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title: "How To Use The Trade Log"
description: "Check, export, and analyze your trades with Options Auto Trader’s trade log."
url: https://help.optionsautotrader.com/en/articles/192-how-to-use-the-trade-log
collection: "Tips & FAQs"
updated: 2026-10-10
language: en
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# How To Use The Trade Log

Check, export, and analyze your trades with Options Auto Trader’s trade log.

Tracking trades and confirming orders can be tricky. The **trade log** makes it easy to check your trades, ensure accuracy, and analyze your bot’s performance.

## What is the Trade Log?

-   Pulls **all orders directly from your broker**.
    
-   Links trades to the bot that executed them; shows **NA** if no bot is tied.
    
-   Ensures your trading data is **100% accurate**.
    

## How to Access the Trade Log

Using the trade log is straightforward. Here’s how you do it:

1.  **Click on your bot** – Open the bot whose trades you want to check.
    
2.  **Click on “Trade Log”** – This opens the trade log for that bot.
    
3.  **View broker orders** – You’ll see all orders pulled directly from your broker.
    

This makes it easy to double-check your trades and ensure everything went through as expected.

## Key Features

-   **Accurate Data:** Matches your broker exactly.
    
-   **Bot Integration:** Shows which bot executed each trade.
    
-   **Export Trades:** Export for one bot or all bots, then analyze in Excel or Google Sheets.
    

## Analyzing Trades

-   Check patterns in **winning and losing trades**.
    
-   Use insights to **adjust and improve your bot**.
    

The trade log helps verify trades and optimize your bot’s strategy. **Regularly check and export your trades** to spot patterns and improve performance.