> ## 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.

# Timing Tab

> Temporal patterns — day of week, time of day, consistency streaks, calendar heatmap, and overtrading detection.

The Timing tab answers: **"When do I trade best?"**

This tab combines temporal pattern analysis with consistency metrics. It helps you identify your most profitable trading windows, track your discipline streak, and catch overtrading before it becomes a habit.

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## Day of Week Performance

Four cards breaking down your performance by day of week:

| Card                     | What it shows                                 |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Best Performing Day**  | Day with the highest total P\&L + trade count |
| **Least Performing Day** | Day with the lowest total P\&L + trade count  |
| **Most Active Day**      | Day you trade the most                        |
| **Best Win Rate Day**    | Day with the highest win percentage           |

<Tip>
  Use this to identify which days consistently work for you — and which ones you might consider sitting out.
</Tip>

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## Time of Day Performance

Performance broken down into five market-session buckets based on your trade entry time:

| Bucket          | Hours              |
| --------------- | ------------------ |
| **Pre-market**  | Before 9:30 AM     |
| **Morning**     | 9:30 – 11:00 AM    |
| **Midday**      | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| **Afternoon**   | 1:00 – 3:00 PM     |
| **After-hours** | After 3:00 PM      |

Each bucket shows:

* Trade count with an activity bar
* Average P\&L
* Win rate
* Average [Align Score](/journal/tradealign-score)

**What to look for:** Most traders perform best during one or two windows. If your afternoon stats are consistently worse, consider setting a hard stop time in your [Game Plan](/game-plan/pre-session).

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## Consistency Metrics

Four cards measuring behavioral and performance consistency:

| Metric                   | What it measures                                                    |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Win Streak**           | Longest run of consecutive wins (ignoring breakevens)               |
| **Loss Streak**          | Longest run of consecutive losses (ignoring breakevens)             |
| **Profitable Days %**    | Percentage of trading days that ended with a net profit             |
| **Risk-Adjusted Return** | A Sharpe-like ratio measuring return consistency — higher is better |

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## Trading Calendar

A GitHub-style heatmap showing your daily Align Score over the last 13 weeks.

* Each cell represents one day
* Color intensity reflects your average Align Score for that day:
  * **Gray** — no trades
  * **Red** — low alignment (score \< 4)
  * **Amber** — moderate alignment (score 4–6)
  * **Light green** — good alignment (score 6–8)
  * **Bright green** — excellent alignment (score 8–10)
* Hover any cell to see the date, trade count, P\&L, and exact Align Score

**What to look for:** Consistency streaks. A wall of green cells means sustained discipline. Clusters of red or amber suggest periods where your process broke down — check the [Mindset tab](/analytics/mindset) for those dates.

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## Trend Charts

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Profit Factor Trend">
    Tracks your Profit Factor over time with a **reference line at 1.0**.

    * **Above 1.0** = profitable for that period
    * **Below 1.0** = losing for that period

    Hover for win/loss counts per period. A declining profit factor trend is an early warning sign — even if your overall number is still above 1.0.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="R-Multiple Trend">
    Shows your average risk-adjusted return per period.

    * Values are displayed as multiples of risk (e.g., +1.5R means you gained 1.5x your risked amount)
    * **Reference line at 0R** marks breakeven
    * Only includes trades with a defined R-multiple

    This chart strips out position sizing and shows pure risk-reward performance.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Overtrading Detection

Flags days where your trade count exceeded the max trades limit set in your [Game Plan](/game-plan/pre-session).

Each flagged day shows:

* Date
* Actual trade count vs your set limit
* How many trades over the limit
* P\&L for that day (often negative — overtrading usually hurts)

<Note>
  This requires a **max trades limit** set in your Game Plan. If you haven't set one, this section will show a prompt to do so.
</Note>

**Why it matters:** Overtrading is one of the most common and costly behavioral patterns. Having a visual record of when you exceeded your own rules creates accountability and awareness.

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<Info>
  Time-of-day buckets use your trade's **entry time**. If your broker records times in a different timezone than your local time, the buckets may not align perfectly with your market session — adjust your interpretation accordingly.
</Info>