Tim Edge

Getting Started

Welcome to Tim Edge -- your mechanical trading lab. This guide will get you from sign-up to your first analysis in under five minutes.

What is Tim Edge?

Tim Edge is a platform that combines market analysis, trade execution, smart journaling, and behavioral analytics to help you trade consistently and profitably. It is designed to turn emotional traders into mechanical ones by providing structure, data, and AI-powered insights at every step of your process.

Quick Start Guide

1. Sign in with your Google account on the login page.
2. Choose your plan -- Basic, Pro, or Pro + Live -- from the Settings page.
3. If you selected Pro + Live, navigate to Settings and connect your MT5 broker.
4. Open the Trade Feed and check the Zone Extraction panel before every trade.
5. Place trades, journal them honestly, and review your analytics weekly.

Your First Day

• Open the Trade Feed -- see the live chart and zone extraction panel on the right.
• Check the Market State tab -- understand what the market is currently doing on the 15-minute timeframe.
• Check the Key Zones tab -- see where the important supply and demand price levels are.
• Do not trade on day one. Observe the market, explore the interface, and get comfortable with how zones are displayed.

Feature Access by Plan

Trade Feed

Your main trading dashboard. The Trade Feed shows a live chart on the left and the execution panel on the right, with zone extraction, order placement, and open positions.

Chart

The chart is powered by a professional-grade lightweight charting library, displayed in a resizable split-pane layout. You can drag the divider between the chart and the panel to adjust the widths.

• Switch between Gold (XAUUSD) and BTC (BTCUSD) using the instrument tabs at the top of the chart.
• The chart supports candlestick rendering with real-time price updates and live price display in the header.
• A refresh button lets you manually re-fetch data if needed.
• When the market is closed, a "Market Closed" overlay appears on the chart.

Zone Extraction Panel

The Zone Extraction panel sits at the top of the right-side panel and has two tabs: Market State and Key Zones.

Market State Tab

Shows what the market is currently doing based on the 15-minute timeframe. The algorithm uses EMA20 and EMA50 moving averages, RSI for momentum, and distance from EMAs to detect overextension. It classifies the market into one of four states:

Key Zones Tab

Shows the nearest demand (buy) and supply (sell) zones found by the Smart Zone algorithm. Each zone card displays:

• A confidence score as a percentage -- higher scores mean stronger zones.
• Confluence tags that explain why the zone matters: OB Order Block, FVG Fair Value Gap, SWING Swing Level.
• First touch indicator -- zones that have not been tested before are strongest.
• An AT ZONE badge when price is currently sitting at that level.
• Zones with 55%+ confidence glow green to draw your attention.

Placing a Trade

The order placement section sits below Zone Extraction in the right panel. Here is the step-by-step flow:

1. Check the Market State -- is there an actionable setup?
2. Check Key Zones -- where should you enter?
3. Click BUY or SELL to set your direction. The button highlights green for buy, red for sell.
4. Enter your lot size (default is 0.01).
5. Set your Stop Loss and Take Profit levels.
6. Review the Risk display -- it shows your potential loss in dollars and warns if risk is too high.
7. Click Place Trade to execute.

Open Positions

Below the order form, the Open Positions section shows your currently active trades. Each position card displays:

• Symbol, direction (BUY/SELL badge), and volume.
• Entry price, current Stop Loss, and Take Profit.
• Live P&L -- green for profit, red for loss.
• Close button to exit immediately, and Modify button to adjust SL/TP inline.
• A total P&L summary across all open positions.

Zone Extraction -- How It Works

A deep look at the two-layer algorithm that powers Tim Edge's market analysis. Understanding this system is key to using the platform effectively.

Layer 1 -- Market State (Tim Edge v7)

The first layer determines the macro context. It uses EMA20 and EMA50 moving averages on the 15-minute chart to determine trend direction, RSI to gauge momentum, and distance-from-EMA calculations to detect when price is overextended. Based on these inputs, it classifies the market into one of four states: Pullback Expected, Continuation Zone, Range-Bound, or Watching.

