diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pnl.go b/pkg/cmd/pnl.go
index ccb0362a9..575405c18 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pnl.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pnl.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func init() {
 	PnLCmd.Flags().String("session", "", "target exchange")
 	PnLCmd.Flags().String("symbol", "", "trading symbol")
 	PnLCmd.Flags().Bool("include-transfer", false, "convert transfer records into trades")
+	PnLCmd.Flags().String("since", "", "query trades from a timepoint")
 	PnLCmd.Flags().Int("limit", 0, "number of trades")
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(PnLCmd)
 }
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ var PnLCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("session %s not found", sessionName)
 		}
 
-		if err := environ.SyncSession(ctx, session); err != nil {
+		if err := environ.SyncSession(ctx, session, symbol); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -82,7 +83,22 @@ var PnLCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("market config %s not found", symbol)
 		}
 
+		// this is the default since
 		since := time.Now().AddDate(-1, 0, 0)
+
+		sinceOpt, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("since")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if sinceOpt != "" {
+			lt, err := types.ParseLooseFormatTime(sinceOpt)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			since = lt.Time()
+		}
+
 		until := time.Now()
 
 		includeTransfer, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("include-transfer")
diff --git a/pkg/types/time.go b/pkg/types/time.go
index 2648d08af..8d819896c 100644
--- a/pkg/types/time.go
+++ b/pkg/types/time.go
@@ -239,18 +239,47 @@ var looseTimeFormats = []string{
 // LooseFormatTime parses date time string with a wide range of formats.
 type LooseFormatTime time.Time
 
+func ParseLooseFormatTime(s string) (LooseFormatTime, error) {
+	var t time.Time
+	switch s {
+	case "now":
+		t = time.Now()
+		return LooseFormatTime(t), nil
+
+	case "yesterday":
+		t = time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1)
+		return LooseFormatTime(t), nil
+
+	case "last month":
+		t = time.Now().AddDate(0, -1, 0)
+		return LooseFormatTime(t), nil
+
+	case "last year":
+		t = time.Now().AddDate(-1, 0, 0)
+		return LooseFormatTime(t), nil
+
+	}
+
+	tv, err := util.ParseTimeWithFormats(s, looseTimeFormats)
+	if err != nil {
+		return LooseFormatTime{}, err
+	}
+
+	return LooseFormatTime(tv), nil
+}
+
 func (t *LooseFormatTime) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	var str string
 	if err := unmarshal(&str); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tv, err := util.ParseTimeWithFormats(str, looseTimeFormats)
+	lt, err := ParseLooseFormatTime(str)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	*t = LooseFormatTime(tv)
+	*t = lt
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/types/time_test.go b/pkg/types/time_test.go
index ae21984cf..9fcb613c3 100644
--- a/pkg/types/time_test.go
+++ b/pkg/types/time_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+func TestParseLooseFormatTime_alias_now(t *testing.T) {
+	lt, err := ParseLooseFormatTime("now")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	assert.True(t, now.Sub(lt.Time()) < 10*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
+func TestParseLooseFormatTime_alias_yesterday(t *testing.T) {
+	lt, err := ParseLooseFormatTime("yesterday")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tt := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1)
+	assert.True(t, tt.Sub(lt.Time()) < 10*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 func TestLooseFormatTime_UnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string