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 Tab - Reports
Journal Reports
Understanding your trading performance shouldn’t require digging through spreadsheets or guesswork. Journal Reports turn your trading data into clear, visual insights—so you can quickly see what’s working, what’s not, and where to focus next.
With intuitive graphs and concise summary outlines, Journal Reports provide a high-level view of your account performance across multiple categories, helping you connect the dots between results, behavior, and decision-making.
Whether you’re reviewing weekly performance, refining your edge, or building better trading habits, Journal Reports transform raw data into actionable insight—at a glance.
Click the Info Icon 
for a detailed outline on:
- What information the report provides
- Why it matters
- How to use it
- The application(s) the report is Best used for
Report Legend
Each Report has a legend where indicators can be toggled on/off simply by clicking on each one.
Journal Reports include insights by:
- Performance – Analyze results by time period to spot trends and consistency.
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Symbols – Identify which tickers were your most and least profitable.
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Account – Review performance across individual or multiple accounts.
- Behavior – See how trading habits impact outcomes.
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Conditionals – Evaluate performance based on specific trade criteria or setups.
Click on one of the above categories, then click on the Report to display
To make analysis even easier, users can group their Favorites into a single section—allowing you to focus on the symbols, strategies, or reports that matter most to you.
Simply, click the Star Icon to highlighteach Report to keep under “Favorites”
- The account(s) selected on the left side of the Portfolio Tab display the activity in the center panel for the default time period of 12 months
- Use the Filter Button to adjust the time period, symbols, etc to display
- The results from the center panel will be displayed on the right panel
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.
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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”.
Trading Sandbox Account - Overview
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.
Trading Sandbox Account was built specifically to overcome these shortcomings, allowing traders to:
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Test advanced strategies without brokerage-imposed limits.
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Gain confidence in how options positions will behave through expiration and assignment.
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Track true results on completed trades for more effective learning and analysis.
As with other simulated trading systems, the Sandbox uses delayed market data. However, it goes beyond conventional paper trading platforms in several key areas:
Fast & Reliable Order Execution
Orders are processed quickly during market hours, creating a more realistic trading experience compared to laggy paper trading systems.
Supports Conditional Orders for Stocks
Effortlessly include Stop and Limit Orders when buying stock.
Options Handling That Works
Options are properly assigned and exercised as they would be in a real account, removing the gaps found in most brokerage simulators.
Accurate Trade Capture
The Sandbox records and captures gains/losses on completed trades, giving you a clear picture of how your strategies perform over time.
Full Journal Support
When auto-journaled (default setting) is set, all activity is captured. Track your progress to see what strategies work, what needs more practice, for important feedback.
How To Add:
Sandbox has been added as a drop-down selection in the Portfolio section of your trading platform
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Click the bottom left corner tab of the platform to display all account tabs
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Click the “+” icon appearing below these tabs
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Select “Sandbox” from the dropdown list. Check the “I agree…” box
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Name your account and select a color identifier, if desired.
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Start trading!
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.
Platform Features Release: December 2022
Announcing the latest Release which added a powerful Lower Indicator on the Charts Tab: 52 Week Hi/Lo. Price/Date info has been added to X/Y axis
52-Week Hi/Low Indicator
The newest lower indicator: 52-week Hi/Low Indicator is a Broad Market Indicator. It is not Stock specific.
View how individual Stocks/ETFs are faring compared to the Broad Market.
Select from NYSE, NASD or AmEx
There are two views:
Show Difference Only – Display either a green or red (or no) bar representing the net advancers/decliners for that period.
Show High & Low (uncheck box)– Displays both green/red bars to illustrate number with new 52 week high/lows.
The background color identifies a bullish or bearish trend, based upon the number of days selected (Trend Period)
Example: If 3 days are selected, background highlight will begin on the 4th consecutive day of gains (or losses).
X/Y axis – Price/Date display
The cursor’s crosshairs will display the Price/Date info along the X/Y axis for easier reading.
This information will still appear in the upper/right corner above the chart:
Drawing Key Activation
Use your keypad to activate drawing lines on the Chart by following these steps:
1. Click either in Header area above the chart – OR –
Click the Annotation icon>Line
2. Click on chart, then “Alt” and “T” keys where you want to start line.
Once activated from either of the starting points (1), the function works on the current chart, without having to reactivate by clicking on the Header or Annotation icon.
Platform Features Release: November 2022
Announcing the latest Release allowing for customized Watchlist views. Improvements in Journal functionality will increase responsiveness and allow users to better control the data displayed. Format enhancements were also made to increase readability
Watchlist Views – Create, Save & Edit
The ability to create your own Watchlist views based on criteria important to you enhances the work flow of finding the best candidates for trading.
Click on 
next to the (Default) Watchlist, then select “Add New” to get started.
Build your own views from over 160 data points, then adjust the display position in the order you want them to appear.
Click on 
icon to edit a view you previously created.
Learn more by clicking below:
Improvements
The Journal default displays Order/Trade activity from the Activated Trade Account.
To switch or add accounts, simply click on the other Account tabs or select by group: Real, Virtual, Manual or All accounts.
The improved functionality allows for faster journal activity display and easier trade analysis.
Change Log
- Resolved Score Icon Navigation from Home/Market Tab
- Corrected Fundamental/Dividend missing data
- Moving Average indicator functionality restored on Custom Page
- Corrected display data on Fundamental Tab
- Addressed candlestick not appearing first 20 minutes on Mondays.
- Rectified downloading data from Screener
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.
