26-09 Release Notes: Chart Period Controls, Journal Trade Results, Strategy Metrics

TradeTool Platform

Release Notes

September 14, 20265 updates · 5 fixes · 1 change
Charts

Chart Period Controls

Interval and Timeframe are now set independently, giving you more flexibility when setting up your charts.

What's new

  • Interval determines how each bar or candle is displayed — Daily, Weekly, Monthly, 1 Min through 60 Min, 2 Hours and 4 Hours.
  • Timeframe determines how much historical data is displayed — 1 Day through 10 Years.
  • Extend By 10, 30, 60 or 90 periods is now available within the Timeframe menu.
  • Your selections are sticky — they remain in place until you change them.
Interval menu open on the Chart tab
The Interval menu sets how each bar or candle is drawn.
Timeframe menu open, incompatible options faded
The Timeframe menu sets how much history is shown, with Extend By at the bottom.

How the two menus work together

Compatible selections are shown normally, while unavailable combinations are faded. Selecting a 1 Min Interval, for example, allows Timeframes of 1 Day, 3 Days or 1 Week.

Access Your Favorites

The Interval/Timeframes that are Starred, indicating “Favorites” are stored in this drop-down.

To add a new “Favorite” click the Star to the right of the new Interval/Timeframe combination.

To remove: Select the one to remove and click the highlighted Star to remove.

Note: Chart Views selection has been moved to its new location. Select Line, OHLC or (default) Candlestick. Seasonality and Compare function capability are also housed here.

The Favorites drop-down open on the chart toolbar listing saved Interval and Timeframe combinations — 6M (D), 1D (1), 14D (30), 1M (60), 1Y (D) and 3Y (W) — each with an X to remove it, and beside it the Chart Views menu listing Candlestick, OHLC and Line, then Seasonality with Year over year, % and Year over year, $, and Compare to…
The Favorites drop-down, with the Chart Views menu beside it.
Journal

Enhanced Trade Results in the Journal

The Trade Journal provides a more complete view of your trade results — from entry through close, including adjustments and expirations along the way.

How to open it

From the Life of Trade view, click the Gain/Loss value on the far right of a completed trade.

Journal Life of Trade view with an arrow pointing at the Gain/Loss value
Click the Gain/Loss value at the end of the row to open the trade detail.

What you'll see

  • Trade performance at a glance — Profit/Loss, % of Target and trade duration.
  • Visual trade history — entries, adjustments and exits shown directly on the chart, including OCO Stop and Limit orders when applicable.
  • Risk & Return — compare the original trade plan with the actual outcome, including Reward and Return on Risk.
  • Performance Evaluation — identify the factors that contributed to or detracted from the trade.
  • Position & Plan details — see how the actual execution and results compared with the original plan.
  • Options Trade Analysis — review key Greeks and volatility metrics, including Delta, Theta, Vega, Gamma, IV and IV Rank.

The tabs you see depend on the type of trade.

Stock trades

Summary · Risk & Return · Position & Plan
Stock trade Summary tab, Price view, with numbered callouts
Summary tab, Price view.
Stock trade Summary tab, Performance view
Summary tab, Performance view.
  1. Overview tabs — Summary, Risk & Return, Position & Plan.
  2. Trade summary — symbol, trade status, position, account and tags.
  3. Results — Profit/Loss, % of Target and duration of trade.
  4. Evaluation — color shows whether a factor contributed to or detracted from the trade.
  5. Price / Performance — toggle between the two chart views.
    • ACandlestick chart with position entry, adjustment and close — plus OCO Stop and Limit, if applicable.
    • BCumulative activity across the trade duration.
  6. Summary of performance — a plain-language recap of the result.

Risk & Return

Risk & Return sets the plan against the outcome. In this bracket order, 10 shares filled at $503.41 — below the $503.44 order price. Six days later the $528.66 target was reached and the close executed at $528.67, and the $490.90 stop was cancelled automatically. A planned Reward/Risk of 2.01 came in at 2.02.

Risk & Return tab for the CAT stock trade

Position & Plan

Position & Plan breaks the result down line by line — here, a better entry, a better close, and a stop that never had to fill.

Position & Plan tab for the CAT stock trade

Options trades

Summary · Risk & Return · Greeks & IV
Options trade Summary tab, Price view, with numbered callouts
Summary tab, Price view.
Options trade Summary tab, Performance view
Summary tab, Performance view.
  1. Overview tabs — Summary, Risk & Return, Greeks & IV.
  2. Trade summary — symbol, trade status, position, account and tags.
  3. Results — Profit/Loss, % of Target and duration of trade.
  4. Evaluation — up to three primary drivers of the trade.
  5. Price / Performance — toggle between the two chart views.
    • ACandlestick chart with position entry, adjustment and close.
    • BCumulative activity across the trade duration.
  6. Summary of performance — a plain-language recap of the result.

Risk & Return

For this $10 bull put spread: max profit $120 against max risk $880, held 22 days for $5.45 per day and a 13.6% return on risk. Cushion shows how far below the break-even point the trade reached.

