Draw moving trailing stops on open-position charts.

Reconstruct the ATR/% trail bar-by-bar so the mini chart shows a ratchet path instead of a flat current level, and de-emphasize screening targets under trailing exit modes.

frontend/src/components/charts/horizon.tsx

@@ -247,40 +247,161 @@ export function RadarChart({
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
-/* TradeChart — close path since entry + entry / stop / target levels   */
+/* TradeChart — close path since entry + entry / stop trail / target    */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
+/** Wilder ATR series matching paper_trade_service._atr_series_from_rows. */
+function wilderAtrSeries(bars: OHLCVBar[], period = 14): (number | null)[] {
+  const n = bars.length;
+  const out: (number | null)[] = Array(n).fill(null);
+  if (n < period + 1) return out;
+  const tr: number[] = Array(n).fill(0);
+  for (let i = 1; i < n; i++) {
+    const h = bars[i].high;
+    const l = bars[i].low;
+    const pc = bars[i - 1].close;
+    tr[i] = Math.max(h - l, Math.abs(h - pc), Math.abs(l - pc));
+  }
+  let running = 0;
+  for (let i = 1; i <= period; i++) running += tr[i];
+  running /= period;
+  let rounded = Math.round(running * 10000) / 10000;
+  out[period] = rounded > 0 ? rounded : null;
+  for (let j = period + 1; j < n; j++) {
+    running = (running * (period - 1) + tr[j]) / period;
+    rounded = Math.round(running * 10000) / 10000;
+    out[j] = rounded > 0 ? rounded : null;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Per-bar stop level after that bar's update — mirrors the production trail
+ * ratchet so the chart can show a *moving* trail, not a flat line at the
+ * current level.
+ */
+function buildStopPath(
+  bars: OHLCVBar[],
+  direction: string,
+  entry: number,
+  initStop: number,
+  openedDate: string,
+  mode: 'atr_trailing' | 'trailing' | 'fixed',
+  atrMultiplier = 3,
+  trailingPct = 12,
+): number[] {
+  const long = direction !== 'short';
+  const out = bars.map(() => initStop);
+  if (mode === 'fixed') return out;
+
+  let stop = initStop;
+  let anchor = entry;
+  const atr = mode === 'atr_trailing' ? wilderAtrSeries(bars) : null;
+  const trailFrac = trailingPct / 100;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < bars.length; i++) {
+    const d = bars[i].date.slice(0, 10);
+    if (d <= openedDate) {
+      out[i] = initStop;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (mode === 'atr_trailing' && atr) {
+      const close = bars[i].close;
+      if (long) {
+        anchor = Math.max(anchor, close);
+        const a = atr[i];
+        if (a != null) {
+          const next = anchor - atrMultiplier * a;
+          if (next < close) stop = Math.max(stop, next);
+        }
+      } else {
+        anchor = Math.min(anchor, close);
+        const a = atr[i];
+        if (a != null) {
+          const next = anchor + atrMultiplier * a;
+          if (next > close) stop = Math.min(stop, next);
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      // % trailing: peak on high/low, ratchet only.
+      if (long) {
+        anchor = Math.max(anchor, bars[i].high);
+        stop = Math.max(initStop, anchor * (1 - trailFrac));
+      } else {
+        anchor = Math.min(anchor, bars[i].low);
+        stop = Math.min(initStop, anchor * (1 + trailFrac));
+      }
+    }
+    out[i] = stop;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 export function TradeChart({
-  direction, entry, stop, target, bars, openedAt,
+  direction,
+  entry,
+  initialStop,
+  target,
+  bars,
+  openedAt,
+  exitMode = 'atr_trailing',
+  atrMultiplier = 3,
+  trailingPct = 12,
 }: {
   direction: string;
   entry: number;
-  /** Current stop level (trailing stop if active, else the initial stop). */
+  /** Hard stop from the setup (floor for the trail). */
-  stop: number;
+  initialStop: number;
   target: number;
   bars: OHLCVBar[];
   openedAt: string;
+  exitMode?: 'time' | 'trailing' | 'atr_trailing' | 'target';
+  atrMultiplier?: number;
+  trailingPct?: number;
 }) {
   const openedDate = openedAt.slice(0, 10);
   const firstIdx = bars.findIndex((b) => b.date.slice(0, 10) >= openedDate);
   // Fresh trades have few bars since entry — pad with context so the chart
   // still reads (gray before entry, colored after).
   const CONTEXT_BARS = 10;
-  const start = firstIdx === -1 ? Math.max(0, bars.length - CONTEXT_BARS) : Math.max(0, firstIdx - CONTEXT_BARS);
+  const start = firstIdx === -1
-  const series = bars.slice(start).map((b) => b.close);
+    ? Math.max(0, bars.length - CONTEXT_BARS)
+    : Math.max(0, firstIdx - CONTEXT_BARS);
+  const window = bars.slice(start);
+  const series = window.map((b) => b.close);
   const entryIdx = firstIdx === -1 ? series.length - 1 : firstIdx - start;
   if (series.length < 2) return null;
 
