# Understanding the Trader Journal Dashboard > A walkthrough of every element on the Trader Journal dashboard and how to use it to quickly assess your trading performance. **Tags:** dashboard, trader-journal, analytics, overview **URL:** https://traderjournal.app/app-guide/understanding-trader-journal-dashboard --- # Understanding the Trader Journal Dashboard The Dashboard is the first screen you see when you open Trader Journal. It gives you an at-a-glance summary of your account performance over the last 90 days. Here is what each section shows and how to interpret it. --- ## The Stat Tiles Four summary tiles appear at the top of the dashboard: **Net P&L** Your total net profit or loss over the last 90 days, after commission and swap costs. This is the bottom-line number. **Win Rate** The percentage of closed trades that ended in profit. A 60% win rate means 6 out of every 10 trades you closed were profitable. Win rate alone does not tell you whether you are profitable - a 40% win rate can still be profitable if your average win is much larger than your average loss. **Profit Factor** Gross profit divided by gross loss. A profit factor above 1.0 means you made more than you lost. A profit factor of 1.5 means for every $1 lost, you made $1.50. Anything above 1.3 is generally considered acceptable for a consistent strategy. **Trades** Total number of closed trades in the 90-day window. This helps you understand whether your other stats are based on a meaningful sample size. Stats from 10 trades are not reliable. Stats from 100+ trades are. --- ## The Max Drawdown Tile Below the main tiles, the maximum drawdown shows the largest peak-to-trough drop in your account equity during the period. This is expressed in dollar terms. Drawdown is one of the most important risk metrics because it tells you how bad things got at the worst point, even if the account recovered. A strategy with a 20% max drawdown is a very different risk profile from one with a 5% drawdown, even if both have the same final net P&L. --- ## The Equity Curve The interactive chart shows your account balance and equity over the last 90 days. You can tap on any point to see the exact balance and equity at that date. A healthy equity curve slopes upward with controlled pullbacks. A choppy curve that does not trend upward suggests either the strategy is not working or risk sizing is inconsistent. A curve that drops sharply at specific points indicates specific periods where something went wrong. Reviewing the equity curve alongside your calendar (to see which dates correspond to which drops) is one of the most useful analysis exercises in the app. --- ## Recent Trades The bottom section shows the 10 most recent closed trades. Each entry shows: - Symbol and direction (BUY or SELL) - Lot size - Date the trade closed - Net P&L in your account currency Tap any trade to open the full Trade Detail page, where you can add notes, tags, screenshots, and rating. --- ## Account Switcher If you have more than one MT4 or MT5 account connected, a dropdown appears at the top of the dashboard. Tap it to switch between accounts. All tiles, the equity curve, and the recent trades list update to reflect the selected account. --- ## Pull to Refresh Pull down from the top of the dashboard to trigger a manual data refresh. This is useful if you just closed a trade and want to see it appear immediately without waiting for the next EA push cycle. --- ## Free Tier Banner On the free tier, an AdMob banner appears at the bottom of the dashboard. Upgrading to Starter ($2/mo) or higher removes it.