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How to Record Your Trades With QuantAI Video Capture

One-click screen recording, built directly into QuantAI — no external software, no manual editing, and a fully rendered video the moment you stop.

August 3, 2026 · 6 min read

Video Capture widget on the dashboard with Face Cam and both monitor feeds active
The Video Capture widget — Face Cam and up to two monitor feeds, all in one place.

Most traders can tell you what a trade did to their P&L. Far fewer can tell you what they were actually looking at the moment they clicked buy or sell — which watchlist tab was open, what the order book looked like, whether they hesitated. That context disappears the second the trade closes, and it's usually the most useful part of a post-trade review.

Video Capture solves this by recording your screen automatically while you trade, so you can go back and watch exactly what happened — not just what the chart looked like afterward, but what you saw and did in the moment.

What makes it different

Screen recording tools aren't new, but they're usually a separate piece of software you have to install, configure, and remember to start before every session. Video Capture is built directly into QuantAI:

  • One click to start. No third-party app, no license key, nothing to install.
  • Runs entirely in your browser. It uses your browser's built-in screen-sharing API — the same permission prompt you'd see sharing your screen on a video call.
  • Optional face cam. Turn on your webcam to capture a picture-in-picture recording of yourself alongside your screen — useful for catching your own reactions in the moment.
  • Fully rendered automatically. When you stop recording, QuantAI combines and renders the final video for you — no export step, no waiting on a separate editing tool.

Step by step: recording your first trade

1

Open the Video Capture widget

From your dashboard, open the Video Capture widget. This is where recording starts and stops — there's nothing to configure beforehand.
Video Capture widget opened with the Face Cam feed active above the monitor selectors
Opening the widget — Face Cam active, monitors ready to select below.
2

Click Start Recording

Your browser will ask for permission to share your screen (and, if you've enabled it, your webcam). Approve the prompt and recording begins immediately — this is a native browser permission, not a QuantAI account setting, so nothing is recorded without your explicit say-so each time.
Video Capture's Record Now, Floating Controls, and Start/Stop Stream buttons
Record Now for a quick clip, or Start Stream for the whole session.
3

Trade normally

Keep working exactly as you would otherwise. Video Capture runs quietly in the background, capturing your screen (and optional face cam) while you watch charts, place orders, and manage positions. Pop the controls out into a small floating window if you want play/stop within reach without switching back to the dashboard tab.
Video Capture's floating popout controls with Stop Stream, Record Now, and Take Screenshot buttons
Floating controls stay on top while you trade — no need to tab back to the dashboard.

One thing to know: Record around trades — the automatic start/stop when you open and close a position — currently only works with a connected Charles Schwab account, since it relies on your live position data. Trading through another broker? Video Capture still records and renders the video the same way — just use Record Now or Start Stream yourself instead of relying on auto-detection.

4

Click Stop when you're done

End the recording whenever you're ready — after a single trade, or after a whole session. There's no fixed time limit tied to the recording itself.
5

Your video renders automatically

As soon as you stop, QuantAI automatically combines your screen (and face cam, if used) into a single finished video. There's no manual export, no picking a format, and no separate rendering tool to open.
6

Watch it back instantly

Your recording shows up right away in the Videos tab, and on the corresponding day in your trade calendar — so reviewing what actually happened during a trade is just a click away, whenever you want to look back at it.
The Videos tab playing back a recorded Video Capture session, Face Cam alongside the monitor feed
Playback in the Videos tab — Face Cam and your monitor feed, synced.

Why it's worth doing

The best trading journals aren't just numbers — they're context. A P&L figure tells you what happened; a recording tells you why. Watching yourself hesitate on an entry, chase a breakout, or exit too early is a far more direct way to catch a pattern than trying to reconstruct it from memory hours (or days) later.

Because Video Capture requires no setup and renders automatically, the friction that normally stops traders from recording their sessions — installing software, configuring it correctly, remembering to export the file — is gone.

Ready to start recording your trades?

Video Capture is available on every QuantAI plan.

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