Frequently Asked Questions

Use the Trade Journal on the left: fill Date & Time, Asset, P&L (£), Risk (1R) Amount (£), Outcome (Win/Loss), and optional Tags (comma-separated), then click "Add Trade". Manual trades are automatically saved to the database and localStorage as backup.

Yes. Click “Import from CSV”. Required columns: Date, Asset, P&L, Risk(1R). Optional: Tags (semicolon-separated). Date format: DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm. Invalid rows are skipped and reported.

Below Dashboard → “Filter by Tag”, click any tag pill to filter stats and charts to those trades. Click “Clear Filter” to reset.

The connection badge in the Trade Journal header shows whether you're connected to the database. "Local Storage" means data is saved locally, while "Connected" means data can be synced to the database.

Initial Balance (£) sets your starting account value. The Current Balance shows your Initial Balance plus the cumulative P&L from all trades.

The sum of all individual trade profits and losses. It’s your raw outcome before risk adjustment.

Total Gross Profit ÷ Total Gross Loss. Above 1.0 means profits exceed losses; higher values indicate stronger edge.

Percentage of profitable trades. It’s the MLE of your success probability and updates with filters applied.

Expected value per trade in R-multiples (wins and losses averaged). Positive values suggest a scalable edge.

Average R per win ÷ average R per loss. Combine with Win Rate to understand strategy shape.

Minimum Win Rate required so average gains cover average losses given current risk-reward.

Max Drawdown is the worst historical equity drop; Current Drawdown is distance from the latest equity peak now.

Net Profit ÷ Max Drawdown. Shows resilience. >2.0 is typically considered strong.

Risk-adjusted return using total volatility. Useful for comparing systems on a normalized basis.

Returns per unit of downside risk. Ignores upside volatility for a more trader-relevant view.

Measures variability of P&L per trade in currency terms. Larger values mean more swingy outcomes.

Assesses streak randomness. |Z| ≤ 1.96 ≈ random; outside may indicate psychological or process patterns.

Van Tharp’s system quality. <1.6 Junk, 1.6–1.9 Average, 2.0–2.4 Good, 2.5–2.9 Excellent, >3.0 Holy Grail. Needs ~30+ trades.

Enter Balance, Risk %, Stop Loss (points/pips), and Value per point. Outputs Amount to Risk and Position Size for consistent risk.

Uses your filtered Win Rate and R-Expectancy with chosen Risk % and Drawdown to estimate the probability of hitting that loss limit.

5th percentile simulated loss over the next N trades (Trades per Series). Switch to “Set Limit” to define your own VaR cap and see breach odds.

Extreme R outcomes beyond Loss ≤ threshold or Win ≥ threshold. Auto mode estimates their probability and average P&L from your data.

Visualizes Win and Loss Rates by weekday to spotlight favorable or difficult days. Helpful for scheduling and caution zones.

Shows conditional probabilities for the next trade after a Win vs after a Loss. Reveals pressing advantage or revenge-trading risk.

Estimates the most likely weekday for the next win/loss based on the last outcome. Highlights weekly rhythms.

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