Logging Your First Trade

Your First Trade Log

Logging a trade in Tradapt takes less than two minutes. But to get real value from your data, it's worth understanding what each field captures and why.

Opening the Trade Form

Click the + Add Trade button in the top header of the app. This opens the trade entry dialog.

Required Fields

Instrument — The ticker or pair you traded (e.g., AAPL, NQ, EUR/USD). Tradapt supports stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto, and CFDs.

Direction — Long (Buy) or Short (Sell).

Entry Date & Time — When you entered the trade. Use the actual time, not the time you decided to enter.

Entry Price — Your fill price, not your intended entry price.

Exit Price — Where you closed the trade.

Quantity / Contracts / Lots — How many shares, contracts, or lots you traded.

Stop Loss — Where your stop was placed. This is used to calculate your planned risk (R) and R-multiple.

Optional Fields (But Important)

Setup / Tag — What pattern or setup triggered this trade. This is one of the most valuable fields. Over 100 trades, you'll see exactly which setups make money and which ones don't. Be consistent with your naming — "ORB" not sometimes "Opening Range" and sometimes "ORB breakout".

Emotions — How did you feel entering this trade? Options are: Calm, Confident, Anxious, Rushed, Revenge, FOMO. This data feeds directly into the AI behavioral analysis.

Notes — A brief written note about the trade. "Entered on the second test of VWAP with above-average volume confirmation" is more useful than "good trade".

What Tradapt Calculates Automatically

Once you fill in the required fields, Tradapt instantly calculates:

• Gross P&L — Entry to exit profit or loss
• Net P&L — After commissions (if entered)
• R-Multiple — How many R's you made or lost
• Risk amount — Dollar risk based on your stop loss and position size

Your First Trade is Logged

After clicking Save, the trade appears in your Journal and your Dashboard begins to update. Log a few more trades and you'll start seeing patterns emerge in your statistics.

Pro tip: Log trades the same day you take them. Memory fades fast, and accurate emotion data is nearly impossible to reconstruct 48 hours later.