> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tradealign.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Execution Tab

> Track rule adherence, alignment trends, mistake patterns, and execution quality across your trades.

The Execution tab answers: **"Am I following my own rules?"**

This is TradeAlign's differentiator. It pulls from the alignment toggles, mistake tags, and [Align Score](/journal/tradealign-score) data you capture when journaling each trade.

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## Align Score Trend

A line chart showing your average daily Align Score over time.

* **X-axis:** Dates. **Y-axis:** 0–10
* Each data point shows the date, score, and trade count on hover
* Only includes trades you've rated (unrated trades are excluded)

**What to look for:** A rising trend means your discipline is improving. Dips often correlate with emotional trading days — cross-reference with the [Mindset tab](/analytics/mindset).

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## Alignment Breakdown

Aggregated compliance across all journaled trades for each of the five alignment toggles:

| Toggle                       | What it measures                                    |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Followed plan**            | Did you stick to your trading plan?                 |
| **Emotionally centered**     | Were you in a good headspace before entering?       |
| **Trade matched playbook**   | Did the setup match one of your defined strategies? |
| **Followed risk management** | Did you honor your stop loss and position sizing?   |
| **Would take again**         | In hindsight, was this a trade worth taking?        |

Each card shows:

* Compliance percentage and ratio (e.g., "81.8% — 18/22")
* A progress bar colored green (≥ 80%), amber (≥ 60%), or red (\< 60%)

<Tip>
  The "Would take again" toggle is especially revealing. If you frequently answer "no," it suggests you're taking trades you know don't meet your criteria — a pattern worth investigating.
</Tip>

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## Mistake Frequency

A horizontal bar chart ranking your most common mistake tags by frequency.

* Shows up to 8 mistakes, sorted by count
* Each bar displays the mistake name, count, and percentage of trades affected
* Only includes trades where you tagged at least one mistake (excluding "None")

**What to look for:** Your top 1–2 mistakes are where the biggest gains in discipline will come from. Focus on eliminating your most frequent mistake before worrying about the rest.

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## Execution Rating Distribution

A bar chart showing how you rate your own execution across trades.

* **X-axis:** 1 Star through 5 Stars
* **Y-axis:** Number of trades at each rating
* Each bar is color-coded from red (1 star) to green (5 stars)

This shows whether you're generally satisfied with your execution or consistently self-critical — both patterns worth understanding.

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## Align Score vs P\&L

The "proof that process works" chart. This shows the correlation between your Align Score and trade outcomes.

### Summary Cards

Two side-by-side comparison cards:

* **Aligned trades (score ≥ 7):** Average P\&L and trade count
* **Misaligned trades (score \< 7):** Average P\&L and trade count

If aligned trades average positive P\&L and misaligned trades average negative P\&L, the system is working — discipline predicts outcomes.

### Scatter Plot

Below the cards, a scatter plot shows every rated trade:

* **X-axis:** Align Score (0–10). **Y-axis:** P\&L (\$)
* **Green dots** = winning trades. **Red dots** = losing trades
* Hover for the symbol, exact score, and P\&L

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## Performance by Strategy

A horizontal bar chart showing total P\&L per playbook or setup.

* Green bars for profitable strategies, red for unprofitable
* **Best and worst strategy** badges at the top
* Hover for trade count and detail

This belongs in Execution because it answers "which setups am I actually executing well?" — an execution question, not just a financial one. Cross-reference with your [playbooks](/playbooks/overview) to see if poor strategy performance correlates with low alignment.

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<Info>
  All Execution tab components require **journaled trades** — trades where you've completed the alignment toggles, rating, and/or mistake tags. The more consistently you journal, the more useful this tab becomes.
</Info>