Journal Auto-Reconcile
Journal Auto-Reconcile
The auto-reconciliation in the Trade Journal aligns trades and results—allowing students to focus on analyzing performance instead of managing data. Since consistent review is key to improving as a trader, this streamlines the learning process.
Start in the Reconcile View of the Journal:
Next, click the 
button.
The dialog box to the left will appear:
Click “Yes”
The display will list the resulting action for each expiration.
You can scroll to review.
The arrow icon appears on Journal Tabs that can be edited. 
Click on the icon, confirm you want to make changes.
When completed, “Save”
The display will list the resulting action for each expiration.
You can scroll to review.
26-03 Release Notes: Journal Auto-Reconcile, Extended Trading, New Charting Indicators
Platform Release Summary
This release helps you see more of the market, spend less time tracking trades, and apply your strategies with greater confidence—with extended-hours charting, automated journal reconciliation, and new technical indicators.
Journal Auto-Reconcile
The auto-reconciliation in the Trade Journal aligns trades and results—allowing users to focus on analyzing performance instead of managing data. Since consistent review is key to improving as a trader, this feature makes the process significantly easier and more accurate
Start in the Reconcile View of the Journal:
Next, click the button.
The dialog box to the left will appear:
Click “Yes”
The display will list the resulting action for each expiration.
You can scroll to review.
The Reconcile view will clear and all Journal Tabs will update to reflect the action resulting from each Expiration.
The arrow icon (shown) allows editing – including early assignment of options.
Note: This icon will *only* appear on Journal Tabs where the function is permitted.
Example: Stock Positions will not display the icon.
Extended Trading Hours
Pre and Post-Market activity can be displayed on Intra-Day charts:
First, click on the Gear icon as shown.
Then, toggle “Show Pre-Post Trading bars” to the On position, as shown.
Finally, “Save“.
Additions: New Charting Indicators
Chande Momentum Indicator (CMO)
Measures the strength of price movement by evaluating both gains and losses, providing a more balanced view than traditional oscillators.
- Above +50: Indicates overbought conditions (potential selling opportunity)
- Below -50: Indicates oversold conditions (potential buying opportunity)
Summary: Helps identify when price movement may be overextended and due for a reversal.
Chaikin Money Flow (CMF)
An oscillator measuring buying and selling pressure by analyzing money flow volume over a set period, rather than cumulatively.
- Positive values: Indicate buying pressure (accumulation)
- Negative values: Indicate selling pressure (distribution)
- Default setting: 20-period (typically 20 days)
Summary: Helps identify whether money is flowing into or out of a security over a defined timeframe.
Directional Movement Index (DMI)
A trend indicator that measures both the direction and strength of a trend using three lines: ADX, +DI, and -DI.
- +DI above -DI: Indicates an uptrend
- -DI above +DI: Indicates a downtrend
- ADX: Measures trend strength (regardless of direction)
- Default setting: 14-period
Summary: Helps identify trend direction and the trend’s strength
Ultimate Oscillator
A momentum indicator that combines three timeframes to provide a more balanced view of market strength and reduce false signals.
- Higher values: Indicate stronger buying pressure
- Lower values: Indicate stronger selling pressure
- Used to identify overbought/oversold conditions and potential trend reversals
Summary: Helps confirm momentum and spot potential turning points with greater reliability.
Change Log
- Improve OHLC appearance
- Repair drawing annotations on extended chart
- Reconciliation mode functionality fixed
Journal Tagging - OCO, Trailing Stops, etc.
OCO Journal Tagging
OCO Orders are automatically tagged in the Journal.
Once the Stock Order is Executed (it is an active Position), the Limit and Stop orders are Live (active Orders for the duration selected: Day or GTC.)
If/when the stock hits the Limit price, that order will execute, and the Stop order will be canceled. The Journal tab will be green and display a Gain/Profit.
-OR-
If/when the stock hits the Stop price, that order will execute and the Limit order will be canceled. The Journal tab will be red and display a Loss.
The tagged results show whether you’ve been hitting your target or getting stopped out.
**Note: Past Conditional trades will be tagged as “otoca-entry”, “otoca-target” and “otoca-stop”.
Platform Features Release: Sandbox Trading Account, Order Status Filter & more
Announcing the latest Release of feature and functionality additions and enhancements to the trading platform to assist the investment/trading decision process.
