If the cumulative return you see on your dashboard or reports is not the same as the number in your Trades list, one of these settings is almost always the reason. Check them in this order.
- Gross or Net. Click the G / $ button in the top bar and look at the first row: Gross or Net. The Cumulative Return in the Trades list summary follows this switch, and so do the stat cards and reports. Compare Net with Net and Gross with Gross. In the table, use the PnL Net $ and PnL Net % columns for Net, and PnL Gross $ and PnL Gross % for Gross.
- Filters and date range. The date range, accounts and other filters in the top bar apply to the Trades list, the dashboard and the reports alike. Make sure both places show the same filters.
- Report date basis. Open Settings, then Trades, and look at the Reports section. If it is set to Transaction Date, each sale’s profit or loss counts on the day of that sale, in your totals, calendar, dashboard and reports. A trade with partial closes on different days can therefore look different in the widgets than in the Trades list, which shows the total result of the whole trade. Click a trade to see its partial returns by date.
- Open trades. In Settings > Trades, Consider Partial Realized Gains controls whether the gains already made on partial closes of open trades count in your report totals. The Trades list always shows open trades and their PnL, whatever this setting is.
The Cumulative Return line at the bottom of the Trades list only appears when Show Cumulative Return is on under Settings > Trades.
Want the why, with a worked example? See Why isn’t my partial sell in my P&L while the trade is still open? (Consider Partial Realized Gains explained).
