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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – October 27, 2026
New:
- Account Management revamp: search, filter, sort, archived toggle, bulk archive/resync/clear/delete, unarchive, account groups, and broker logos in the account switcher
- Automated Backtesting: Minimum reward-to-risk filter — skip trades where the target is less than Nx the risk
- Start My Day Streak email reminders before you miss a scheduled day
- 7-day Starter Challenge fully shipped (all 7 days live)
Improved:
- Automated Backtesting: 98.1% completion rate (up from 95.7%), failed runs dropped to 10/week (from 35), typical run 67s (from 76s)
- Start My Day improvements: simplified UX promoted to 100%, day note moved higher on Review, Running PnL widget removed, empty Review now offers "Import trades", auto-opens in Review mode after trades sync
- Zella AI in scenarios: welcome-back message for returning traders with "Review my scenario", prep guide improvements
- Storage limit error now communicates root cause with an actionable fix
- One-time Home modal thanking traders whose feedback led to a fix
- Progress Tracker button states polished
Fixed:
- Fixed merged backtesting trades disappearing from chart, balance, and dashboard
- Fixed gallery scenario at plan's strategy limit showing 404 instead of upgrade prompt
- Fixed AB answering review questions dropping the strategy's trailing stop
- Fixed futures symbol (MNQ) failing with wrong market type
- Fixed AB builder retries forgetting earlier rejections — HTF FVG builds no longer time out
- Fixed HTF bias check rewriting counter-trend strategies
- Fixed CISD/bias/structure concepts reading one candle late
- Fixed 500 error on trades next/prev navigation
- Fixed category name underline missing in table
- Fixed black strip at bottom of trade detail page
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – October 20, 2026
New:
- Autosave drawings on trade page and replay — new drawings persist across page refreshes
- "Close All" button in backtesting — close every open position with one confirmation
- Jump to next sample trade from the Go To menu in scenarios
- Load your chart settings into a new backtesting session
- Collapse or hide the Trades page stats bar
- "Finish My Day" button added to simplified Start My Day
- Zella AI chat screenshots now saved in session transcript
Improved:
- Automated Backtesting: failed runs halved (71 → 35/week), 95.7% completion rate (up from 81.4% two weeks ago), runs 24% faster
- Zella AI MCP submitted to Claude and OpenAI connector directories
- Zella now opens by default in scenario sessions and verifies checklist steps (timeframe, indicators, layout) before marking them done — engagement jumped from 4% to 21%
- Too-large backtests refused upfront with a clear message
- Deleting a running backtest now stops it cleanly
- "Hold until stop or target" now keeps trades open past session end as intended
- Improved Tradovate connection redirect handling
Fixed:
- Fixed Notebook PDF export being slow, failing, or producing empty files
- Fixed notes appearing missing or note counts wrong across Notebook views
- Fixed backtesting chart drawings lost on session reopen
- Fixed newly created note tags not available on other trade notes in backtesting
- Fixed mobile/tablet Profile back button not opening Settings
- Fixed Run button bouncing "try again in a moment" instead of waiting for review to finish
- Fixed long strategies failing with "parser timed out after 60s"
- Fixed CHoCH-retest limit fills being skipped
- Fixed custom session-window check causing ~9% unnecessary strategy rebuilds
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – October 13, 2026
New:
- Redesigned Automated Backtesting results page with Zella's verdict and actionable suggestion as separate fields - Beta
Improved:
- Backtesting drawings and trendlines now stay in place when switching timeframes — previously the most reported backtesting issue
- Automated Backtesting AI model upgraded — 97% build success rate (up from 86%) in about half the time
- Automated Backtesting: Take-profits now computed from real entry and stop prices
- Annual plan discounts now shown as dollar amounts for existing subscribers
- OANDA attribution shown on charts using OANDA data
- Strengthened authentication and account recovery
Fixed:
- Fixed Market Sentiment Briefing agent stuck in Running/Analysing status
- Fixed Market Sentiment Briefing agent ignoring custom configuration
- Fixed IBKR sync: cash-settled index options (SPXW) imported with $0 close price causing wrong P&L
- Fixed backtests with US/Eastern session running on UTC time — trades landing outside chosen session
- Fixed SMT backtests failing on 15m, 3m, and 4H charts
- Fixed SMT divergence triggering before swing confirmation (look-ahead bug)
- Fixed strategy review blocking Run due to stray comma in AI reply
- Fixed Zella AI chat losing line breaks after headings
