← THE CHARTSPOD LEDGEROPEN TERMINAL →
DATA · JOURNAL EXPORTS TIMING

Crypto Trading-Journal Exports: Event Time vs Retrieval Time

Journal exports mix times entered by hand, times from the exchange and times the export was made. Each answers a different question.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

A trading-journal export typically contains entry/exit times (from the exchange or typed manually), note times (when you wrote them) and an export time. Manual times can be rounded or in local time; exchange fill times are precise and usually UTC. For reviews, use exchange fill times for execution, note times to check whether plans were written before entry, and the export time to know which trades were still open.

Which times the data carries

TimePresent?Meaning
Fill timeExchange (UTC)Execution
Manual entry timeTypedCan be rounded/local
Note timeWhen writtenBefore or after?
Export timeFileOpen trades

Test Crypto Trading-Journal Exports on a perpetual chart; no account is needed to chart.

Launch ChartsPod

What to record yourself

Field to storeWhy
fill time (UTC)Execution analysis
note created_atPlan-before-entry check
timezoneNormalisation
export timeOpen-trade cut-off
sourceExchange or manual
Journal Exports: a stored recordJournal Exports: a stored record: fill time (UTC) — Execution analysis; note created_at — Plan-before-entry check; timezone — Normalisation; export time — Open-trade cut-off; source — Exchange or manual.fill time (UTC)Execution analysisnote created_atPlan-before-entry checktimezoneNormalisationexport timeOpen-trade cut-offsourceExchange or manual
Every journal exports row carries its own clock. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Example

Journal Exports: event vs retrieval (illustrative)Journal Exports: event vs retrieval (illustrative): 09:58: Note written (plan); 10:02:17: Entry fill (exchange); 11:40: Exit fill; 18:00: Export.09:58Note written (plan)10:02:17Entry fill (exchange)11:40Exit fill18:00Export
Two clocks, one record. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Illustrative: comparing note times with fill times showed a third of 'plans' were written after entry — a review finding impossible without timestamps.

Related: Crypto Trading-Journal Exports: Null vs Zero - Handle Missing Fields Correctly, ChartsPod Trading Journal Entries: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis.

For reviews, use exchange fill times for execution, note times to check whether plans were written before entry, and the export time to know which trades were still open.

See Crypto Trading-Journal Exports on live data in the free ChartsPod terminal.

Open the ChartsPod terminal

Questions readers ask

Which time should reviews use for execution?

Exchange fill times.

Why note times?

To check plans were written first.

Why the export time?

To know which trades were open.

Sources and methodology

Field definitions come from DEX Screener's API reference and CoinGecko's onchain API documentation, read 17 October 2026. Where a schema doesn't document a timestamp, this guide says so and recommends recording retrieval time yourself.

  1. ChartsPod documentation — guides for order flow, derivatives, alerts, backtests, journal and workspaces.
  2. ChartsPod: product overview, pricing and FAQ — free terminal, venues, modules, no order placement; checked 17 Oct 2026.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

CHARTSPOD EDITORIAL EDITION · RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ONLY · NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE.