Getting Started with Paper Trading

Paper trading lets you test strategy logic in real market conditions without financial risk. It is one of the fastest ways to improve execution quality before switching to live capital.

Treat paper sessions like real trading: define setup rules, set entry criteria, and follow fixed position sizing. Random clicking produces random results and gives no useful feedback.

Track key metrics after every session: win rate, average reward-to-risk, and rule violations. This reveals whether your strategy is robust or dependent on luck.

Move to live trading only after consistent process discipline and stable outcomes over a meaningful sample size. The goal is confidence built on evidence, not excitement.