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Threads (Life of a Trade)

Purpose​

Threads show the full chronological story of a single trade — from planning and entry, through execution, to post-trade reflection. They are designed to help you understand what actually happened inside one trade, including how your psychology evolved over time.

What Threads Show​

Each thread is a timeline of events for one trade, typically including:

  • Entry events

    • Symbol, side, entry price, size, account
    • Entry emotions and conviction
    • Entry plan adherence
    • Entry notes and screenshots

  • Mid-trade events

    • Notes you add while the trade is open
    • Rule checks and violations from your rules engine
    • Additional screenshots and observations
    • Signs of psychological shifts (e.g., doubt, FOMO, frustration)

  • Exit events

    • Exit time, price, and P&L
    • Exit emotions and conviction
    • Exit plan adherence (did you follow your plan?)
    • Exit notes and screenshots

  • Post-trade events

    • Reflections added minutes, hours, or days later
    • Optional AI-generated summaries and deeper analyses

Threads vs Execution Recap

  • Execution Recap: Multi-trade feed for scanning patterns across many trades.
  • Threads: Deep narrative for one trade to see exactly how it unfolded.

How to Use Threads​

  1. Open a thread

    • From your trade list, Execution Recap, or Trade Recap, open a specific trade and switch to its thread view.

  2. Read the timeline top to bottom

    • Start from the first entry event and scroll down through each moment in order.
    • Pay attention to timestamps to see when key decisions and shifts happened.

  3. Check the entry

    • Confirm the setup: entry price, SL/TP, conviction, emotions, and whether you followed your plan.
    • Review any entry screenshot and notes to see what you saw and why you pulled the trigger.

  4. Review mid-trade behavior

    • Read mid-trade notes to see how your thinking changed while the trade was open.
    • Look at any rule violations in context (what was happening when you broke a rule).
    • Use screenshots to compare the chart at different points in the trade.

  5. Understand the exit

    • Check why you closed: hit stop, hit target, breakeven, or discretionary exit.
    • Compare planned vs actual exit levels and plan adherence.
    • Review exit emotions and conviction to see if confidence held or collapsed.

  6. Add post-trade reflections

    • After the trade, add a reflection capturing lessons learned and patterns you notice.
    • You can add more reflections later during end-of-day or weekly review.

  7. Optionally use AI analysis

    • For important trades (big wins/losses, emotional trades, rule violations), run an AI summary or deep-dive.
    • AI will use the full thread (events, emotions, notes, screenshots) to surface patterns and behavioral signals.
    • AI usage may be subject to limits based on your subscription level; see the pricing page for details.

  8. Use threads in your review routines

    • End of day: Open threads for today's most important trades and skim through their stories.
    • End of week: Use Execution Recap to find outliers and then read those trades' threads in detail.
    • Pre-session: Revisit the thread for your last trade (especially a big loss or emotional trade) before you start trading again.

When Threads Are Most Useful​

  • Reviewing your biggest win or loss of the day or week
  • Investigating a specific rule violation and what led to it
  • Understanding why conviction collapsed or emotions spiked on a trade
  • Preparing questions for deeper analysis or AI Deep Dive
  • Building more accurate self-awareness about your execution habits

Important Notes​

  • Threads are chronological and append-focused: events are timestamped so you can see the real sequence. Notes, reflections, and screenshots can be updated; core event timing and rule logs are preserved for accuracy.
  • Threads are private to you. Any future accountability or sharing features would be strictly opt-in and under your control.
  • The quality of a thread depends on what you log. Emotions, conviction, notes, and screenshots make the narrative far more useful than bare P&L.
  • Threads do not replace multi-trade views. Use Execution Recap, analytics, and psychology dashboards to see patterns across trades, then use threads to understand individual trades in depth.
  • Core journaling, rules, and analytics continue to work even if you choose not to use AI features.

Support​

If you have questions about Threads or something doesn't look right, contact hello@trademonkey.app.