How to Review Your TradeLocker Trade History (and What to Look For)

In short: your TradeLocker trade history is the most honest record of how you trade. Review it once a week, look at a handful of numbers rather than individual trades, and change one thing at a time.

Most traders look at their history only after a bad day. That is the worst time to do it. A short, regular review is far more useful, because it shows patterns that a single trade never will. This guide explains where to find your history on TradeLocker and what to look for.

Where to find your history on TradeLocker

TradeLocker shows your open positions, pending orders and closed trades in the account panel along the bottom of the platform, on web, desktop and mobile. Closed trades list the instrument, direction, size, entry and exit prices, and the result. Use the date filter to pick the period you want to review. If you are new to the layout, start with our guide on how to use TradeLocker.

Five things to check every week

1. Risk per trade. Compare the loss on each losing trade with the risk you planned. If some losses are two or three times bigger than the rest, your sizing or your stops are slipping.
2. Win rate and average win against average loss. Neither number means much on its own. Together they tell you whether your approach makes money over time.
3. Results by instrument. Many traders find that one or two pairs produce most of their profit and another quietly loses money.
4. Results by time of day. Group trades by session. Losses that cluster in one session are often a sign of trading out of boredom or fatigue. Our guide to the best times to trade forex explains how the sessions differ.
5. Costs. Add up spreads, commissions and swaps for the week. On short-term strategies, costs can turn a small edge into a loss. See TradeLocker fees.

Turn the review into one decision

End each review with one change, not five. For example: "No trades in the Asian session next week" or "Halve size on gold." Then check next week whether it helped. Changing several things at once makes it impossible to know what worked.

Make the review faster

Working through closed trades by hand is slow, and it is easy to skip on a busy week. A trading journal that syncs with TradeLocker does the sorting for you. Clarity Tracking, an independent partner company, imports TradeLocker trades automatically and shows win rate, profit factor, drawdown and results by session and instrument. To measure trades by risk rather than dollars, try its free R-multiple calculator.

Practise the routine risk-free. Open a free TradeLocker demo account with Clarity FX and review a week of demo trades before you go live.

Frequently asked questions

How far back does TradeLocker history go?

Your closed trades stay in your account history, and you can filter by date. If you need a record for tax or accounting, ask your broker for an account statement.

How often should I review my trades?

Weekly works well for most traders. Very active traders may add a short daily check of risk and rule-breaking, with the deeper review at the weekend.

How many trades do I need before the numbers mean anything?

Look for patterns across at least 30 to 50 trades. A handful of trades says more about luck than about your approach.

Keep reading

• How to manage risk when trading forex
• 10 common forex trading mistakes
• Position sizing on a live account vs a prop firm account

Trading forex and crypto on leverage carries a high risk of loss and may not be suitable for all investors. This article is educational and not financial advice. Clarity Tracking is a separate company from Clarity FX. Read our risk disclosure.