Analytics & Reports

What Are Trading Analytics & Reports?

The Analytics & Reports system turns your trade journal into a performance laboratory. Instead of guessing what works, you'll see exactly which setups produce results, which times of day align with your edge, and which patterns cost you money. This isn't surface-level stats—it's deep analysis that reveals the hidden truths in your trading data.

Every trade you log feeds into a comprehensive analytics engine that calculates win rates, profit factors, maximum drawdowns, hourly performance patterns, emotional impact, mistake costs, and dozens of other metrics. The reports page is where data becomes strategy, where hunches become facts, and where you discover what actually makes you profitable.

"I thought I was good at London session trading. The analytics showed I was actually losing money every London session for 3 months straight. My real edge was NY AM—I just didn't notice until the data proved it. Changed everything."

Why Professional Traders Use Analytics

Comprehensive Performance Metrics

The reports page calculates and displays dozens of critical performance metrics automatically:

Summary Statistics

• Total P/L - Net profit/loss across all filtered trades
• Win Rate - Percentage of profitable trades vs total trades
• Profit Factor - Ratio of gross profits to gross losses (2.0+ is strong)
• Maximum Drawdown - Largest peak-to-trough decline in your equity curve
• Average Win vs Average Loss - Compare winning trade size to losing trade size
• Total Trading Days - Days with at least one trade in the period
• Average Trades Per Day - Trading frequency and activity level
• Largest Win & Largest Loss - Best and worst single-trade results

Win/Loss Breakdown

• Total Winners - Count and total P/L of profitable trades
• Total Losers - Count and total P/L of losing trades
• Breakeven Trades - Trades that resulted in zero P/L
• Win Streak - Longest consecutive winning trades
• Loss Streak - Longest consecutive losing trades (risk management check)

Hourly Performance Analysis

See your P/L, win rate, and trade count broken down by hour of the trading day (market time). This reveals your most profitable hours and your danger zones:

Day of Week Statistics

Monday through Sunday performance breakdown reveals which days of the week align with your trading style:

• Monday - Do you trade well after the weekend, or need time to warm up?
• Tuesday-Thursday - Mid-week consistency or mid-week slumps?
• Friday - Strong finish or end-of-week fatigue?
• Win Rate by Day - Which days produce your highest win percentage?
• P/L by Day - Which days are actually profitable vs which feel profitable?

Many traders discover they have "expensive Mondays" or "profitable Fridays" they never noticed without data.

Session-Based Analytics

Performance breakdown by trading session shows where your edge really lies:

Asia Session (6 PM - 2 AM ET)

Low volatility, range-bound trading. Do you profit from patience or lose to chop?

London Session (2 AM - 7:30 AM ET)

Increased volatility, trend development. Are you catching London breakouts or getting whipsawed?

NY AM Session (9:30 AM - 12 PM ET)

Highest volume, most opportunities. Your best session or your most expensive?

Lunch Session (12 PM - 1:30 PM ET)

Reduced liquidity, choppy action. Are you wise enough to stay away?

NY PM Session (1:30 PM - 4 PM ET)

Afternoon trends or afternoon traps? See whether you finish strong or give back gains.

Overnight vs Regular Sessions - Compare performance during regular market hours vs overnight holds to understand your risk tolerance and edge across different timeframes.

Weekly Performance Tracking

Week-by-week P/L analysis shows consistency over time:

• Cumulative Weekly P/L - See every week's net result in a sortable table
• Best Week & Worst Week - Identify your peak performance and biggest challenges
• Consistency Metrics - How many profitable weeks vs losing weeks? Are you trending up or stuck?
• Weekly Win Rate - Does your win rate improve or degrade over time?

Weekly tracking helps you spot long-term trends that daily analysis misses. Are you improving month-over-month or spinning your wheels?

Cumulative P/L Curve

Visual equity curve showing your cumulative profit/loss over time. This is the most honest representation of your trading:

• Upward Trend - Consistent profitability with controlled drawdowns
• Flat or Choppy - Breaking even over time (strategy needs work)
• Downward Trend - Losing money consistently (stop trading, fix approach)
• Drawdown Visualization - See exactly when and how deep your drawdowns occurred

The equity curve doesn't lie. It shows your true trajectory, not your perception of it.

Emotional State Analysis

One of the most powerful analytics: how your emotions correlate with trade outcomes.