Risk & Return tab for the FDX Bull Put

Greeks & IV

Greeks & IV tab with Entry, Exit and Change columns
The Greeks & IV tab reports the position's exposures alongside the volatility backdrop it was traded into.
MetricWhat it tells you
Net DeltaDirectional exposure — roughly what the position gains or loses per $1 move in the stock.
Net ThetaPremium in dollars per day that the position collects or pays for each day it is held.
Net VegaWhat the position gains or loses per one-point change in implied volatility.
Net GammaHow fast Delta itself moves as the stock moves — negative for credit spreads and short premium.
Trade IVThe implied volatility of your own legs — what you actually sold or bought.
Stock IVThe underlying's mean implied volatility, with 30-day historical volatility shown beneath it.
IV − HVVolatility risk premium — how far implied sat above or below what the stock has actually been doing.
IV RankWhere implied volatility sat within its own one-year range, 0–100.
Options

Strategy Metrics on the Option Chain

Build a multi-leg strategy on the Option Chain and the figures that decide whether it is worth taking are calculated as you go.

The callout bar sits directly beneath the legs and recalculates as you add, remove or reprice them — so you can weigh a structure before committing to it. Below it, the payoff diagram plots profit and loss across the price range, with a separate curve for each date between today and expiration.

Iron Condor on the Option Chain with the callout bar highlighted above the payoff diagram
An Iron Condor — short the 235 call and 210 put, long the 245 call and 200 put, all expiring Oct 16.

What the callout bar reports

FieldWhat it showsThis example
MaxPMaximum profit — the most the position can make.$398
MaxRMaximum risk — the most it can lose.$602
BEBreakeven price on each wing, lower and upper.206.02 / 238.98
R/RReward measured against risk.0.66 : 1
CreditNet premium received — shown as Debit when you pay to enter.3.98
TotalCost to enter the trade; here, the credit collected.398.00
BP EffectBuying power the position ties up while it is open.602.00
Trading

Reward/Risk on the Order Ticket

The Reward/Risk ratio you set from the chart now carries through to the Order Ticket, so it stays in view while you finalize the order.

Set it from the chart

Click Trade from the chart to set up a Bracket Order. Set a Profit Target and Stop Loss around your entry price, and the dialog reports the resulting Risk, Reward and Rwd:Risk.

Trade From Chart dialog with Rwd:Risk 2.16:1 highlighted
Trade From Chart, with the Profit Target and Stop Loss set around an entry of $81.46.

Then finalize on the ticket

The Order Ticket now carries that same figure as Reward To Risk, printed with the order summary — so it stays in front of you while you review, stage or submit, rather than being left behind on the chart.

Order Ticket showing Reward To Risk: 2.16:1 beneath the order summary
The Order Ticket, showing Reward To Risk: 2.16:1 beneath the entry and exit summary.
Accounts

Almost Real Virtual Accounts

Built from the ground up to give you the most realistic experience possible.

Our new Virtual Accounts are designed to make practice trading more realistic — from the moment an order fills through expiration, assignment, dividends, and margin calculations. Whether you're learning the platform, testing a strategy, or practicing before putting real money at risk, your Virtual Account now gives you a much better picture of how trades can actually affect an account.

Available starting levels: $10k, $100k and $250k.

Add Account screen with the Brokerage dropdown listing Trade Tool Virtual 100K, 10K and 250K
The new Virtual accounts in the Add Account brokerage list.

What's great about these accounts

  • Realistic Fills — fast, market-based fills with potential price improvement, even on spreads.
  • Accurate Margin & Buying Power — Reg-T margin and buying power are recalculated as your positions and orders change. Margin Interest is calculated at 10% for impact when used.
  • Option Expiration & Assignment — options expire, exercise, and assign as they would in a live account, including cash-settled index options.
  • Dividends — eligible positions now reflect dividend activity.
  • Realistic Account Outcomes — margin calls, reduced buying power, and negative equity can occur when market conditions warrant them.
Fixes

Change Log

  • FixedTrend Drawing Tool — adjusting a drawn trend line.
  • FixedRectangle Annotation — functionality restored.
  • FixedLine Cloning — thickness now carries through to the cloned line.
  • FixedPrice Slices — Tab key behavior.
  • FixedScan Filters — filters now clear.
  • ChangedBracket Orders — now function and display as a single order on the chart.
TradeTool Platform — Release Notes · September 14, 2026Questions? Office Hours run Wednesdays and Fridays.

Platform Features Release: Alert and Chart Feature Enhancements


Announcing the latest Release of Charting and Alert enhancements.


Edit Alerts from any Accessible Screen


Price Info added to Go Big Chart View

 

Last, Bid, and Ask values have been added to the Big Chart window, with Trade capability


Price Chart Control

Toggle switch on/off to show/hide last value of certain lower indicators.


