Documentation

Help & guides.

Everything you need to get set up, connect a broker, and start journaling. Average read time per article: 3 minutes.

Getting Started

Create an account, set up your first portfolio, customize your dashboard.

5 articles

Connecting Brokers

Read-only OAuth, API tokens, CSV fallback, multi-account setup.

4 articles

Analytics & Metrics

Profit factor, Sharpe ratio, recovery factor — what they mean and how to read them.

7 articles

Wheel Strategy View

Cycle tracking, true breakeven, next-move simulator, profit projections.

6 articles

Billing & Account

Plans, billing cycles, cancellation, invoices, account deletion.

5 articles

Troubleshooting

Sync issues, missing trades, broker disconnects, data corrections.

8 articles

01 Getting Started

Create your account

  1. Go to tradevada.com and click Get Started.
  2. Choose Monthly or Yearly — both unlock every feature and start instantly.
  3. Enter your email and create a password (we recommend 12+ characters).
  4. Complete checkout via Stripe — you get immediate access the moment payment confirms.
  5. Confirm your email and connect your broker via SnapTrade — trades begin auto-syncing right away.

Set up your first portfolio

From the dashboard, click Settings → Add Account. You can either connect a broker (recommended) or import a CSV. The dashboard, journal, calendars, and analytics all populate automatically once your trades are synced.

Customize your dashboard

Click the gear icon in the bottom-left to:

02 Connecting Brokers

Supported brokers

Currently supported with direct OAuth sync:

CSV import is supported for any U.S. broker (Fidelity, Schwab, IBKR, Webull, Robinhood, etc.) via Settings → Import CSV. Direct integrations for these brokers are on our roadmap.

Connect Moomoo (3 minutes)

1

Open broker settings

From your dashboard, navigate to Settings → Connected Brokers.

2

Click "Connect Moomoo"

You'll be redirected to Moomoo's OAuth page. Tradevada requests read-only access — we cannot place trades, transfer funds, or change account settings.

3

Authorize

Sign in to Moomoo and approve the request. You'll be returned to Tradevada.

4

Initial sync

The first sync pulls your last 12 months of trade history (typically completes in under 30 seconds for ~1,000 trades). Subsequent syncs are real-time.

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Privacy: Tradevada never sees your Moomoo password. The OAuth token is encrypted at rest and can be revoked at any time from your Moomoo account or from Tradevada's broker settings.

03 Analytics & Metrics

What each metric means

Reading the equity curve

The equity curve plots cumulative P&L over time. Drawdown periods are shaded in light red. A smooth, rising curve with shallow drawdowns is the goal. Sudden cliffs usually indicate a single oversized loss — go investigate.

Calendar & heatmaps

The 12-month calendar heatmap colors each month by P&L (green = profit, red = loss, intensity = magnitude). The day-of-week × hour heatmap reveals when you actually make money — most retail traders are surprised to find their best hour is mid-morning, not the open.

04 Wheel Strategy View

Tradevada's wheel-strategy view tracks every cash-secured put, assignment, covered call, and called-away cycle for a single ticker. Premium accumulates against the underlying, and your "true breakeven" updates automatically.

Components

Read the full strategy primer in our Wheel Strategy Guide.

05 Billing & Account

Plans & pricing

Two billing options, both with full access to every feature including SnapTrade broker auto-sync:

Subscriptions begin instantly at checkout. There is no free trial — you get immediate full access from the moment payment confirms.

Switching plans

Upgrade from Monthly → Yearly at any time from Settings → Billing. We pro-rate the upgrade. Downgrading from Yearly → Monthly takes effect at your next renewal.

Canceling

Go to Settings → Billing → Cancel Subscription. Your account remains active until the end of the current billing period. After that, your account converts to read-only — your trade history stays accessible for 30 days, then is purged unless you reactivate.

Deleting your account

From Settings → Account → Delete Account, you can permanently delete your account. We'll erase your trade data within 30 days (subject to legal retention requirements for billing records). You can also email privacy@tradevada.com for a manual deletion request.

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Export before deleting. Once your account is deleted, your trade history is gone. Use Settings → Export → Download CSV to grab a copy first.

06 Troubleshooting

"My broker connection is showing 'disconnected'"

OAuth tokens expire periodically (typically every 30–90 days depending on broker). Go to Settings → Connected Brokers and click Reconnect. Trade history that synced before the disconnect remains intact.

"A trade is missing from my journal"

Click Settings → Force Re-sync to re-pull the last 90 days from your broker. If a specific trade is still missing after a re-sync, email support@tradevada.com with the broker's confirmation number — we'll investigate.

"P&L doesn't match my broker"

Tradevada uses FIFO accounting and calculates P&L based on individual fill prices. Some brokers use average cost basis or include fees differently. Settings → Accounting → Method lets you switch between FIFO and Average Cost.

"Can I change my email?"

Yes — Settings → Account → Email. We'll send a verification link to the new address.

Still stuck?

Email support@tradevada.com with a description of the problem and your account email. Average response time: 4 business hours during U.S. trading hours.