A little curiosity goes a long way
What is the bot
actually doing?
Understand automated trading through small paper experiments. Make a prediction, see what happens, and get better at asking why.
Start with three questionsAbout 5 minutes. No account. No real money.
You don’t need to be a trader.
You just need a question.
The price rose.
Did the trade make money?
- Starting amount, including entry fee
- $100
- Price change
- +1%
- Trading fee on each side
- 0.8%
- Price allowance on each side
- 0.05%
What’s your call?
The costs change the story.
A +1% price move leaves a −$0.70 net result after these costs.
See why, and try two more questions →Made-up prices and stated costs, for learning.
One question leads to another
Follow the evidence.
- 1
Watch a rule decide
The price is rising. Why would a bot wait?
- 2
Count what costs take
A gain on the chart can become a loss.
- 3
Ask “compared with what?”
Profit alone doesn’t tell the whole story.
Watch
Read the rules behind real paper studies.
See the designs of running, stopped and shelved strategies. Recorded results remain private for now.
Explore the strategy library →Lab
Change one thing. Run it again.
Try a rule on fictional markets, compare it with holding cash or the asset, and keep your own questions.
Open the paper replay →No account needed.