Log Your First Trade

Getting from zero to your first logged trade takes less than five minutes. This guide walks you through creating your account, configuring your profile so NextTick’s analytics are calibrated to how you trade, entering your first trade, and finding your way around the dashboard.

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Create your account

Go to nexttick.app and click Start free in the navigation. On the sign-up screen you can continue with Apple, Google, or an email address and password (8 characters minimum).After submitting, NextTick creates your account and redirects you to the dashboard. If you signed up with email and your account requires verification, check your inbox for a confirmation link before proceeding.

Set up your profile

Open your profile from the bottom tab bar on mobile or the sidebar on desktop. Fill in the fields below to give NextTick the context it needs to surface accurate analytics from day one.

Field	What to enter
Username	Your unique handle on the platform (used in the Social Feed and on your public profile)
Display name	The name shown on your posts and in search results
Bio	A short description of how you trade — visible on your public profile
Experience level	`beginner`, `intermediate`, or `advanced`
Markets	The instruments you trade — e.g. `equities`, `futures`, `forex`, `crypto`
Risk per trade	Your typical risk amount in dollars; used to calculate R-multiples across your journal
Default timeframe	Your primary chart timeframe: `1min`, `5min`, `15min`, `1hr`, `4hr`, or `daily`

You can update any of these settings later from the Profile screen.

Log your first trade

Navigate to Trade Log in the sidebar (or the Trades tab on mobile). Click New trade to open the entry form. The table below describes every field — only Symbol is strictly required to save a draft, but the more you fill in, the richer your analytics become.

Field	Description
Symbol	The ticker or instrument you traded (e.g. `AAPL`, `ES`, `EURUSD`)
Direction	`long` or `short`
Entry price	Your fill price at entry
Exit price	Your fill price at exit
Entry time	Date and time you entered the position
Exit time	Date and time you exited the position
Position size	Number of shares, contracts, or units
Stop loss	Your planned stop price
Timeframe	The chart timeframe you were trading off (`1min` – `daily`)
P&L	Your net profit or loss on the trade
R-multiple	How many R your trade returned; auto-calculated if you’ve set a risk per trade
Setup tag	A label for the pattern or setup (e.g. `breakout`, `VWAP reclaim`)
Grade	Your own assessment of execution quality: `A+`, `A`, `B+`, `B`, `C+`, `C`, `D`, or `F`
Notes	Free-text observations, emotional state, or post-trade review

After saving, you can drag in chart screenshots directly from TradingView or your broker platform. Free accounts support 2 screenshots per trade; Pro accounts support 20.

Explore your dashboard

Head to Dashboard to see your journal come to life. The overview surface shows your running P&L, win rate, average R-multiple, and a calendar heatmap of your trading activity. As you log more trades, the Analytics section will surface setup-level breakdowns, your most and least profitable hours of the day, and drawdown reconstructions.From the sidebar you can also explore:

Analytics — deeper performance breakdowns (Pro)
Backtesting — replay historical days bar by bar (Pro)
Goals — set and track performance targets (Pro)
Feed — see verified trades from the traders you follow
Education — video lessons from verified creators (Pro for full library)

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