Trading Sandbox Virtual Account
Announcing a new Virtual Account with fast execution, accurate tracking, and reliability you can depend on.
Unlike traditional broker-provided virtual accounts, the Sandbox is not bound by brokerage margin rules or limitations, giving you more freedom to practice and test strategies.
The Sandbox uses delayed market data. In addition to fast, reliable trade execution and accurate trade capture, it also handles options correctly, supports Conditional Orders for stocks, full Journal Support, and more!
Order Status Filter Buttons
The Order Status Tab filter buttons make it easy to locate previous orders
- All – Everything in the time period is shown on the tab (Today, 1 Week, 1 Month, etc.).
- Open- Orders that have not yet executed as an active Trade/Position – includes Waiting Conditional orders.
- Working – Bracket orders where the underlying stock order is an active position (Stop/Limit orders). Excludes Waiting Conditional orders.
- Filled – Executed orders whether to open/modify/close
- Canceled – Includes both manually canceled as well as day orders that did not get filled prior to the end of the Market Day
OCO Journal Tagging
OCO Orders are automatically tagged in the Journal.
Once the Stock Order is Executed (it is an active Position), the Limit and Stop orders are Live (active Orders for the duration selected: Day or GTC.)
If/when the stock hits the Limit price, that order will execute, and the Stop order will be canceled. The Journal tab will be green and display a Gain/Profit.
-OR-
If/when the stock hits the Stop price, that order will execute and the Limit order will be canceled. The Journal tab will be red and display a Loss.
**Note: Past Conditional trades will be tagged as “otoca-entry”, “otoca-target” and “otoca-stop”.
Delayed Streaming Quotes
Delayed Streaming Quotes will appear when you have a Virtual or Manual Account activated.
Click on the account tab so that it appears on the bottom left corner of your screen.
Extend Fibonacci Retracements on Charts
Fibonacci retracements can be extended right and/or left on the chart.
Click an existing Fibonacci annotation, then use the toggle switches to adjust it.
Don’t forget to “Save”
Note: Extend Right/Left can be edited/saved individually, not Set As Default.
Chart crosshairs
The cursor crosshairs on the chart have been adjusted so they no longer obscure the candlestick wicks
Other Additions
- Set “GTC” as default duration for Exit Order on Trade Ticket
- Modify TTM Squeeze formula to follow industry
- Auto-select Option Cycles for existing Order(s)
Change Log
- Resolved Screener glitch to move candidates to selected watch list
Life of Trade Journal View
Life Of The Trade
“Life of Trade” View in the Journal offers another way to view your trading activity and results.
Trades are grouped by Symbol, making it easier to follow the trade from Open-Adjust-Close – along with any Assigning/Exercising of the underlying stock.
This view further allows you to sort by Account, Symbol, etc for more targeted analysis.
Following a Shared Account (Premium Desktop Feature)
Under Portfolio>Sharing, click on “Accounts I’m Following” on the left-hand panel.
The center panel, above the Account List has a section to enter the code for the Account to be shared on your platform. Enter the code, then click “Add“
On the bottom, right panel box under “Options“, make sure to check boxes:
Show in Journal
Show in Staged Orders
Alert me about this (Needs permission)
Your device’s settings need to be permissioned for Alerts.
Finally, for easy trade identification, select a color identifier from the dropdown box in the right corner of the Options box.
Set Up Trade & Journal Sharing (Premium Desktop Feature)
Trade and Journal Sharing
Step 1:
Select “Sharing” under the Portfolio Tab to to access these features of sharing trade ideas with peers or trading groups or have access to an Instructor’s Trades or Journal History.
Trade Sharing allows for potential trades to display in “Order Staging” listing the Source of the Order.
Journal Sharing can be used to follow a Trading Group, Instructors, Peer, Public Accounts as well as Newsletters/Trading Room applications.
Step 2: On the left-hand panel, click on “My Shared Accounts”
Shared Accounts are grouped into 4 categories:
- My Shared Accounts – Elect to share Order Staging and/or Journal Sharing
- Accounts I’m Following – Other peers, trading partners, instructors
- Subscription Accounts – Newsletter or Trading Group applications
- Public Shared Accounts – allows access to a Public Directory with performance metrics
Step 3: Set up your User Profile
Click “Edit“
Add a User Display Name
Provide a Bio and/or Information about the account. This is what others will see.
The Formatting option allows you to customize the Bio/Information box.
