Journal Numbers Look Wrong?

MimikTrader's journal and reports run on Pro plan accounts, and the numbers in them are built from real broker fills that are continuously checked against your broker's own records. That checking process — reconciliation — is what this article is about. If a number looks off, start with the banner at the top of your reports view before assuming something is broken.

The Reconciliation Banner: What Each State Means

MimikTrader shows an account-level banner above your reports and journal whenever there's something worth telling you about the reconciliation status of that account's data. Here is exactly what each state means:

No banner (everything is broker-confirmed)

What this means: Nothing to see here on purpose. When every trade on the account has been matched and confirmed against your broker's own records, the banner simply doesn't render. The numbers you're looking at are final.

What to do next: Nothing — this is the normal, healthy state.

Estimated adjustments pending broker confirmation

What this means: Some recent trades are still showing MimikTrader's own calculated P&L because the broker's matching confirmation hasn't come through yet. You'll also see a dollar figure for the estimated adjustment amount still pending. If you have the "include estimates" option turned on, the banner instead reads that your totals include broker-confirmed estimates and final numbers may tighten slightly after reconciliation finishes.

What to do next: Nothing required. This is the most common state right after you close a trade and resolves on its own, usually quickly, as the background reconciler catches up. If you're deciding whether to trust a number right now, check whether the "include estimates" toggle is on — with it off, you're only looking at broker-confirmed totals.

Analytics are catching up to recent broker activity

What this means: This is the "reconciling" state — MimikTrader has recent broker activity on the account that it's still processing against your trade history. It's a normal, temporary state, not an error.

What to do next: Wait a short while and refresh. This clears on its own as the background reconciler processes the account. There's no manual action that speeds it up.

Analytics are paused while we compare this account against broker truth

What this means: This is the state worth paying attention to. MimikTrader has found a meaningful mismatch between its own calculated numbers and what your broker is reporting for this account, and has paused showing analytics on it rather than show you a number it isn't confident in. You'll see a "worst observed drift" dollar figure alongside the banner — that's the size of the discrepancy MimikTrader is trying to resolve.

What to do next: This state is designed to resolve itself as more broker data comes in, but if it persists across multiple trading sessions, that's the signal to reach out to support (see below) rather than keep waiting.

Analytics are waiting for the first broker-truth reconciliation pass

What this means: This shows up on newly connected accounts or accounts with very little trade history — MimikTrader hasn't yet completed its first full reconciliation pass against the broker's records, so it doesn't have a confirmed baseline to compare against.

What to do next: Nothing — this clears automatically once the first reconciliation pass completes, typically shortly after the account has some trading activity for the reconciler to work with.

Why a Trade's P&L Can Change Slightly After It First Appears

This is the single most common source of "wait, that number changed" confusion, and it's expected behavior, not a bug. When a trade first closes, MimikTrader shows you its own calculated P&L — entry price and exit price times quantity, done instantly. Your P&L is then checked against your broker's own records in the background. When your broker's confirmed figure for that trade comes in and matches, the number upgrades to the broker-confirmed figure and becomes final.

The typical difference between the two is small — usually the exact fees and commissions attaching once the broker's confirmed figure is in, which MimikTrader's instant calculation can't always account for the moment a trade closes. A trade rarely moves by more than a few dollars between its first appearance and its final, broker-confirmed number.

Account Filters and Timezone Confusion

Two of the most common "the numbers don't match what I expected" reports turn out to be filter issues, not data issues:

• Account filter: Reports and journal views respect whatever account filter is currently set. If you're looking at a single follower account but expecting to see your whole group's activity — or vice versa — the numbers will look wrong simply because you're looking at a narrower or wider slice than you intended. Check the account selector first.
• Trading day boundary: MimikTrader's trading day rolls over at 5:00 PM CT, matching standard futures market convention rather than midnight in your local timezone. A trade placed late in the evening in your own timezone may land in the next trading day's numbers rather than the calendar day you were expecting, especially if you're outside the Central time zone.

When to Contact Support

Most of what's covered above resolves on its own within a normal trading session. Reach out to support when a specific account stays in the drift state — "Analytics are paused while we compare this account against broker truth" — across multiple sessions without clearing, since that's the one state that signals an unresolved mismatch rather than a normal in-progress state.

When you contact support, include:

• The account email on your MimikTrader login
• The specific account number showing the drift state
• How long the banner has been showing drift, as best you can tell
• The "worst observed drift" dollar figure shown in the banner
• Any specific trade(s) whose P&L looks wrong to you, with approximate date/time and symbol

This lets support go straight to the reconciliation history for that account instead of starting from scratch.