Analytics show P/L by emotional state, win rate by emotion, and trade frequency by emotion. Most traders are shocked to discover their "best" emotional state isn't what they assumed.

Mistake Tracking & Impact Analysis

Identify your most expensive mistakes and how often you repeat them:

Mistake Categories

• Early Exit - Cutting winners short before target
• Late Exit - Holding losers too long or not hitting stops
• Missed Signal - Hesitating on valid setups
• Overleveraged - Position sizing too large for account
• Broke Rules - Trading outside your playbook
• Poor Timing - Right setup, wrong entry timing
• Ignored Setup - Trading without a clear setup

Mistake Analytics

• Frequency by Mistake Type - Which mistakes you repeat most
• Total Cost by Mistake - P/L impact of each mistake category
• Win Rate Impact - How mistakes affect your success rate
• Trend Over Time - Are you eliminating mistakes or repeating them?

Seeing "Early Exit cost you $4,250 over 37 trades" is far more motivating than vaguely knowing you sometimes exit too early.

Setup Type Performance

Compare results across different trade setups to identify your highest-probability plays:

• P/L by Setup - Which setups are actually profitable?
• Win Rate by Setup - Breakouts vs pullbacks vs reversals—which works for you?
• Average Trade Size by Setup - Are your winners big enough on trend trades?
• Trade Frequency by Setup - Over-trading low-probability setups?

Many traders discover they're profitable on 2-3 specific setups and unprofitable on everything else. Analytics help you focus on what works and eliminate what doesn't.

Macro Period Analysis

How do you perform during major economic events and macro volatility periods?

• Fed Days - FOMC meetings, rate decisions, policy announcements
• CPI/Inflation Reports - High-volatility news events
• Non-Farm Payrolls - Monthly employment data
• Earnings Season - Equity index volatility

Analytics show whether you thrive in volatility or get chopped up. Some traders are macro traders; others should stay away during news.

Account Performance Comparison

For traders with multiple accounts (eval, funded, sim), see performance broken down by account:

• Eval Account Performance - Are you trading differently under pressure?
• Funded Account Performance - Do you perform better with real money?
• Sim Account Performance - Testing strategies vs executing live
• Performance Gap Analysis - Identify psychological differences between account types

Many traders discover they're more profitable in sim than live (psychological issues) or more profitable in funded accounts than evals (pressure handling).

Powerful Filtering Options

All analytics can be filtered to analyze specific scenarios:

How to Use Analytics for Improvement

1. Review Reports Weekly

Make Sunday or Monday your "analytics day." Review last week's performance, identify patterns, and adjust your approach for the coming week. Consistency beats intensity.

2. Focus on One Metric at a Time

Don't try to fix everything at once. Pick your most expensive mistake or lowest-performing session and work on improving just that metric for 2-4 weeks. Then move to the next weakness.

3. Compare Similar Conditions

Don't compare high-volatility weeks to low-volatility weeks. Use filters to compare apples to apples—ES trades to ES trades, London to London, breakouts to breakouts.

4. Track Improvement Over Time

Set a baseline (current metrics) and measure progress monthly. Is your win rate improving? Is your max drawdown shrinking? Is your profit factor increasing? Progress requires measurement.

5. Trust the Data Over Your Gut

Your brain lies to you about trading. It remembers big wins and forgets small losses. Analytics don't lie. When data contradicts your beliefs, trust the data.

Who Needs Trading Analytics?

Analytics vs Gut Feelings

Bottom Line: Feelings are unreliable. Analytics reveal the truth.

Mobile Analytics Access

Review your analytics from any device. Whether you're on your trading desk or reviewing performance on your phone, full analytics are accessible with responsive charts and tables that adapt to any screen size.

Start Analyzing Your Performance

You can't improve what you don't measure. Professional traders know this. That's why they obsess over data, track every metric, and make decisions based on results—not hunches.

The difference between traders who make it and traders who blow up isn't talent. It's analytics. It's knowing what works, eliminating what doesn't, and making data-driven decisions every single week.

Next Steps

• Trade Journal - Learn how to log trades that feed into analytics
• Session Trading - Understand session-based performance analysis
• Trading Psychology - Deep dive into emotional state analytics
• Multi-Account Management - Compare performance across multiple accounts