Breakout Terminal CSV Export Guide
Export the execution history from Breakout Terminal, then import the original trades.csv file with Journalit's native Breakout Terminal adapter. The adapter reconstructs trades from opening and closing executions while preserving the source identifiers, fees, and settled P&L.
Use trades.csv
A Breakout export can include several CSV files. Upload trades.csv to Journalit.
Do not substitute positions.csv, open-orders.csv, or
closed-orders.csv.
Overview
Correct platform
This guide covers exports created by Breakout Terminal.
Correct file
Use trades.csv, the historical execution ledger expected by the adapter.
Native adapter
Choose Breakout Terminal in Trade Import. Manual Mapping is not required for the standard export.
Keep the file unchanged
Do not rename headings, remove rows, or re-save the CSV through spreadsheet software.
What Journalit expects
Export source
Breakout Terminal account data export
File to upload
trades.csv
Expected file type
CSV
Key execution fields
Market, Side, Type, Position, Price, Quantity, Date & time, Settled P&L, Order ID, Trade ID, and Fee
Support mode
Native Breakout Terminal broker adapter
Best history range
Include opening executions as well as their later closing executions
Breakout Terminal only
Choose this adapter only when the file came from Breakout Terminal and contains the execution columns listed above. A legacy DXtrade export or a differently structured report is not the same format.
Export trades from Breakout Terminal
Open the correct Breakout account
Sign in to Breakout Terminal and select the account whose history you want to import. Check the account carefully if you switch between evaluation, funded, or separate trading accounts.
Download the account data export
Use Breakout Terminal's export or download control for account trade data. The exact control label can vary between Terminal versions, but the downloaded export should include a file named trades.csv.
Choose trades.csv
If the download contains multiple CSV files, select trades.csv. This is the file that records opening and closing executions together with timestamps, quantities, identifiers, fees, and settled P&L.
Keep the original file
Save the export without editing it. Spreadsheet applications can silently change timestamps, large identifiers, decimal precision, or delimiters.
Import with the Breakout Terminal adapter
In Journalit, open Trade Import, choose the destination account, select Breakout Terminal as the broker, and upload trades.csv.
Why the other CSV files are not used
positions.csv
A position snapshot is not the historical opening and closing execution ledger expected by the adapter.
open-orders.csv
Open orders do not provide the completed execution history needed to reconstruct imported trades.
closed-orders.csv
Closed order records are not a substitute for the trades.csv execution rows used for pairing and fee attribution.
trades.csv
Contains the execution markers and identifiers Journalit uses to pair entries, exits, scale-ins, and partial closes.
Review the Journalit preview
Before confirming the import, compare the preview with a few known Breakout trades.
Trade count
Check that the recovered trades cover the intended account and history range.
Direction and quantity
Compare long or short direction, total entry size, and any remaining open quantity.
Prices and timing
Check entry and exit prices and make sure the displayed dates match the source executions.
Fees and P&L
Compare commission, gross P&L, and net P&L with the values represented by the Breakout export.
How the Breakout Terminal adapter reads trades.csv
Known limitations
Troubleshooting
Next steps
Import the Breakout file
Continue to Trade Import to preview, validate, and confirm trades.csv.
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