Layer 2 -- Key Zones (ICT Smart Zone)

The second layer scans the last 200 fifteen-minute candles to identify Order Blocks -- specific candles where institutional money entered the market. Demand zones are found by locating bearish candles followed by strong bullish impulses. Supply zones are the inverse: bullish candles followed by strong bearish moves.

Each zone is scored on a 0-100% confidence scale based on multiple factors:

• Confluence -- zones that overlap with multiple structures (OB + FVG + Swing) score higher.
• Trend alignment -- zones that align with the current trend direction receive a boost.
• Zone freshness -- first-touch zones that have never been tested are rated as the strongest.
• Momentum -- MACD direction at the time of zone formation is factored in.
• Volatility -- ATR rank is used to normalize zone distances across different market conditions.

How to Use Zone Extraction

1. Open the Trade Feed before placing any trade.
2. Read the Market State -- it tells you what to do (or not do).
3. If Pullback Expected: wait for price to reach the target zone, then confirm on the 5m chart.
4. If Continuation: look for entry confirmation on 5m within the trend zone.
5. If Range-Bound: do not trade. Wait for a breakout.
6. If Watching: be patient. No setup is available yet.

Browser Notifications

Tim Edge sends browser notifications when key events occur, so you do not need to stare at the screen all day:

• A pullback is detected on the 15-minute chart.
• Price enters a continuation zone.
• Price reaches a high-confidence zone (55%+ score).

Journal

Every trade is logged with emotions, setup grades, and strategy tags. The journal builds your trading DNA over time and feeds directly into your Analytics scores.

Three Views

The Journal page has three tabs: Calendar, Trade List, and Stats. You can switch between them at the top of the page.

Calendar View

The calendar displays a full month grid. Each day cell shows colored dots -- green for winning trades, red for losing trades -- and the day's net P&L. Click any date to expand it and see the individual trade cards for that day. Today's date is highlighted with a purple border. The month header shows the overall P&L for the displayed month.

Trade List View

A filterable, sortable table of all your trades. You can set a date range with the date pickers and toggle advanced filters including:

• Direction: Long / Short / All
• Outcome: Win / Loss / All
• Instrument filter
• Setup quality grade

Each row shows the trade symbol, direction badge, entry/exit price, P&L, and a source badge (Auto for MT5-detected trades, Manual for hand-logged). Click any row to open the full trade detail modal.

Stats View

Aggregate performance statistics with time-range filtering (week, month, quarter, year, all time). The stats tab includes:

• Summary cards: total trades, win rate, net P&L, average R multiple.
• Equity curve chart showing your cumulative returns over time.
• Breakdown cards for performance by direction, by strategy, and by setup grade.
• Best and worst trade highlights.

Auto-Journaling (Pro + Live)

If you are on the Pro + Live plan with your MT5 broker connected, trades are automatically detected and logged when they close. A popup appears asking you to rate:

• Pre-trade emotion: Calm, Confident, Anxious, FOMO, Revenge, Greedy
• Post-trade emotion: Satisfied, Relieved, Frustrated, Regret, Neutral
• Setup quality: A+, A, B, C
• Checklist compliance: Yes, Partial, No
• Strategy: Pullback, Continuation, Breakout, Reversal
• Notes: free-text for your own analysis, plus optional screenshot upload

Manual Journaling (All Plans)

Click the + Log Trade button in the top navigation bar to manually add any trade. You enter the symbol, direction, entry/exit price, lot size, P&L, and all the same emotion and strategy tags. This is available on all plans, including Basic.

Daily Journal

Below the calendar, a daily journal section lets you record your mood for the day using emoji buttons, write free-form notes about your market observations, and mark "No Trade Day" if you chose to sit out. This daily entry feeds into the mood-based insights in Analytics.

Analytics

The analytics dashboard gives you deep, behavioral insights into your trading patterns and performance. It goes far beyond basic P&L tracking -- it analyzes your psychology, consistency, and process quality.

Navigation Tabs

Analytics has three bottom tabs: Home, MTS, and Trends. A time-range selector at the top lets you filter data by 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, or all time.

