Practise with Trading Lab
Replay real past prices on the chart and trade them with a paper account. No real order is ever sent, and a scorecard shows how you did.
- Who it is for
- Anyone who wants to practise, or test an idea, without risking money.
- Time
- 6 min
- Steps
- 6 steps
Steps in this guide6 steps
Step 1: Start a replay
Right-click the chart and choose Replay. Trading Lab opens on this chart, with its symbol and timeframe.
Step 2: Choose where to start
Pick how to choose the start. Bar: click a candle on the chart. Date & time: enter a date and press Choose this start. Random: give a period and press Pick a random start.
Step 3: Set up your paper account
Before the replay begins, set the Initial balance, the Leverage and the Spread (points). Choose the Speed and the Playback, Bar-by-bar or Tick-by-tick, then press Start.
Step 4: Play, pause and change the speed
Use the control bar on the chart: Play and Pause, Step to move one candle at a time while paused, and Speed to choose one of 6 speeds.
Step 5: Place a paper trade
Press Buy or Sell on the chart, just as you would live. The same order ticket opens, with take-profit, stop-loss and pending orders, but the trade goes to your paper account.
Step 6: End the session and read your scorecard
Press Exit when you are done, or let the replay reach its end. A results card shows your net P&L, win rate and max drawdown. Press Open full report for the Scorecard in the Trading Lab panel: trades, profit factor, average win and loss, expectancy and more.
That is the whole guide
You have done every step. Pick what to learn next, or try it on the live chart.
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