QUANTFLOW Trade Journal

Log every signal your scanner produces, whether you trade it or not. The journal's value isn't tracking YOUR trades — it's tracking the SYSTEM's predictions against real outcomes. You log a WAIT verdict as HYPOTHETICAL with what would have happened; you log a TRADE you skipped as SKIPPED — both are still data points that let you calibrate the system.

Pair, Timeframe, Direction, Candle date/time — these identify exactly which setup you're logging. The candle timestamp (not "now") is critical because the same coin/TF can produce multiple signals over time.

Signal source — distinguishes Scanner (live daily scan) from Manual Analyzer (you picked a specific candle). Manual analyses often have different fill characteristics — tracking separately tells you if your discretionary picks outperform the live scanner or vice versa.

Copy the numbers from the 📊 6 Intelligence Layers card at the top of the scanner output. Regime color is mandatory (GREEN/YELLOW/RED). Others optional but useful:

• Body % — how much of the candle range is body (high body = strong momentum)
• Volume × — multiple of recent average (3×+ is the minimum edge threshold)
• ADX — trend strength (25+ = trending, 40+ = strong)
• ATR ratio — volatility vs recent baseline (>1.5× = expansion)

Later we can analyze: "my wins cluster at body >60% AND vol >4×" or similar.

This is what the AI dual-candidate output tells you to do. All 6 fields mandatory:

• Winning candidate — A (newest-bucket), B (weighted all-time), Tie, or None. Copy from the 👑 WINNER badge.
• Final AI verdict — TRADE / WAIT / NO TRADE (from the winner's verdict box)
• Entry zone + SL method + Mgmt mode + TP multiplier — copy from the winning candidate's method string (e.g. Standard / ATR SL / Partial-NoBE / TP2.5R becomes STANDARD, ATR, PARTIAL_NOBE, 2.5).

Why all mandatory? Because later analysis needs to answer: "Does Partial-NoBE actually beat Partial+BE live, like the backtest suggested?" — which requires enough samples per mgmt mode to have statistical meaning.

• ML prob % — the winning candidate's ML probability (42.6% in your screenshots)
• ML label — HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW
• Backtest WR % / EVw / PF — from the 🏆 Best method card
• WFO verdict — PASS / BORDERLINE / FAIL / INSUFFICIENT from the 🔬 WFO card
• Honest PF — from the 🎯 Honest PF line if shown (excludes breakeven trades)
• Fill rate % — from the candidate detail (important for survivor bias detection)

These let you ask: "When ML says 60%+, does my actual WR match?" and "Does WFO PASS predict winners?"

Phase 1 (when you log the signal):
• Did you take it? YES / NO / PAPER (tracking only, no real money)
• Risk % — how much of your account you risked (skip if NO)
• Entry / SL / TP1 / TP2 prices — copy from the trade plan card
• Outcome — set to OPEN initially

Phase 2 (when the trade closes):
• Return to the entry (edit button in Journal tab) and update:
• Outcome — WIN / LOSS / BREAKEVEN / HYPOTHETICAL
• R-multiple — signed, so +2.4 for a 2.4R winner, -1.0 for full stop, +0.5 for Partial+BE breakeven
• Followed prescribed mgmt? — YES if you traded exactly as the system said, NO if you deviated
• Exit reason — how it actually closed

• OPEN — trade is live, not yet closed. Default when you log.
• WIN — clean profit. TP2 hit, or trailing stop exited above entry. R = positive number (e.g. +2.0, +1.5).
• LOSS — full stop-loss hit before TP1 ever filled. R ≈ -1.0 (minus fees).
• BREAKEVEN — has TWO sub-cases depending on mgmt mode:
    Partial+BE variant (TP1+BE): TP1 hit, SL moved to breakeven, then price reversed and stopped you at BE. R ≈ +0.498R (50% × 1R + 50% × 0R minus fees). Set Exit reason = TP1+BE.
    Partial-NoBE variant (TP1+SL): TP1 hit, BUT SL stays at original level. Price reversed past entry all the way to original SL on the remaining half. R ≈ 0R (50% × 1R + 50% × -1R = 0R, minus fees). Set Exit reason = TP1+SL. Use the BE+SL quick-close button — it only appears when mgmt = Partial-NoBE.
• NOT FILLED — you logged a Standard or Sniper zone entry as OPEN, but price never retraced far enough within the 3-candle expiry window. Entry limit expired without a fill. R = null (no trade happened). This is critical to track — high NOT_FILLED rate on Standard/Sniper zones reveals survivor bias in backtest results.
• SKIPPED — you chose NOT to enter (different from NOT_FILLED where the system couldn't fill).
• HYPOTHETICAL — AI said WAIT or NO TRADE; you watched and logged what would have happened. Use signed R.

When the AI says WAIT or NO TRADE, mark a watchlist and check what would have happened. Log as HYPOTHETICAL with the R-multiple you would have gotten. Over 20+ HYPOTHETICALs, you can tell: is the AI filter saving you from bad trades (avg R < 0) or costing you good ones (avg R > 0.3)?

This is the most important self-honesty field. If you deviate from the prescribed plan (closed early because you got scared, moved SL to BE manually when system said NoBE, took profit at 1.5R instead of holding to 2R), mark NO. Later you can compare your win rate when you follow the plan vs when you deviate. Most traders discover their discretion is costing them money — this field makes that visible.

Use 0.25–0.5% risk only. Real money changes how you read signals — paper trading is not a substitute. You are calibrating yourself against the system, not trying to make money this week.

Goal for Week 1: 20 entries minimum (mix of TRADE / WAIT / NO TRADE), 10+ actual trades taken. This is the minimum sample size where the Analytics panel becomes useful.

After 30 days of logging, the Analytics tab surfaces specific findings:

1. ML calibration — is 60% actually 60%?
2. Regime override check — are RED-regime TRADEs losing more than YELLOW/GREEN?
3. Zone performance — which entry (Aggressive / Standard / Sniper) has highest EV?
4. Mgmt mode live vs backtest — is Partial-NoBE outperforming Partial+BE in reality?
5. WFO predictive power — do PASS verdicts actually win more than FAIL?
6. Plan adherence impact — is your discretion helping or hurting?
7. WAIT/NO TRADE filter value — are you dodging losses or missing winners?

These produce specific, testable improvements ("cap ML LOW signals at 0.25% risk" or "skip Sniper on RED regime" or "always hold through TP1 regardless of fear") — not vague "trade better" resolutions.