+  const trailMode: 'atr_trailing' | 'trailing' | 'fixed' =
+    exitMode === 'atr_trailing' || exitMode === 'trailing' ? exitMode : 'fixed';
+  const stopPathFull = buildStopPath(
+    bars,
+    direction,
+    entry,
+    initialStop,
+    openedDate,
+    trailMode,
+    atrMultiplier,
+    trailingPct,
+  );
+  const stopPath = stopPathFull.slice(start);
+  const trailActive = trailMode !== 'fixed';
+  // Target is a screening artifact under trailing policies — only draw when
+  // it is an actual exit.
+  const showTarget = exitMode === 'target';
+
   const w = 560; const h = 150;
   const padL = 8; const padR = 96; const padT = 10; const padB = 12;
   const isShort = direction === 'short';
-  const vals = [...series, stop, entry];
+  const vals = [...series, ...stopPath, entry, initialStop];
+  if (showTarget) vals.push(target);
   let lo = Math.min(...vals);
   let hi = Math.max(...vals);
   const range = hi - lo || 1;
-  // Only stretch the scale to the target when it doesn't flatten the price action.
+  if (showTarget) {
     const targetFits = isShort ? lo - target <= range * 0.9 : target - hi <= range * 0.9;
     if (targetFits) { lo = Math.min(lo, target); hi = Math.max(hi, target); }
+  }
   const pad = (hi - lo) * 0.07;
   lo -= pad; hi += pad;
   const plotW = w - padL - padR;
@@ -292,36 +413,97 @@ export function TradeChart({
       .slice(from, to + 1)
       .map((v, i) => `${i === 0 ? 'M' : 'L'}${px(from + i).toFixed(1)},${py(v).toFixed(1)}`)
       .join(' ');
+  // Step-style trail path so ratchet days read as jumps, not smoothed slopes.
+  const stopSeg = (from: number, to: number) => {
+    if (to < from) return '';
+    let d = `M${px(from).toFixed(1)},${py(stopPath[from]).toFixed(1)}`;
+    for (let i = from + 1; i <= to; i++) {
+      d += `H${px(i).toFixed(1)}V${py(stopPath[i]).toFixed(1)}`;
+    }
+    return d;
+  };
   const contextPath = entryIdx > 0 ? seg(0, entryIdx) : null;
   const tradePath = seg(entryIdx, series.length - 1);
+  const trailPath = stopSeg(entryIdx, series.length - 1);
   const last = series[series.length - 1];
+  const liveStop = stopPath[stopPath.length - 1] ?? initialStop;
+  const trailMoved = Math.abs(liveStop - initialStop) > 1e-6;
   const perShare = isShort ? entry - last : last - entry;
   const col = perShare >= 0 ? 'var(--up)' : 'var(--down)';
   const labelX = w - padR + 10;
   const entryY = py(entry);
-  let stopY = py(stop);
+  let stopLabelY = py(liveStop);
-  if (Math.abs(stopY - entryY) < 11) stopY = entryY + (stopY >= entryY ? 11 : -11);
+  if (Math.abs(stopLabelY - entryY) < 11) {
+    stopLabelY = entryY + (stopLabelY >= entryY ? 11 : -11);
+  }
+  const stopLabel = trailActive && trailMoved ? 'trail' : 'stop';
+
   return (
     <svg
       viewBox={`0 0 ${w} ${h}`}