Click “Save“
Step 4: Set Up Account Profile
1. In the middle panel, click on the Account to be shared
2. On the bottom right panel of the page, click on “Create Sharing Profile“
3. On the pop-up window, add an Account Display Name and Account Description.
Note: Both are required.
You are also able to add #tags to this Account Profile.
4. Click “Save“
Available buttons allow you to Generate New Code and Disable Code.
Account Options
Once Shared, you can “Unshare” account by clicking on button located in the upper right of this box.
Share Journal is checked by default.
Check box for Share Staged Trades if you wish to provide that on the selected account.
A code is automatically generated to Privately Share/Peer-to-peer share
Duration drop-down menu allows you to set how long the code is valid:
Single use only
Hour
Day
Week
Until Disabled
Export Reports (Desktop)
Clicking on 
located on the upper left corner of the Positions and Gains tabs allows you to export that information as a .csv file.
The Journal give you the ability to export reports in a PDF file on your desktop platform. But that’s just the beginning.
You can export from the Transaction or Reconciliation view filtered by Account, Symbol, Tags, Notes and/or Date Range.
Life of Trade View also allows you to filter by Order Status in addition to the above criteria for even more focused report. Only want to print Closed Trades? Want to see how many trades are Unmatched? Select those filters.
The top of your Journal report displays the Tag Summary based upon the account(s) and filtering criteria selected.
The trade detail report displays the status, Open, Close, Expire with a color code of the trade: Blue=Open, Green=Profit, Red=Loss, Yellow=Unmatched.
Link Trades in Journal
Trades can easily be linked in the Journal. This is helpful to keep related trades grouped together for easier tracking and analysis.
Some common applications include:
- Covered Calls – keeping stock and selling Calls with different Expirations
- Adjustment/Repair Trades
- Other previously Unmatched trades
This feature is best used in the Life of Trade View in the Journal.
The following steps will allow you to Link Trades: 
1. After selecting your account and sorting by symbol, expand one of the trade tabs you want to link to another trade group or set.
Click the ‘Link Icon‘
2. A pop-up window will list the Selected (Expanded) Trade, any related trade and Available Trade Sets for that symbol in that account.
Note: You can link trade sets both prior to and following your current, selected trade.
Example: You want to link a May 2019 expired Call to April 2019 and June 2019 Covered Call trade set.
3. Click “Link To This Trade Set” for trade set(s) to link selected trade to, then click “Close“.
In this example, we linked an Expired May 10 2019 short call to an April and June Covered Call trade set.
After linking the trade, notice the total Profit (Loss) Amount updated, but the trade duration did not.
This is because the May Call falls in between the original April trade entry and the June expiration.
If you have more trade sets to link, repeat the previous steps as outlined.
Final note: If you link a trade in error, simply expand the same trade tab and ‘uncheck’ the Link This Trade Set box.
Life Of Trade Icon/Color Codes
The Life of Trade Icon and Tab/Trade entry color show help you identify the status of your trades.
Icon Display and Color Coding
Note: Orders are automatically updated when you login to your trading account, whether Live, Virtual or Manual
Blue – Hollow Dots – No Connection
Active Order or Open Original Trade
Yellow – Hollow Dots – Open Connection
The Original Trade has been adjusted, but is still an Active Trade
Yellow – Solid Dots – Closed Connection
The Trade and any Adjustments have been closed, but one or more entries need to be
Matched or Reconciled
Green – Solid Dots – Closed Connection
Closed trade – which includes any adjustments – resulting in a Profit
Red – Solid Dots – Closed Connection
Closed Trade – which includes any adjustments – resulting in a Loss
Trade Entry Lines
Note: Depending on the Theme used, the following colors will vary. The bar color denotes whether the trade needs action – such as Reconciliation or Matching to another trade.
Blue Line
No action needed on these entries. The colored left tab shows the status of each trade:
Blue: (Open Trade, hollow dots, no connection), Yellow: (Adjusted, hollow dots, partial connection), Red: Loss (Closed, solid dots, connected), Green: Profit (Closed, solid dots, connected)
Yellow Line
Action is needed on these trade entries. The Trade may have gone through Expiration and needs to be Reconciled. By clicking on the Trade Line, the Trade Tab will display:
Once the action is completed, the entry will update on all Journal tables including the Tags, P/L Graph & Insight tabs.
It is important to reconcile expired trades to properly display profit and provide updated analytical information on your trading success.