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APEX BREAKOUT SYSTEM — TRADES FOLDER
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This folder is intentionally empty when you first install
the bot. This is completely normal.

WHAT GETS CREATED HERE AUTOMATICALLY:
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trade_log.csv      — Created on first bot run
                     Every trade entry and exit is logged here
                     Open with Excel to review your performance

trade_history.json — Created after first trade closes
                     Used internally by the risk manager
                     to track PDT rule compliance

HOW TO VIEW YOUR TRADE HISTORY:
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1. Open File Explorer
2. Navigate to C:\APEX_Bot\trades\
3. Double click trade_log.csv
4. Excel will open with all your trades

COLUMNS IN TRADE LOG:
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Date       — Date of trade entry
Time       — Time of trade entry
Symbol     — Futures symbol traded
Direction  — LONG or SHORT
Entry      — Entry price
Stop       — Stop loss level
Target1    — First profit target (1.5R)
Target2    — Second profit target (3.0R)
Contracts  — Number of contracts
Score      — Signal score at entry (out of 6)
RSI        — RSI value at entry
ADX        — ADX value at entry
ATR        — ATR value at entry
Exit       — Exit price (filled when trade closes)
PnL        — Profit or loss in dollars
Status     — OPEN or CLOSED

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