       className="hz-tradechart"
       role="img"
-      aria-label={`Price since entry ${fmt(entry)}, now ${fmt(last)}, stop ${fmt(stop)}, target ${fmt(target)}`}
+      aria-label={
+        `Price since entry ${fmt(entry)}, now ${fmt(last)}, ${stopLabel} ${fmt(liveStop)}`
+        + (showTarget ? `, target ${fmt(target)}` : '')
+      }
     >
+      {/* Initial hard stop as a quiet dashed reference once the trail has lifted */}
+      {trailActive && trailMoved && (
+        <>
+          <line
+            x1={padL}
+            x2={w - padR}
+            y1={py(initialStop)}
+            y2={py(initialStop)}
+            stroke="var(--down)"
+            strokeWidth="1"
+            strokeDasharray="3 3"
+            opacity="0.35"
+          />
+        </>
+      )}
       <line x1={padL} x2={w - padR} y1={entryY} y2={entryY} stroke="var(--ink-3)" strokeWidth="1" opacity="0.5" />
       <text x={labelX} y={entryY + 3.5} className="hz-lvl">entry {fmt(entry)}</text>
-      <line x1={padL} x2={w - padR} y1={py(stop)} y2={py(stop)} stroke="var(--down)" strokeWidth="1.5" opacity="0.85" />
+
-      <text x={labelX} y={stopY + 3.5} className="hz-lvl hz-lvl-down">stop {fmt(stop)}</text>
+      {/* Moving trail (or flat initial stop when no trailing policy) */}
-      {targetFits ? (
+      {trailPath && (
+        <path
+          d={trailPath}
+          fill="none"
+          stroke="var(--down)"
+          strokeWidth="1.5"
+          strokeLinejoin="round"
+          strokeLinecap="round"
+          opacity="0.9"
+        />
+      )}
+      <text x={labelX} y={stopLabelY + 3.5} className="hz-lvl hz-lvl-down">
+        {stopLabel} {fmt(liveStop)}
+      </text>
+
+      {showTarget && (() => {
+        const tFits = isShort
+          ? py(target) <= h - padB && py(target) >= padT
+          : py(target) <= h - padB && py(target) >= padT;
+        const inRange = isShort
+          ? lo - target <= (hi - lo) * 2
+          : target - hi <= (hi - lo) * 2;
+        if (inRange && tFits) {
+          return (
             <>
               <line x1={padL} x2={w - padR} y1={py(target)} y2={py(target)} stroke="var(--up)" strokeWidth="1" opacity="0.6" />
               <text x={labelX} y={py(target) + 3.5} className="hz-lvl hz-lvl-up">target {fmt(target)}</text>
             </>
-      ) : (
+          );
+        }
+        return (
           <text x={labelX} y={isShort ? h - padB : padT + 4} className="hz-lvl hz-lvl-up">
             target {fmt(target)} {isShort ? '↓' : '↑'}
           </text>
-      )}
+        );
+      })()}
+
       {contextPath && (
         <path d={contextPath} fill="none" stroke="var(--ink-3)" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeLinecap="round" opacity="0.7" />
       )}