- Fixed MaxLossPerDayRule giving inconsistent results for trades with identical close time
- Fixed unrecognized timezone causing 500 errors on date-filtered pages
- Fixed default TP/SL dropdown not showing backtesting accounts
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – October 6, 2026
New:
- Zella AI MCP Server live — Beta
- Automated Backtesting: Fibonacci entry levels (0.618 / 0.705 / 0.786 OTE retracement) — most requested strategy feature
- Zella AI can now initiate file uploads for users
- Zella AI auto-creates daily notes when appending to one that doesn't exist yet
- 3 new strategy scenarios added to Guided Backtesting
Improved:
- AB strategy critic upgraded to Claude Opus 5.5 for better accuracy
- AB strategy review step ~2x faster (~42s → ~21s median) at ~40% lower cost
- Tradovate Sync now uses dynamic API hosts for better reliability
- Onboarding wizard adapts to user pain points with personalized reports
- Guided Backtesting UI polish: chip replies, panel tabs, and title clipping fixes
Fixed:
- Fixed Trade Log CSV export open/close times not matching user's global timezone
- Fixed BOS strategies failing to build — blocker affecting ~11% of failed runs from 20 traders
- Fixed strategy builder timeout causing half of code generation to fail
- Fixed strategy sandbox running out of memory
- Fixed target price not being taken in Automated Backtesting
- Fixed AB critic silently dropping questions containing acronyms (FVG, BOS, OTE, EMA)
- Fixed storage accounting and enabled bulk deletion/export over quota
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – September 29, 2026
New:
- Zella AI now has access to the TradeZella knowledge base — can answer product and how-to questions directly
- Automated Backtesting: Volume-profile levels (POC / VAH / VAL) as entry levels and conditions
- Automated Backtesting: JP225 now supported
- In-app feedback survey added to Notebook
- Trades Day / Week / All view now preserves your last opened tab
Improved:
- Automated Backtesting completion rate up to 91% (from 77%) after three major fixes: news-day filter crashes, engulfing strategy rejections, and higher-timeframe strategies being falsely blocked
- Guided Backtesting refinements: streamlined controls and now prompts journaling on session close
- Layout save performance improvements
- Improved onboarding for users with high trade volume
- Removed Lucid from Rithmic integration dropdown
Fixed:
- Fixed Notebook editor freezing and becoming unusable for some users
- Fixed Zella AI showing "limit reached" despite available credits and getting stuck on loading
- Fixed Webull Sync failing for ~57 accounts due to duplicate external IDs
- Fixed Trade View R-Multiple inverted for short future options trades
- Fixed Trade View R-Multiple showing extreme values on GBPJPY
- Fixed merge/split trades showing incorrect timezone in Trade View
- Fixed existing tags not showing up during bulk actions
- Fixed Notebook Session Recap end-date picker disabling future dates
- Fixed backtesting links broken for newly created strategies
- Fixed sample trades missing when scenario is downloaded with strategy
- Fixed Blueberry Markets
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – September 22, 2026
New:
- Automated Backtesting improvements: dynamic scale-out targets (swing highs, session levels, EMA, VWAP, runner legs), order blocks on a selectable timeframe, manipulation legs separated from liquidity sweeps, and false zero-trade detection — ~2/3 of "no trades found" results were incorrect and are now caught
- Guided Backtesting: Zella AI now recommends entry points with risk level
- Notebook: Recovery path for overwritten or deleted notes
- Notebook: Expanded text and background color customization
Improved:
- Automated Backtesting strategy interpretation accuracy improvements
- Guided Backtesting updated to AB engine v1.3
- Dark mode for setup routine and import screen
- Redesigned subscription page
Fixed:
- Fixed Automated Backtesting sessions unable to be deleted — page freezing or crashing
- Fixed backtesting CSV export entry/exit prices exporting as "1" instead of actual values
- Fixed backtesting replay 4H skip forward only advancing ~2 hours
- Fixed 404 when favoriting a strategy note in Replay
- Fixed Progress Tracker AI Sentiment Briefing returning no data for FX/CFD symbols
- Fixed Schwab Sync import failures despite reconnection attempts
- Fixed IronBeam auto-sync requiring manual disconnect/reconnect to import trades
- Fixed unable to add or edit tags from Dashboard view
- Fixed blank Settings page on mobile and tablets
- Fixed onboarding loop after trading experience step
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – September 15, 2026
New:
- Automated Backtesting: New entry execution model — limit orders at a level, intrabar touch fills, and next-bar-open entries instead of every entry filling at signal candle close
- Automated Backtesting: Indicator-based trailing stops (ATR, EMA)
