Journal Numbers Look Wrong?
Most journal number confusion comes down to the date window, the account filter, or a P&L that is still tightening after a close.
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MimikTrader's journal and reports run on Pro planaccounts, and the numbers in them are built from real broker fills that are continuously checked against your broker's own records. If a number looks off, start with the Range and Account chips and the Sync status on Dashboard or Reports before assuming something is broken.
What the Sync Status on Journal and Reports Means
Dashboard and Reports show a small sync label — Synced, Partial, Failed, or Unknown — next to the date and account chips. That label is the broker-report fetch status for the window you have selected.
- Synced: the latest broker report for that window loaded cleanly.
- Partial / Failed / Unknown: some or all of the report fetch did not complete. Use the Dashboard Sync button (or Order History Force refresh) and check the account chip — an empty or stale window is not the same as a losing day.
Why a Trade's P&L Can Change Slightly After It First Appears
This is the single most common source of "wait, that number changed" confusion, and it's expected behavior, not a bug. When a trade first closes, MimikTrader shows you its own calculated P&L — entry price and exit price times quantity, done instantly. Your P&L is then checked against your broker's own records in the background. When your broker's confirmed figure for that trade comes in and matches, the number upgrades to the broker-confirmed figure and becomes final.
The typical difference between the two is small — usually the exact fees and commissions attaching once the broker's confirmed figure is in. A trade rarely moves by more than a few dollars between its first appearance and its final, broker-confirmed number.
Account Filters and Timezone Confusion
Two of the most common "the numbers don't match what I expected" reports turn out to be filter issues, not data issues:
- Account and range chips: Reports and Order History use the Range and Account chips on that page. Dashboard, Trade View, Daily View, and Weekly View also use Filter Studio. Check both before comparing two pages.
- Trading day:Journal "Today" is the current US Eastern calendar date — the same day Reports and the home P&L card use. A fill late in the evening in Australia can still belong to the previous Eastern calendar day. Globex maintenance is 5:00 PM CT; that reset does not change the journal day until Eastern midnight.
When to Contact Support
Most of what's covered above resolves on its own within a normal trading session. Reach out to support when Sync stays Failed across multiple sessions, or a specific closed trade's P&L still disagrees with the broker ticket after the report has Synced.
When you contact support, include:
- The account email on your MimikTrader login
- The specific account number
- The Range and Account chips that were selected
- The Sync status shown on Dashboard or Reports
- Any specific trade(s) whose P&L looks wrong to you, with approximate date/time and symbol
This lets support go straight to the report history for that account instead of starting from scratch.