Verification & Review Workflow

After TradeJour extracts your trade data, you'll review and verify it before saving. This ensures accuracy and gives you a chance to add context or make corrections.

Understanding Confidence Scores

Each extracted field has a confidence score that indicates how certain the extraction is:

What Gets Extracted

Core Trade Data

• Currency Pair: e.g., EUR/USD, GBP/JPY
• Direction: LONG or SHORT
• Entry Price: Your entry level
• Stop Loss: Your SL level
• Take Profit: Your TP level
• Risk/Reward: R:R ratio from PnL tool

Optional Data

• Entry Time: From DateTime indicator (if visible)
• Timeframe: From chart labels
• Notes: From text annotations
• Trade Summary: Generated from your notes
• Tags: Auto-generated from context

Verification Process

Step 1: Review Core Fields

Check the most critical fields first:

1. Pair: Ensure correct format (EUR/USD not EURUSD)
2. Direction: Verify LONG or SHORT matches your trade
3. Entry/SL/TP: Confirm prices match your PnL tool exactly

Step 2: Check Confidence Indicators

Look at the colored bars next to each field:

• Green: Glance and move on (but still verify the value)
• Yellow: Pay extra attention, compare with screenshot
• Red: Almost certainly needs correction

Step 3: Make Corrections

If you spot errors:

• Click the field to edit it
• Type the correct value
• The confidence indicator will update
• Continue to next field

Step 4: Add Optional Data

Enhance your trade record:

• Outcome: WIN, LOSS, or BREAK_EVEN (if trade is closed)
• Notes: Add or edit trade analysis
• Tags: Add custom tags for filtering later
• Custom Fields: Any custom fields you've created

Step 5: Save

Once you're satisfied:

1. Select which journal to save to (or use default)
2. Click "Save Trade"
3. Trade appears in your journal immediately

Common Corrections

Currency Pair Format

• Detected: "EURUSD" or "eur/usd"
• Correct to: "EUR/USD" (uppercase with slash)

Price Precision

• Forex: Usually 5 decimals (e.g., 1.08562)
• JPY pairs: Usually 3 decimals (e.g., 149.245)
• Gold: Usually 2 decimals (e.g., 2043.50)

Direction Confusion

• Green PnL tool pointing up = LONG
• Red PnL tool pointing down = SHORT
• Verify against your chart if uncertain

Warnings & Alerts

PnL Tool Misalignment Warning

If you see: "PnL tool labels may be misaligned"

• Cause: Entry, SL, and TP labels are >50px apart horizontally
• Action: Verify the prices are correct by comparing with your screenshot
• Fix: Redraw PnL tool with aligned labels for future uploads

No PnL Tool Detected

If you see: "PnL Tool Required for Data Extraction"

• Cause: Screenshot doesn't contain a valid PnL tool
• Action: You'll need to manually enter all trade data
• Fix: See PnL Tool Guide

DateTime Not Visible

If you see: "DateTime indicator not visible"

• Cause: No DateTime indicator on chart
• Action: Manually enter trade date/time
• Fix: See DateTime Guide

Multiple Trades (Auto-Grouping)

If you uploaded multiple screenshots, TradeJour groups them automatically:

• Same pair + direction: Grouped as one trade (multiple timeframes)
• Different pairs or directions: Separate trades
• Verification: You'll verify each trade group individually

Tip: If auto-grouping is wrong, you can manually split or merge trades during the grouping stage (before verification).

Best Practices

• Always review: Even green (high confidence) fields can be wrong
• Compare with screenshot: Keep your screenshot visible for reference
• Be thorough: A few extra seconds of verification prevents bad data
• Add context: Use notes and tags to make trades searchable later
• Check decimal places: Ensure price precision matches your broker

Next Steps

• Troubleshooting common issues
• Review PnL tool requirements
• Uploading best practices