Trade Replay

Replay and analyze your historical trades

Trade Replay

Replay your historical trades to analyze your decision-making and improve your trading.

What is Trade Replay?

Trade Replay lets you:

  • Step through trades candle by candle
  • See what you saw at the time of entry/exit
  • Analyze decisions without hindsight bias
  • Learn from mistakes by reviewing setups

Starting a Replay

From Trade Journal

  1. Go to Journal
  2. Click on any trade
  3. Click Replay Trade

From Analytics

  1. Go to Analytics
  2. Find a trade in the list
  3. Click the replay icon

Manual Entry

  1. Go to Trade Replay from sidebar
  2. Enter symbol
  3. Enter date range
  4. Set entry/exit points

Replay Interface

Price Chart

  • Candlestick chart showing price action
  • Hidden future: Only shows candles up to current replay point
  • Entry marker: Green arrow at your entry
  • Exit marker: Red arrow at your exit

Playback Controls

Control Function
Play Auto-advance candles
Pause Stop auto-advance
Step Forward Move one candle ahead
Step Back Move one candle back
Speed Adjust playback speed (1x, 2x, 5x)
Jump to Entry Go directly to entry candle
Jump to Exit Go directly to exit candle

Timeline

Scrubber bar showing: - Current position in replay - Entry point marker - Exit point marker - Click anywhere to jump

Information Panels

Trade Info

Field Value
Symbol AAPL
Side Long
Entry Date 2024-06-15 10:32
Entry Price $185.50
Shares 100
Stop Loss $180.00
Target $195.00

Live Indicators

As you replay, indicators update in real-time:

  • RSI value
  • MACD value
  • Moving average positions
  • Volume comparison

Current P&L

Shows unrealized P&L at current replay point: - Dollar amount - Percentage - R-multiple (if stop set)

Analysis Features

Decision Points

Mark key moments in the trade:

  1. Click Add Marker at any candle
  2. Select type:
  3. Entry consideration
  4. Exit consideration
  5. Add to position
  6. Reduce position
  7. Mistake identified
  8. Add notes

Notes & Annotations

Add text notes to the chart: - What you were thinking - What you should have noticed - Lessons learned

Screenshot Capture

Click Capture to save chart images: - Saved with trade in journal - Export for review

Replay Modes

Standard Replay

  • Start before entry
  • Watch setup develop
  • See entry execute
  • Follow to exit

Blind Replay

Test yourself without knowing outcome:

  1. Enable Blind Mode
  2. Trade details hidden
  3. Make notes as you watch
  4. Reveal outcome at end
  5. Compare your analysis

What-If Replay

Explore alternative scenarios:

  1. Start replay
  2. Click What-If at any point
  3. Set hypothetical exit
  4. See how alternative would have performed

Trade Analysis Questions

Use replay to answer:

Entry Analysis

  • Was the setup valid per my playbook?
  • Did I wait for confirmation?
  • Was my timing optimal?
  • Did I miss any warning signs?

Exit Analysis

  • Did I follow my exit rules?
  • Could I have captured more profit?
  • Did I cut losses appropriately?
  • Did emotions affect my exit?

Risk Management

  • Was position size appropriate?
  • Was stop loss well-placed?
  • Did I honor my stop?
  • Was risk/reward favorable?

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Action
Space Play/Pause
→ Step forward
← Step back
↑ Increase speed
↓ Decrease speed
E Jump to entry
X Jump to exit
M Add marker
N Add note

Batch Replay

Review multiple trades in sequence:

  1. Go to Journal
  2. Select multiple trades (checkboxes)
  3. Click Replay Selected
  4. Trades queue up in order

Great for: - Weekly review sessions - Analyzing all trades in a symbol - Comparing similar setups

Saving Replay Sessions

Save Analysis

  1. After completing replay
  2. Click Save Analysis
  3. Notes and markers saved with trade

Export Session

  1. Click Export
  2. Choose format:
  3. PDF report with screenshots
  4. Video recording (if enabled)
  5. Notes only (text file)

Best Practices

Regular Review

  • Daily: Quick replay of day's trades
  • Weekly: In-depth analysis of best/worst
  • Monthly: Pattern identification across trades

Focus Areas

Identify recurring issues:

Issue What to Look For
Early entries Entering before confirmation
Late exits Holding too long
Ignored stops Not honoring stop loss
Overtrading Entries without setups
Size mistakes Too large or too small

Learning Process

  1. Replay trade without notes
  2. Write down observations
  3. Compare to original trade notes
  4. Identify gaps in awareness
  5. Update playbook if needed

Integration with Playbooks

Validate Playbook Rules

Use replay to check: - Did setup meet all criteria? - Were entry rules followed? - Were exit rules executed?

Grade Your Execution

Rate each trade: - A: Perfect execution - B: Minor deviation - C: Major deviation - F: Complete playbook violation