- Automated Backtesting: HTF supply and demand zones on a selectable timeframe
- Automated Backtesting: Engine version badge with "What's new?" popover so users can see what changed
- Automated Backtesting: DXY and FTSE now supported
- Full Guidance mode in backtesting: step-by-step chart-setup walkthrough with staged events and skip controls
Improved:
- OANDA added as market data provider for more reliable symbol coverage (only for select symbols)
- Engulfing candle pattern now runs on a trader-selected timeframe with a strict definition
- Start My Day: Auto-proceed after import method selection (beta)
- Shared trade links now properly open the mobile app
Fixed:
- Fixed Mentor Mode kicking users out when mentee limit is reached
- Fixed mentors being able to accept their own invites
- Fixed Guided Backtesting congratulating trades taken against the setup instead of warning
- Fixed Zella refusing to seek replay to an unreached sample trade
- Fixed Rithmic sub-accounts displaying identical generic names instead of distinct account numbers
- Fixed TradeLocker closed trades logging as duplicate entry executions
- Fixed propfirm sync feature trailing drawdown button styling overlap
- Fixed backtesting strategy selection panel and positions table UI
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – September 8, 2026
New:
- Automated Backtesting: Custom session-range windows — define your own session high/low window instead of the 4 preset ICT sessions
- Automated Backtesting: Trailing stop loss support
- Automated Backtesting: Partial profit taking support
- Automated Backtesting: Event-based day filter / signal-based early exit concept
Improved:
- Start My Day: Sentiment analysis now runs automatically on first open
- Start My Day: Granular loading messages while agents work
- Guided Backtesting: Improved seek controls and event timing
- IBKR Sync: Fallback proxy for rate-limited connections
- Onboarding: Tags and Agents setup steps added
Fixed:
- Fixed Notebook timestamps missing from note headers
- Fixed Notebook note creation failing silently for new subscribers
- Fixed Notebook folder titles overlapping note titles
- Fixed Notebook editor formatting glitches (highlight color, CJK text, scroll-jump, dark mode)
- Fixed Notebook image caption field not accepting input
- Fixed Notebook collapsible toggle crashing after removing a section
- Fixed Start My Day daily-note date anchoring issue
- Fixed Zella AI image-only uploads failing silently
- Fixed DXtrade / Vanquish Trader account sync failure
- Fixed Guided Backtesting muting being permanent with no way to unmute
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – September 1, 2026
New:
- Guided Backtesting — Zella AI now provides real-time guidance during backtesting sessions with a replay ticker, seek controls, prep checklist, and sample-trade citations
- Start My Day redesigned — new flow, tabs, and CTAs - Beta
Improved:
- Automated backtesting strategy interpretation accuracy improvements
- Broker integration setup instructions foundation being rebuilt (content rolling out)
Fixed:
- Fixed backtesting AI chat speed toggles not working
- Fixed backtesting session becoming unresponsive
- Fixed backtesting travel-back crash hanging the replay forever
- Fixed dark mode subscription limit banner text being unreadable
- Fixed broken subscription update path
- Fixed intermittent Google sign-in 500 errors
- Fixed primary paywall issues
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Weekly TradeZella Updates – August 25, 2026
New:
- Rate My Day — rate your trading day with historical data carried over
- Automated Backtesting: Breakeven stop-loss offset + minimum stop distance support
- Automated Backtesting: Multi-bar liquidity sweep detection — sweeps over several bars are now recognized
- Automated Backtesting: Strategies now pull the exact timeframes they need instead of being limited to 4 presets
- Undo / recover deleted text restored in Notebook editor
- Hover tooltips for full notebook note titles
Improved:
- Automated Backtesting AI model upgraded — tested against 14 real strategies, correct ~9 out of 10 times vs old model
- Automated Backtesting now picks the interpretation that matches what you wrote, not what's most profitable
- Updated "Game Plan" copy in Notes and Today's Game Plan
- Onboarding checklist can now be completed at any stage
- Updated notification system design
- Data source improvements for running P&L calculations
Fixed:
- Fixed Intercom chat resetting after navigating between pages
- Fixed spacebar repeating last navigation action in backtesting
- Fixed intermittent Google sign-in 500 errors
- Fixed invalid date error in dashboard stats
- Fixed journal timeout with tag-filtered queries
- Fixed clipped toolbar in Notebook template editor
- Fixed blank backtesting session page in new design
- Fixed user deletions getting stuck as scheduled
- Fixed visual regressions from design system upgrade
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