits Your Workflow?
Both tools target the same enemy: the impulsive trade you make when you shouldn't be trading at all. They attack it at different points in the decision chain — and at different price points.
| Feature | LAYER 0 | LockMyTrades |
|---|---|---|
| Core mechanism | Pre-trade psychological firewall (7 questions, morning verdict) | Pre-trade checks + post-loss trade lock (MT4/MT5 EA) |
| Prevention model | Platform-agnostic, no credentials needed | Requires an EA installed on your MT4/MT5 terminal |
| Streak / discipline calendar | Yes — rules-followed streak (not P&L) | No |
| P&L correlation view | Yes (app) | No |
| Prop firm daily loss limit awareness | Pre-trade psychological gate + saved personal limits (app) | Broker-level block after breach |
| Psychology education layer | Yes — 28-page manual (annual plan) | Basic AI coach notes |
| Printable pre-trade checklist | Yes — Daily Decision Framework (annual plan) | No |
| Post-loss protocol | 20-min lockout (app) | Trade lock via broker integration |
| Personalized risk signals | Yes — your own history flags risky days before you trade (app) | No |
| Daily Close (your trading journal) | Yes — reconciles your morning verdict against what actually happened (app) | No |
| The Weekly Close | Yes — weekly self-audit checked against what actually got logged (app) | No |
| Honesty Audit | Yes — cross-checks your trade history against what you logged (app) | No |
| Commitment Contract | Optional — stake money on your own discipline; skip it, nothing else changes (app) | No |
| Growth Path | Yes — 5 staged levels, Gambler to Casino Owner, gated on process not P&L (app) | No |
| Platform | Web app + PDF manual (annual plan) — no EA, no broker credentials | MT4/MT5 EA, plus TradingView/TradeLocker webhooks and Upstox/Dhan OAuth (cTrader, MatchTrader, Zerodha listed as coming soon) |
| High-impact news embargo | No — the Firewall Check asks about your state, not the calendar | Yes — auto-pause around NFP/FOMC (Pro) |
| Price | $14.99/mo — 7-day free trial | Free tier · $29.99/mo Pro |
Different Layers of the Same Problem
LockMyTrades operates at the broker level: an EA installed on your MT4/MT5 terminal runs pre-trade checks and, after a loss crosses a threshold you set, restricts your ability to place further trades — a hard external block. That's powerful for stopping revenge trading, but it requires installing an EA and connecting broker credentials, and it only exists for MT4/MT5.
LAYER 0 operates at the psychology layer, in the browser, on any platform or broker — no EA, no credentials. The seven-question firewall happens at the start of every session. If you answer honestly and the verdict says “do not trade,” you have a recorded decision you made with a clear mind — not a post-loss reaction to override.
The critical difference isn't pre-trade vs. post-loss anymore — LockMyTrades has pre-trade checks too. It's what the gate is checking: LockMyTrades verifies trade parameters against your broker-level rules. LAYER 0 gates on your psychological state — sleep, financial pressure, the urge to revenge-trade — before you even look at a chart.
The Mirror LockMyTrades Doesn't Have
LAYER 0 is built as two systems, not one: the Firewall interrupts — a pre-trade gate, a post-loss lockout, guardrails that lock on a limit — and the Mirror builds a verified, longitudinal picture of your own patterns from Daily Close, The Weekly Close, Pattern & P&L Insights, and Honesty Audit. LockMyTrades adds an AI coach and basic journal on top of its checks, but it has nothing like a formal Daily or Weekly Close reconciled against a verdict you gave that morning, and no cross-check of your log against your actual trade history.
Read the full breakdown of why it's built this way
Price Difference
LockMyTrades is $29.99/month. LAYER 0 is $14.99/month — well under half the cost — with a 7-day free trial. A single saved eval reset from impulsive re-entry pays for months of the subscription. The annual plan also includes the full PDF manual bundle at no extra cost.
Can You Use Both?
Yes, and it makes sense if you have a history of revenge trading past your daily loss limit. LAYER 0 filters your session before it starts. LockMyTrades acts as a backstop if the session turns bad anyway. They are complementary, not competing.
The prevention layer — free to start
Stop the bad session before it starts. Pre-Trade Firewall Gate, Daily Close, The Weekly Close, Post-Loss Lockout, Pattern & P&L Insights, Discipline Score. Free to start, $14.99/mo.
Start FreeAnnual plan includes the full PDF bundle.