Home Tab

Trading Readiness Score

The centerpiece of the Home tab is a large animated ring displaying your Trading Readiness Score, a 0-100 composite that combines your recent performance, logged emotions, trading streak, and discipline metrics. It uses a gradient color system:

• 80-100 (Green): You are in peak form. Trade with confidence.
• 50-79 (Yellow): Some risk factors are present. Proceed with caution.
• 0-49 (Red): Significant concerns detected. Consider sitting out today.

Readiness Factors

Below the ring, six factor cards break down what contributes to your readiness score:

• Yesterday's Result -- quick summary with P&L from the previous session.
• Emotional State -- your logged mood from today's check-in.
• Streak -- consecutive days of active, disciplined trading.
• Today's Mood -- your mood check-in recorded from the emoji picker.
• Pattern Risk -- active behavioral patterns detected (e.g., revenge trading, FOMO sequences).
• Drawdown -- current drawdown status relative to your recent high.

Each factor has a colored status dot (green/yellow/red) and a progress bar showing its individual health.

Morning Mood Check-in

At the top of the Home tab, a mood check-in bar lets you record how you are feeling before you start trading. Select from emoji buttons representing different emotional states. This data feeds directly into your readiness score and over time reveals correlations between your mood and trading outcomes.

D-P-R Score Cards

Three clickable cards show your Discipline, Process, and Risk sub-scores. Tapping any card opens a full-page deep dive for that metric with detailed breakdowns, trend charts, and specific improvement insights.

Streak Tracking

A streak bar with milestone markers shows your current consecutive-day trading streak. It displays your current count, your all-time best streak, a progress bar toward the next milestone (7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90 days), and a motivational message. When you hit a milestone, the bar glows amber.

Focus Area & Insight

A cyan-bordered insight card highlights your most important area for improvement, drawn from your actual trade data and behavioral patterns. This is personalized guidance, not generic advice.

MTS Tab (Mechanical Trader Score)

Your MTS is the headline metric in Tim Edge. It measures how mechanically -- versus emotionally -- you trade, on a scale from 0 to 100. It is displayed as a large animated ring with a pulsing glow effect.

The MTS is composed of three equally-weighted sub-scores:

• D Score (Discipline) -- Did you follow your checklist? Did you stay within your daily trade limit?
• P Score (Process) -- Are your entries, exits, and position sizes consistent with your plan?
• R Score (Risk) -- Are you maintaining proper risk-reward ratios? Is your risk management sound?

MTS ratings are broken into tiers:

MTS History

Below the MTS ring, a weekly bar chart shows your MTS score over time. You can toggle between viewing the composite MTS or individual D/P/R sub-scores. The current week's bar is highlighted with a glow effect. An expandable "Deep Dive" section shows week-by-week breakdowns with narrative insights.

Trends Tab

Long-term performance trends, weekly comparisons, and pattern evolution charts. This tab shows how your metrics are changing over weeks and months, helping you identify whether your trading process is improving, stagnating, or deteriorating.

Goals

Set personal targets for your Discipline score, win rate, and monthly P&L. Track progress with animated ring indicators. Click the edit (pencil) button on the goals card to update your targets. Goals reset monthly and carry over your targets to each new period.

Deep Dives

Clicking any D/P/R score card opens a full-page deep dive view with:

• A large ring showing the score with a date-range selector (7d, 30d, 90d, All).
• Detailed breakdown sections with bar charts, horizontal progress bars, and donut charts.
• Strategy-level performance tables.
• Weekly trend bars showing score progression.
• An AI-generated insight box with personalized recommendations.

Backtest Engine

Test trading strategies on historical data before risking real money. The Backtest Engine lets you validate ideas with six months of real price data.

Strategy Lab

The Strategy Lab has two modes, toggled at the top: Preset Algorithms and Build Your Own.

Preset Algorithms

Choose from six built-in strategies:

• Smart Zone (3-Layer Confluence) -- the same algorithm that powers live zone extraction.
• Tim Edge v7 -- the original EMA-based market state system.
• ICT Supply/Demand -- pure order block trading.
• Fair Value Gap + Sweep -- FVG entries with sweep confirmation.
• ICT S/D Multi-TF -- multi-timeframe order block variant.
• FVG + Sweep Multi-TF -- multi-timeframe FVG variant.

