# Breaking Even Trading? Find the Missing Edge · DT Terminal

> Stuck at breakeven: see what fees take from gross, whether your exits give back the edge, and which setups carry the rest, in a record the broker wrote.

For traders stuck at breakeven

Trading verification · Breaking even

# Breakeven is an edge the costs are eating.

A flat account after months of work usually means something is working and something else is giving it back. Fees, early exits and one bad setup are the usual suspects, and a verified record shows which it is.

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What fees take, in one figure Gross to net

Other stops and targets replayed What-if exits

Which setup carries the rest By setup

Pro, per month $24

Gross, fees and net, in one row.

## Your week on DT Terminal

One way a week runs, using the tools on this page.

1. Monday
   **Fees arrive with fills**
   Synced on Verified or Pro, in the broker’s own figures
2. Tuesday
   **Read gross to net**
   See how much of the gross the fees take
3. Wednesday
   **Replay the exits**
   What a different stop or target would have made, on Pro
4. Thursday
   **Split by setup**
   Find the setup paying for another, on Verified and Pro
5. Friday
   **Cut one, then check**
   Let the record say a month later whether it held

How it works

1. **Count the costs**
   Sync the broker on Verified or Pro and the fees arrive on every fill. Gross to net shows how much of the gross they take.
2. **Test the exits**
   Trade Replay plays a trade again bar by bar and draws a different stop or target on the real bars, so you can see what it would have made.
3. **Cut what does not pay**
   Filter by setup and session. Breakeven is often one profitable setup carrying one that loses.

Gross to net

## The edge might be there. The fees might be taking it.

Analytics puts gross, fees and net side by side. On a synced account the fees are the broker's own figures, commission and swap netted into one number, so a strategy that makes money before costs and none after shows it plainly.

- Fees read from the broker on synced trades
- Gross, fees and net in one row
- Equity curve after costs

Exits

## What a different exit would have made.

Trade Replay shows any single trade again, bar by bar, with what-if exits drawn on the real bars, so you can see whether a wider stop or a later target would have kept the winner you cut.

- What-if exits on the real bars
- Any logged trade, synced, typed or imported
- On Pro

Setups

## Often one setup is paying for another.

Filter the record by strategy, tag and session on Verified and Pro. A breakeven total can hide a setup that makes money and one that loses the same amount, and cutting the second is a change you can check a month later.

- Strategy-level performance on Verified and Pro
- Filter every stat by tag and account
- Edge Shape by R for each view

What is free

## Journal and see your basic results free.

Fee-accurate journal sync and filters start on Verified, $9 a month, and Trade Replay is Pro, $24.

| Feature | Free | Verified | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Broker auto-sync Into your journal: MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Tradovate and supported crypto exchanges. Free pulls its one verified account to the passport only | Passport only | Into your journal | Into your journal |
| Detailed filtered trade stats Analytics and Reports filters come with Verified and Pro. Trade Log filters are free | Not included | Included | Included |
| Strategy-level performance tracking Free shows win rate, profit factor and expectancy on each strategy card. Verified and Pro add the full strategy breakdowns in Analytics | Strategy cards | Full breakdowns | Full breakdowns |
| Trade Replay Watch a real trade play out again on the chart, with what-if exits | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Daily journals, structure included | Included | Included | Included |

Full comparison on the [pricing page](https://www.thedtterminal.com/pricing).

FAQ

### Why do so many traders break even?

Often because a small edge is real but thin, and costs or exits take it. Fees on every fill, winners closed early and one losing setup can each flatten an otherwise working strategy.

### Does it split commission from swap?

No. Brokers send them as one fees figure on the fill, and the app keeps it that way rather than inventing a split. Gross to net shows the total they take.

### How do I test a different exit?

Open the trade in Trade Replay. It plays the market back bar by bar with your levels where they were, and a what-if exit shows what a different stop or target would have made, so you can see whether your exits are giving back the edge. It is a Pro feature.

### Will changing my exits make me profitable?

It might, or it might not. A what-if exit shows what a past trade would have done, which is evidence, not a promise. Test a change, then let the record say whether it held.

### Do I need a paid plan for this?

Journaling, basic insights and verifying one account are free. Broker sync into the journal with the real fees and filtered stats by setup start on Verified, and Trade Replay is Pro.

### Can I connect DT Terminal to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. DT Terminal Connect is our MCP connector: Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps can read and update your journal, backtests and synced accounts, with your consent per scope. It needs a paid plan: on Verified a connected app can read your account, and on Pro it can also write to your journal. Set it up in Settings, MCP. You choose what each app may do, see what it did, and can disconnect it there at any time.

## Something is working. Find what is giving it back.

Free to start. Sharper on Verified and Pro.

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