Change Log

  • Price Slices bug fix
  • Brokerages to set Virtual Account Limits


Platform Features Release: Annotation Enhancements, Condor Trade Set Up


Announcing the latest Release of Annotation improvements and Strategy template adjustment.  We’ve also made several practical changes for better access to features/functions.


Independent Default Settings for Annotations

When adding Annotations such as lines, rays, arrows, etc, to the chart, the settings for that type of annotation can be set as a “Default”.   Line settings are independent of other annotations’ settings.


Add the Annotation.

Click on the annotation to display the Dialog box (shown).

Make any adjustments.

Click “Save as Default”

The newly added and future annotations of the same type will have the new settings.

Click “Reset” to revert to original settings.


Fibonacci Too!

The Fibonacci Annotation has been enhanced to allow you to select which Retracement Levels you want to view in addition to adjusting the color for each as well as transparency overall.

The settings can be set as the Default for new chart entries.

**Please note: Existing Fibonacci annotations cannot be edited with this new coding.  They must be deleted, then added back.


Condor Strategy Template Adjustment

The core functionality of Condor Strategy Templates has been adjusted. (Iron/Long/Short)

The center strikes are now anchored by default and will only change if you adjust them manually on the template itself or by using the “Widen Strike” icon —making trade construction more intuitive and consistent.

Widening/Narrowing of the center Strikes will change the spread of the Condor,
which can be done manually on the template or by using the “Widen” or “Narrow Spread” icon.


Other Additions

  • EOD lower Indicators will display “Chart Unavailable for intraday charts.”
  • Zoom feature now includes a double-click “on-off” functionality
  • HeatMap legend (Find>HeatMap) is movable


Change Log

  • Heatmap legend is no longer fixed when clicked to view
  • Transparency for shapes is resolved
  • Price slice functionality adjusted for price changes
  • Zoom feature is now toggle functionality
  • Scrolling chart/arrow functionality resolved


Platform Features Release: Set Alert from Option Tab


This Release focused on fixes and set-ups for future capabilities and added the following:

Setting Alerts Enabled from the Option Tab in Research.
Bracket Order capability in ChoiceTrade Virtual Accounts


Set Alerts from Option Tab

Alerts can be set from the Option Tab – as, in Research, this was the only tab where the Info box on the left side of the screen was not visible.

Alert Functionality


ChoiceTrade has Bracket Order capability

ChoiceTrade supports Bracket Orders on Stock.


Change Log

  • Resolved  “Reset Zoom” function on chart vertical expansion
  • Alert Expiration is midnight of Expiration day
  • Mobile App Account highlight function corrected
  • Chart Period selection – activation area increased


Platform Features Release: New Chart Periods, Mobile App Updates, Order Status Message


This Release includes Mobile App enhancements with some important upgrades, New Chart periods added and important Order Status messages.

Fundamental Data:  This tab greatly expands the amount of data provided, mirroring what is displayed on the desktop browser version

Faster response time: Technological updates enable the app to perform actions more quickly.

Alert Functionality on Mobile App:  Upon enabling Notification functionality on your devices, you will receive alert notifications on your mobile device, even when not logged into the platform!

One, Two & Four-Hour Chart Views –  New periods allow for more technical analysis.

Order Status Message – The status provides feedback if an order is rejected.


Mobile App – Fundamentals

The Fundamentals Tab allows you to scroll to see the same datapoints as on the desktop version.  This includes the ability to select, where applicable, The last Quarter, Year or Trailing Twelve Months (TTM).

Toggle data displays by clicking on the individual datapoint in the legend for each section.


Enhanced Alert Functionality on Mobile

 

 

 

Enabling Alert notifications on your device will allow you to receive important updates – even when you aren’t logged into the app!

If you are logged in and such notifications are enabled, the notifications will appear as a pop-up on your desktop if you are logged into your platform or to your browser if you aren’t .

Alerts can be set up on Desktop (web and app) and the Mobile App.


Chart Periods

                                                                                                                                             

 2-hour and 4-hour candlesticks have been added to the 1-Month Chart Period.

3-Months through 1-Year, inclusive, offer 1-hour, 2-hour, and 4-hour candlesticks for more in-depth chart analysis.

To add to the dro

p-down list of Chart Periods as a “Favorite”, hover your cursor to the right of the period selected for a sta

r to appear.  Click.

To remove from the drop-down, click on the Star again.


Order Status Message

If an order gets rejected, the Status becomes a link that, when hovered over, displays the reason for the rejection.

For example, on a 100k Virtual Account, an order was submitted to buy 200 shares of a $1200 stock.  It was rejected, and the message on the Order Status read:

 


Change Log

  • Resolved “Erase All” behavior
  • Reset Zoom function on Max W and M resolved
  • Mobile App Account highlight function corrected
  • Chart Period selection – activation area increased


Platform Features Release: Bug Fixes


Change Log

  • Index charts restored on Custom Page
  • Dividend flags recoverd
  • Mobile web order ticket corrected
  • AI test time out corrected
  • Chart Max view: Weekly & Monthly