Trade Simulator Performance Report — Explained

A guide to reading the StrongerTrades Trade Simulator Performance Report — what every column, metric, and indicator means.

What the Trade Simulator Is

The StrongerTrades Trade Simulator is a practice trading tool built into the StrongerTrades signals platform. It lets users place simulated buy and sell orders on live futures markets — NQ (Nasdaq 100 E-mini), ES (S&P 500 E-mini), MNQ (Micro Nasdaq), and others — using real-time price data, without risking real money.

Every simulated trade is recorded. The Performance Report on this page presents the most recent 100 trades in a structured table, alongside summary statistics. It is a personal scorecard: only the logged-in user sees their own trades.

The Summary Row

At the top of the report, a single row summarizes overall performance across the recorded trades listed.

• Total Trades - The number of completed trades in the report (up to the most recent 100).
• Win Rate - The percentage of trades that ended with a positive P&L. A 57% win rate means 57 out of every 100 trades were profitable.
• Net P&L - The total dollar result across all trades — wins minus losses. A negative number means losses outweigh wins overall.
• Avg Win - The average dollar gain on winning trades.
• Avg Loss - The average dollar loss on losing trades. A value of $0.00 means no losing trades recorded a loss (possible if trades were closed at breakeven).
• Alignment - The percentage of trades where the user’s trade direction matched the prevailing signal bias at the time of entry. Higher alignment suggests greater discipline in following the system’s signals.

The Trade History Table

Each row in the Trade History table is one completed trade. Here is what every column means.

• Symbol - The futures contract traded (e.g. @NQ for Nasdaq 100 E-mini, @MNQ for Micro Nasdaq).
• Side - Whether the trade was a LONG (bought, expecting price to rise) or SHORT (sold, expecting price to fall).
• Contracts - The number of contracts traded. Each contract has a fixed dollar-per-point value set by the exchange.
• Entry Price - The price at which the simulated order was filled when the trade was opened.
• Exit Price - The price at which the position was closed. If Entry Price equals Exit Price, the trade was a breakeven.
• Entry Time - The date and time the trade was opened (UTC).
• Exit Time - The date and time the trade was closed (UTC).
• Duration - How long the trade was held, from entry to exit.
• P&L ($) - The dollar profit or loss on the trade. Positive = gain, negative = loss.
• P&L (pts) - The same result expressed in price points rather than dollars. For NQ, 1 point = $20 per contract.
• Stop - The stop-loss price that was set when the trade was opened. This is the price level where the system would exit to limit losses. A value of 0.00 means no stop was set.
• Target - The profit target price set — the price level where the system would exit to lock in gains. A value of 0.00 means no target was set.
• ST-1 - The value of ST-1 at the time of entry. ST-1 is expressed as a percentage.
• ST-2 - The value of the ST-2 indicator at the time of entry.
• Signal Type - The type of signal that was active when the trade was entered (e.g. "bull" for a bullish signal environment).
• Result - The outcome of the trade: WIN (positive P&L), LOSS (negative P&L), or BREAKEVEN (zero P&L).
• Aligned - Whether the trade direction matched the signal bias. A checkmark (✓) means the user traded in the direction the signals suggested. An X means the trade went against the prevailing signal.

How Signals and Alignment Work

StrongerTrades runs proprietary signal indicators on every bar of market data in real time. Two of these — ST-1 and ST-2 — are recorded alongside each trade to give the user context about market conditions at the moment they entered.

ST-1 measures signal strength as a percentage. It answers whether a signal deserves attention right now. Below 20%, the move may lack sufficient momentum to be actionable. Above 20%, the trade has momentum behind it. Well above 20%, the move may already be mature, suggesting a late entry. Values can exceed 100% during exceptionally strong movements.

ST-2 tracks momentum flow — specifically how far it has moved from zero and in which direction. A zero crossing signals a potential shift, either building favorably or turning unfavorably. The indicator changes color as momentum builds, providing visual directional clarity.

Signal Type captures the overall signal environment at entry — for example, "bull" means the system’s composite signals were favoring long trades at that moment.

Alignment is the discipline metric. It answers one question: did the user trade in the same direction the signals were pointing? A long trade entered during a bullish signal environment is aligned. A long trade entered during a bearish signal environment is not. The summary row’s Alignment percentage reflects how often the user followed the system across all recorded trades. Traders who consistently trade with the signals tend to show higher alignment scores.

Important Notes

The Trade Simulator executes simulated orders only. No real money is at risk, no orders are sent to an exchange, and no brokerage account is involved. Entry and exit prices reflect the live market price at the moment the user clicks, but execution is instantaneous — there is no slippage, partial fills, or order-book depth simulation.

The report is a personal training tool. It helps users build discipline by tracking whether they trade with or against the signal system, and by showing the financial outcome of each decision in a structured format. It is not a guarantee of future performance, and simulated results should not be compared directly to live trading results.