For presets, you also select an entry rule (Enter at zone touch or Zone + 1 candle confirm) and R:R ratio (1:1, 1:2, or 1:3).

Build Your Own

Create custom strategies by combining modular blocks across four categories:

1. Entry Levels (pick at least 1):

• Order Block, Fair Value Gap, Swing Level, EMA Zone, Round Number, Prev Day H/L

2. Confirmation:

• Zone Touch (none), 1-Candle Confirm, Market Structure Shift, Engulfing Pattern, Pin Bar, Sweep + Reclaim

3. Filters:

• With EMA Trend, ADX threshold (configurable), RSI 30-70, MACD Aligned, London/NY Only, Confluence minimum (configurable), First Touch Only

4. Risk Management:

• Stop Loss rule (Zone + 0.3 ATR / 0.5 ATR / 1.0 ATR)
• R:R Ratio (configurable, 1 to 5)
• Max trades per day (0 = unlimited)
• Trailing stop (None / Lock BE at 1R / Trail 0.5R)

Running a Backtest

1. Select your instrument: XAU/USD (Gold) or BTC/USD (Bitcoin).
2. Select timeframe: 5 min, 15 min, 1 hour, or 4 hours.
3. Select period: 3, 6, or 12 months of historical data.
4. Choose a preset algorithm or build your own strategy.
5. Click Run Backtest and watch the progress bar.
6. Review the results below: summary cards, equity curve, monthly breakdown, full trade log, setup distribution donut, and session analysis.

Results Dashboard

After a backtest completes, you see:

• Summary Cards -- Win Rate, Net P&L, Total Trades, Max Drawdown, Profit Factor, and more.
• Equity Curve -- a chart showing cumulative P&L over the backtest period.
• Monthly Breakdown -- table with trades, win rate, P&L, best/worst per month.
• Trade Log -- every individual trade with date, type (Pullback/Continuation), direction, entry, SL, TP, result, P&L, and R multiple. Paginated with "Load More".
• Setup Distribution -- donut chart showing the split of setup types and win rates.
• Session Analysis -- London, New York, and Asian session performance comparison.

Save, Load & Compare

• Save Strategy -- give your custom strategy a name and save it for later.
• Load Strategy -- browse and load any previously saved strategy.
• Compare Mode -- run two backtests and view results side by side.

Tim Coach AI BETA

Your personal AI trading coach. Tim Coach lives as a floating chat bubble on every page of Tim Edge and is context-aware -- it knows which page you are on and pulls your real trading data to give personalized answers.

Accessing Tim Coach

Look for the purple gradient floating action button (FAB) in the bottom-right corner of any page. Click it to open the chat panel. The panel slides up with a conversation interface, suggested quick-action pills, and a text input.

What You Can Ask

• "What's my win rate this week?" -- calculates from your actual trade data in the journal.
• "Should I trade right now?" -- checks market state, zone extraction, and your readiness score.
• "What patterns am I repeating?" -- analyzes your emotional patterns and behavioral habits over time.
• "How's my open position doing?" -- checks your live positions (on the Trades page).
• General trading questions about your performance, strategy, and habits.

Context Awareness

Tim Coach adapts to the page you are viewing:

• Trades page: can reference your open positions, current market state, and zone analysis.
• Journal page: can reference your recent trades, emotion patterns, and daily notes.
• Analytics page: can reference your MTS, readiness score, D/P/R scores, and behavioral insights.

Quick Action Pills

Below the chat messages, suggested conversation starters are displayed as clickable pills. These change based on the page context and help you get started without typing. Examples include "Check my zones", "Am I ready?", and "Analyze my week".

Settings & Account

Manage your profile, broker connection, subscription, and preferences from the Settings page.

Profile

The profile section shows your name, email, and avatar (pulled from your Google account). It also displays when you joined Tim Edge. You can sign out from this section.

Theme

Toggle between dark and light mode using the theme button in the top navigation bar. The theme toggle is available on every page (the sun/moon icon). Your preference is saved to local storage and persists across sessions.

