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 ====== Journal ====== ====== Journal ======
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 The journal is a detailed log of the trading operations. The journal is a detailed log of the trading operations.
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 **Bar Time** - Time and date of the opening of the current bar. **Bar Time** - Time and date of the opening of the current bar.
  
-**Transaction** - Shows the transaction type that took place. The transaction types are: Open, Close, Add, Reduce, Reverse, Transfer +**Transaction** - Shows the transaction type that took place. The transaction types are: Open, Close, Add, Reduce, Reverse, Transfer.
  
-**Direction** - Shows the direction of the position. The directions are: Long, Short, Closed (a closed position), None (there is no position opened for this bar)+**Direction** - Shows the direction of the position. The directions are: Long, Short, Closed (a closed position), None (there is no position opened for this bar).
  
- +**Amount** - The amount that the strategy has bought or sold in the transaction. FSB Pro will measure this value either in the base currency (the first from the symbol pair) or in lots, depending on your settings.
-**Amount** - The amount that the strategy has bought or sold in the transaction. FSB Pro will measure this value either in the base currency (the first from the symbol pair) or in lots, depending on your settings+
  
 **Order Price** - The price at which the order has taken place. **Order Price** - The price at which the order has taken place.
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 **Position Price** - The price of the position (considering the spread and the rollover). **Position Price** - The price of the position (considering the spread and the rollover).
  
-**Margin** - The margin of the account.+**Margin** - The required money for maintaining the current open position
  
 **Spread** - The difference between buying and selling prices. **Spread** - The difference between buying and selling prices.
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 **Slippage** - The money you lose by incorrect order execution. This can occur in a fast-moving market.  **Slippage** - The money you lose by incorrect order execution. This can occur in a fast-moving market. 
  
-**Profit Loss** - This occurs when the strategy closes an open position. This can have a positive or negative value. (In the indicator chart, this changes the balance line)+**Profit Loss** - This occurs when the strategy closes an open position. This can have a positive or negative value. (In the Balance/Equity chart, this changes the balance line.)
  
-**Floating Profit Loss** - This Profit Loss shows the current state of the position. (In the indicator chart, this changes the equity line.)+**Floating Profit Loss** - This Profit Loss shows the current state of the position. (In the Balance/Equity chart, this changes the equity line.)
  
 **Balance** - Shows the status of your account balance. **Balance** - Shows the status of your account balance.
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 **Equity** - The equity is your account balance plus the floating profit/loss of your open positions. **Equity** - The equity is your account balance plus the floating profit/loss of your open positions.
  
-**Backtest**  +**Backtest** - shows the status of the backtest:  
- +  "Correct" means that the backtester is sure that the orders are executed in the only possible sequence. 
-"Correct" means that the backtester sure that the orders are executed in the single possible sequence. +  “Ambiguous” means the backterster is not sure in what sequence to execute the orders, because there is more than one possible sequence.  
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-“Ambiguous” means the backterster is not sure in what sequence to execute the orders, because there is more than one possible sequence.  +
  
-It this cell has no value, this means there is no backtesting needed for the current row. This happens when transferring the position from one day to the next.+If this cell has no value, this means there is no backtesting needed for the current row. This happens when transferring the position from one day to the next.