frontend/src/components/dashboard/OpenTradesPanel.tsx

@@ -46,21 +46,31 @@ function Detail({ label, value, valueClass = 'text-gray-100' }: {
   );
 }
 
-/** Expanded row: full trade detail + price chart with entry/stop/target levels. */
+/** Expanded row: full trade detail + price chart with entry / trail path. */
-function TradeDetail({ trade, exitLabel, onClose, closing }: {
+function TradeDetail({ trade, exitLabel, exitMode, atrMultiplier, trailingPct, onClose, closing }: {
   trade: PaperTrade;
   exitLabel: string | null;
+  exitMode: 'time' | 'trailing' | 'atr_trailing' | 'target';
+  atrMultiplier: number;
+  trailingPct: number;
   onClose: () => void;
   closing: boolean;
 }) {
   const p = tradePnl(trade);
   const stopLevel = trade.trailing_stop ?? trade.stop_loss;
+  const trailMoved = trade.trailing_stop != null
+    && Math.abs(trade.trailing_stop - trade.stop_loss) > 1e-6;
   const ohlcv = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['ohlcv', trade.symbol],
     queryFn: () => getOHLCV(trade.symbol),
     staleTime: 5 * 60_000,
   });
   const opened = new Date(trade.opened_at).toLocaleDateString('en-US', { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' });
+  const chartHint = exitMode === 'target'
+    ? 'since entry · entry / stop / target'
+    : exitMode === 'time'
+      ? 'since entry · entry / stop'
+      : 'since entry · entry / initial stop / trail';
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 px-2 pb-4 pt-1">
       <dl className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-8 gap-y-3 sm:grid-cols-4">
@@ -83,19 +93,30 @@ function TradeDetail({ trade, exitLabel, onClose, closing }: {
           valueClass={trade.alpha_pct != null ? pnlColor(trade.alpha_pct) : 'text-gray-500'}
         />
         <Detail
-          label="stop"
+          label={trailMoved ? 'trail' : 'stop'}
           value={
             <>
               {formatPrice(stopLevel)}
               {trade.trailing_stop != null && (
                 <span className="ml-1.5 text-[10px] text-gray-500">
-                  trailing{trade.trailing_distance_pct != null ? ` · ${Math.abs(trade.trailing_distance_pct).toFixed(1)}% away` : ''}
+                  {trailMoved ? 'trailing' : 'at initial'}
+                  {trade.trailing_distance_pct != null ? ` · ${Math.abs(trade.trailing_distance_pct).toFixed(1)}% away` : ''}
                 </span>
               )}
             </>
           }
         />
-        <Detail label="target" value={formatPrice(trade.target)} />
+        <Detail
+          label="target"
+          value={
+            <>
+              {formatPrice(trade.target)}
+              {exitMode !== 'target' && (
+                <span className="ml-1.5 text-[10px] text-gray-500">screening only</span>
+              )}
+            </>
+          }
+        />
         <Detail label="exit rule" value={exitLabel ?? 'target/stop'} />
         <div className="flex items-end">
           <button
@@ -110,16 +131,19 @@ function TradeDetail({ trade, exitLabel, onClose, closing }: {
       {ohlcv.data && (
         <div>
           <p className="num text-[9.5px] uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-gray-500">
-            since entry · entry / stop / target
+            {chartHint}
           </p>
           <div className="mt-2">
             <TradeChart
               direction={trade.direction}
               entry={trade.entry_price}
-              stop={stopLevel}
+              initialStop={trade.stop_loss}
               target={trade.target}
               bars={ohlcv.data}
               openedAt={trade.opened_at}
+              exitMode={exitMode}
+              atrMultiplier={atrMultiplier}
+              trailingPct={trailingPct}
             />
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -145,11 +169,14 @@ export function OpenTradesPanel() {
     }
   }, [trades]);
 
+  const exitMode = policy?.mode ?? 'atr_trailing';
+  const atrMultiplier = policy?.atr_multiplier ?? 3;
+  const trailingPct = policy?.trailing_pct ?? 12;
   const exitLabel = policy
     ? policy.mode === 'atr_trailing'
-      ? `${(policy.atr_multiplier ?? 3).toFixed(1)}x ATR trailing stop / ${policy.hold_days}d max`
+      ? `${atrMultiplier.toFixed(1)}x ATR trailing stop / ${policy.hold_days}d max`
       : policy.mode === 'trailing'
-        ? `trailing ${Math.round(policy.trailing_pct)}%`
+        ? `trailing ${Math.round(trailingPct)}%`
         : policy.mode === 'time'
           ? `${policy.hold_days}d hold`
           : 'target/stop'
@@ -231,6 +258,9 @@ export function OpenTradesPanel() {
                     <TradeDetail
                       trade={t}
                       exitLabel={exitLabel}
+                      exitMode={exitMode}
+                      atrMultiplier={atrMultiplier}
+                      trailingPct={trailingPct}
                       closing={close.isPending}
                       onClose={() => {
                         if (window.confirm(`Close ${t.shares} ${t.symbol} at the current price?`)) {