MT5 Broker Connection (Pro + Live)

Connect your MetaTrader 5 broker to enable live trading directly through Tim Edge. Here is how:

1. Navigate to Settings and scroll to the "Connect Your Broker" section.
2. Enter your MT5 Login Number (e.g., 12345678).
3. Enter your MT5 Password.
4. Enter your MT5 Server Name (e.g., VantageInternational-Demo).
5. Click Connect Account.
6. Your status changes to "Pending" -- activation typically happens within 24 hours.
7. Once activated, the status dot turns green and the Trade Feed shows your live broker data.

Once connected, you can view your account ID and login number in the settings. To disconnect, click the "Disconnect" button. Compatible brokers include any MT5 broker supported by MetaAPI, such as Vantage, IC Markets, Exness, and many others.

cTrader Prop Firm Connection (All Plans)

Tim Edge integrates directly with cTrader, which means you can connect any cTrader-based prop firm account. This works on all paid plans (Basic, Pro, and Pro + Live). Here is how to connect:

1. Go to Settings and find the "Connect Prop Firm" section.
2. Click the Connect with cTrader button.
3. You will be redirected to cTrader's official login page (openapi.ctrader.com).
4. Log in with your cTrader credentials (the same ones you use to log into your prop firm's cTrader).
5. Authorize Tim Edge to access your trading account.
6. You will be redirected back to Tim Edge. Your prop firm account will be linked automatically.
7. If you have multiple cTrader accounts, Tim Edge will show them all -- select the one you want to trade on.

Supported Prop Firms (cTrader)

Any prop firm that uses cTrader as its trading platform is supported. Popular ones include:

• FTMO
• FundedNext
• The5ers
• E8 Funding
• MyFundedFX
• Alpha Capital
• FundingPips
• Lux Trading Firm

If your prop firm uses cTrader, it will work -- even if it is not listed above.

What Happens After Connecting

Once your prop firm is connected, Tim Edge becomes your complete trading interface:

• Live Chart -- Real-time candlestick chart with your prop firm's price feed
• One-Click Execution -- Open trades directly from Tim Edge with your pre-set lot size, SL, and TP
• Position Management -- View, modify, and close open positions without switching to cTrader
• Auto-Journal -- When a trade closes, it is automatically logged in your trade journal with entry/exit price, P&L, and duration
• Market State -- AI-powered zone extraction and environment scoring based on your prop firm's live data
• Prop Firm Dashboard -- Track your challenge progress, drawdown limits, and profit targets from the dedicated Prop Firm page

Selecting Your Trading Approach

Tim Edge's pre-trade checklist helps you stay disciplined. Before placing any trade, you will see a checklist asking:

• Is this trade with the trend?
• Is price at a key zone?
• Do I have minimum 1:2 risk-to-reward?
• Am I emotionally calm?
• Is this within my daily trade limit?

Completing the checklist before each trade directly improves your Discipline score in Analytics. Over time, you will see your MTS (Mechanical Trader Score) improve as you follow your process consistently.

Disconnecting

To disconnect your prop firm, go to Settings, find the "Connect Prop Firm" section (which now shows your connected account), and click Disconnect. You can reconnect at any time by going through the same OAuth flow.

Billing & Plans

Tim Edge offers three plans designed for different stages of your trading journey. All plans are billed in INR and processed securely through Razorpay.

Plans

Billing Cycles

Three billing options are available, selectable on the Settings page:

• Monthly -- standard monthly billing.
• 6 Months -- pay for 6 months upfront and save 17%.
• Annual -- pay for 12 months upfront and save 25%.

Payment Methods

Payments are processed securely through Razorpay. Supported methods include:

• UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, etc.)
• Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, RuPay)
• Net banking
• Wallets

Upgrading

Upgrading your plan takes effect immediately. Navigate to Settings, scroll to the Subscription section, and click the plan you want. The pricing cards clearly mark which plan you are currently on with a "Current" badge.

Downgrading & Cancellation

• Downgrading takes effect at the next billing cycle. You retain access to your current plan features until the period ends.
• You can cancel anytime. There is no lock-in and no cancellation fee.
• No refunds are issued for partial billing periods.
• Your data (journal, analytics, strategies) is preserved even after cancellation.

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