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Overview

Deltalytix provides comprehensive analytics tools to help you understand your trading patterns, identify strengths and weaknesses, and make data-driven improvements. Our analytics engine processes every trade to extract meaningful insights about your performance.

Key Analytics Features

Real-Time Calculations

All metrics update instantly as you filter trades or import new data. No waiting for batch processing.

Multi-Account Analysis

Aggregate statistics across multiple accounts or analyze each account separately.

Pattern Recognition

Automatically identify trading patterns like time-of-day performance, weekday trends, and more.

Decile Statistics

Break down performance by deciles to understand trade distribution and consistency.

Core Performance Metrics

Win Rate Statistics

From the TradePerformanceCard component (dashboard/components/statistics/trade-performance-card.tsx:21-27):
const winRate = Number((nbWin / nbTrades * 100).toFixed(2))
const lossRate = Number((nbLoss / nbTrades * 100).toFixed(2))
const beRate = Number((nbBe / nbTrades * 100).toFixed(2))
Displayed as: 65% / 10% / 25% (Win / Break-even / Loss)
  • Win Rate - Percentage of profitable trades (green indicator)
  • Break-Even Rate - Percentage of trades with zero P&L (yellow indicator)
  • Loss Rate - Percentage of losing trades (red indicator)
A healthy trading strategy typically has a win rate above 50% for mean-reversion strategies, or above 40% with strong profit factor for trend-following strategies.

Profit & Loss Metrics

Cumulative P&L - Total profit/loss across all filtered trades
  • Respects account selection and date filters
  • Updates in real-time as you edit trades
  • Color-coded: green for profit, red for loss
Average P&L - Mean profit/loss per trade
  • Calculated as total P&L divided by trade count
  • Helps identify if winners outweigh losers
P&L Per Contract - Performance normalized by position size
  • Essential for comparing trades with different contract counts
  • Identifies which instruments are most profitable per unit

Risk/Reward Analysis

Profit Factor (from widget-registry.tsx:492-500)
  • Ratio of gross profit to gross loss
  • Formula: Sum(winning trades) / Sum(losing trades)
  • Values > 1.5 indicate strong profitability
  • Values < 1.0 indicate net losses
Profit factor above 3.0 may indicate cherry-picked data or unsustainable results. Verify your data quality.
Risk/Reward Ratio
  • Average winner size compared to average loser size
  • Formula: Avg(winning trades) / Avg(losing trades)
  • 2:1 or higher is considered good risk management
Average Position Time
  • Mean duration of all trades
  • Helps categorize your trading style (scalper, day trader, swing trader)
  • Compare against your strategy expectations

Streak Analysis

Winning Streak (from widget-registry.tsx:483-491)
  • Current consecutive winning trades
  • Longest winning streak in history
  • Helps identify hot/cold periods
Losing Streak
  • Current consecutive losing trades
  • Longest losing streak in history
  • Important for understanding drawdown psychology

Pattern Recognition

Time-Based Patterns

Weekday Performance

The Weekday P&L Chart (widget-registry.tsx:348-356) analyzes:
  • Total P&L by day of week (Monday - Sunday)
  • Win rate per weekday
  • Average trade size per day
  • Trade frequency patterns
Common Findings:
  • Many traders perform worse on Mondays (weekend bias)
  • Friday afternoon may show reduced performance (early exit)
  • Wednesday often shows peak performance (mid-week focus)

Hourly Performance

The Time of Day Chart (widget-registry.tsx:366-374) reveals:
  • P&L by hour of trading day
  • Best/worst trading hours
  • Volume patterns throughout the day
  • Session-specific performance (open, lunch, close)
Use Cases:
  • Identify your peak performance hours
  • Avoid trading during low-performance periods
  • Align trading schedule with market volatility
If you’re consistently losing during certain hours (e.g., lunch time 11am-1pm), consider taking a break during those periods.

Position Analysis

Long vs Short Performance

The P&L by Side Chart (widget-registry.tsx:393-401) compares:
  • Total P&L for long positions
  • Total P&L for short positions
  • Win rate by direction
  • Average profit/loss per direction
Insights:
  • Directional bias in your trading
  • Whether you’re better at longs or shorts
  • Market condition alignment (trending vs ranging)

Time in Position

The Time in Position Chart (widget-registry.tsx:375-383) shows:
  • Distribution of trade durations
  • Correlation between hold time and profitability
  • Identify if you’re cutting winners too early
  • Identify if you’re holding losers too long
Analysis:
  • Scalping: < 5 minutes average
  • Day trading: 5 minutes - 4 hours
  • Swing trading: > 4 hours

Instrument Performance

P&L Per Contract Chart (widget-registry.tsx:402-410)
  • Performance by instrument/symbol
  • Total P&L per instrument
  • Number of trades per instrument
  • Average P&L per contract
P&L Per Contract Daily (widget-registry.tsx:411-419)
  • Daily breakdown of instrument performance
  • Trending vs ranging instrument identification
  • Seasonal patterns in specific symbols
Don’t over-optimize based on limited data. Ensure you have at least 30 trades per instrument before drawing conclusions.

