Opening it is already deciding
Today’s tasks, goals, energy left. No blank page.
The hard part is starting.
One window to decide, calculate and record. Native macOS, offline, quiet.
Download for macOS Apple Silicon Mac · M1 and later Apple Silicon Mac download Windows — coming soon Intel Mac — coming soon No build for this machine yet — the button above is a macOS application. See pricing
7 DAYS · NO CARD · MACOS 14+
↓ THIS ISN’T A SCREENSHOT — IT’S THE APP
Check a task, drag a price: the window really responds. This is the app’s own code, not a picture.
Sessions — real local time of each venue
Aujourd'hui
Tick a line: the discipline gauge moves, the streak updates and the entry lands in the Journal. Nothing typed twice.
7 jCURRENT STREAK
7 DAYS
25minFOCUS / 2 H
+2RTRADING 7 D
Discipline
50% 3/6 tâches série 7 j
Energy left
100%ENERGY
0 trade · −0%0 min d'écran · −0%
Today’s tasks
Objectifs en cours
Position
CALCULATEURSETTINGS This is the app’s exact formula:
lots = (capital × risk %) ÷ (stop distance in pips × pip value). The distance comes from the prices, not from typing it in — which is what prevents the misplaced decimal. The result is rounded to the minimum tradable lot (0.01). Trade parameters
Sens
Recommended size
0.40lots
ACTUAL RISK $124,80 target $125.00
SL DISTANCE 31.2 pips 30 + spread 1.2
THEORETICAL R:R 1:2
POTENTIAL GAIN +$249,60
Calculation history
DATEPAIRSIDERISK SLR:RLOTSRISKED
Journal
Everything greyed out below was written by your actions in the other modules. By evening, only the closing sentence is left to type.
SAVED
Humeur
Energy
Written automatically today
Habitudes — 12 semaines
Reduced preview — 3 modules out of 12, everything runs in your browser, nothing is sent.
Motivation is a poor thing to lean on: it’s never there when you need it.
Three screens, three frictions removed
The numbers are already there
The exact size from your capital and your stop. Nothing to connect.
Tracking happens on its own
Habits and routines are recorded while you execute.
12
modules, one window
2× /jour
briefing London · New York
0
API key to configure
100 %
of your data on your Mac
€12 a month.
€19 with trading.
12 €/mois — Shale · 19 €/mois — Shale Trade
Try it for 7 days 7 jours d'essai · sans carte · résiliable en un clic See full pricing → Questions
Does my data go anywhere?
The journal, tasks, trades and calculations live in a local file on your Mac, which you can open, back up or delete. An encrypted copy goes to our servers so your devices stay in agreement: the encryption happens on your machine, with a key derived from your password, which we do not hold. So we store data we cannot read. Syncing starts when you sign in; “Forget the key on this device”, in the settings, stops it without touching your local data.
Do I need to connect my broker?
Never. The calculator works on the values you enter — capital, risk, entry price, stop, point value. No API key, no access to your trading account, no orders placed.
Does Shale place orders for me?
No, and that isn’t the point. Shale is a preparation and discipline tool: it helps you decide beforehand and keeps the record afterwards. Execution stays on your platform.
Which markets does it work for?
Position sizing is market-agnostic: indices, forex, futures, stocks, crypto. You enter the instrument’s contract size and point value — Shale remembers the configuration per symbol and does the rest.
Does the market briefing need a paid API key?
Prices, macro data, the calendar and the news all arrive without any key. Only the final write-up goes through a language model: paste your own Gemini or Groq key into the settings and the module works. Without a key, you still get the raw data.
Do I need an account to use the app?
Yes. The app asks for a confirmed email address the first time you open it, and the sign-in screen is a real wall: without an account, nothing is shown. That account covers one thing only — your licence and encrypted sync. Your working data stays on your Mac: we cannot read it, even once it is synced. Once you are signed in the app works offline; you simply need an internet connection the first time.
What if I stop after three days?
The trial lasts 7 days and asks for no card. If you stop opening the app, there’s nothing to cancel. If you subscribe and then change your mind, cancelling takes one click, the app goes read-only, and your data stays on your machine.
Windows, iPhone, iPad?
macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon (M1 and later) today — that is the only build published. An Intel build, Windows and a mobile web view are planned. The workstation will stay on the desktop: that’s where the decision gets made.
Stop depending on the mood you wake up in.
Install Shale, open it tomorrow morning, and see what happens.
Download for macOS Apple Silicon Mac · M1 and later Apple Silicon Mac download Windows — coming soon Intel Mac — coming soon No build for this machine yet — the button above is a macOS application. MACOS 14+ Try it for 7 days →