Advanced Analytics

Tick Distribution Analysis

The Tick Distribution Chart (widget-registry.tsx:420-428) visualizes:
  • Distribution of ticks won vs ticks lost
  • Frequency of trades at each tick level
  • Skew toward winners or losers
  • Outlier identification
Interpretation:
  • Normal distribution indicates consistent trading
  • Skewed right = more large winners
  • Skewed left = more large losers (risk management issue)

Commission Impact

The Commissions P&L Chart (widget-registry.tsx:429-437) tracks:
  • Gross P&L before commissions
  • Net P&L after commissions
  • Commission percentage of gross profits
  • Cumulative commission costs
Cost Analysis:
  • High commission/profit ratio (>10%) suggests over-trading
  • Compare commission costs across brokers
  • Factor into profitability calculations

Trade Distribution

The Trade Distribution Chart (widget-registry.tsx:438-446) shows:
  • Histogram of trade P&L amounts
  • Percentage of trades in each P&L bucket
  • Skewness and kurtosis of returns
  • Fat tail risk assessment

Decile Analysis

Deltalytix automatically segments your trades into deciles (10 equal groups) based on P&L:
  • Decile 1 - Bottom 10% of trades (worst losers)
  • Decile 5 - Middle 50% of trades
  • Decile 10 - Top 10% of trades (best winners)
Insights from Decile Analysis:
  1. Are your worst losers manageable? (Decile 1)
  2. Is your middle performance consistent? (Deciles 4-6)
  3. Do you have enough big winners? (Decile 10)
  4. Is your return distribution normal or skewed?
Healthy trading shows: largest losers in Decile 1 are smaller than largest winners in Decile 10, indicating proper risk management.

Filtering & Segmentation

All analytics respect your active filters:
  • Date Range - Analyze specific time periods
  • Accounts - Single or multi-account analysis
  • Instruments - Symbol-specific performance
  • Tags - Strategy or setup-based analysis
  • P&L Range - Focus on winners, losers, or specific ranges
  • Position Direction - Long or short only
See Filters & Search for detailed filtering options.

Equity Curve Analysis

The Equity Chart (dashboard/components/charts/equity-chart.tsx) is the most comprehensive widget:
interface ChartDataPoint {
  date: string
  equity: number
  dailyPnL: number
  dailyCommissions: number
  netPnL: number
}
Features:
  • Daily equity progression
  • Cumulative P&L over time
  • Drawdown visualization
  • Payout markers (for propfirm accounts)
  • Account reset indicators
  • Multi-account overlay
Drawdown Analysis:
  • Peak-to-valley equity decline
  • Drawdown duration (days underwater)
  • Maximum drawdown percentage
  • Recovery time from drawdowns
If your equity curve shows sustained drawdown >20% of peak equity, consider reducing position size or pausing trading for strategy review.

Exporting Analytics

Export your data for external analysis:
  1. Navigate to Data Management page (dashboard/data/page.tsx)
  2. Select export format (CSV, JSON, Excel)
  3. Choose data to include:
    • Trade log
    • Statistics summary
    • Daily P&L
    • Account equity
  4. Download file
Exported files include all calculated fields:
  • P&L with commissions
  • Tick/point conversions
  • Position times
  • All custom tags and notes

Best Practices

1

Review Weekly

Set aside time each week to review your analytics. Look for pattern changes and performance trends.
2

Track Key Metrics

Focus on 3-5 core metrics (e.g., win rate, profit factor, average P&L) rather than trying to optimize everything.
3

Use Date Filters

Compare recent performance (last 30 days) against longer periods (6-12 months) to spot degradation.
4

Segment Analysis

Use tags to separate different strategies, then analyze each separately. A strategy mix might mask underperformance.
5

Document Changes

When you identify issues (e.g., poor performance after 2pm), document your findings in the trade journal.

Next Steps

Customizable Dashboard

Arrange analytics widgets in your preferred layout

AI Insights

Get AI-powered analysis and trading recommendations

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