STEP 01
Find
Start with a live match from 200+ backtested technical screens across 500+ US stocks.
Paper trading in ChartMath
Prove it on paper first.
Paper trade backtested setups on US markets and crypto. Live prices, simulated money, and the same required stop as a real ticket.
Simulated money · live market prices · no brokerage connection required
NVDALong setup
MACD Bull Cross · Daily
Win rate62%
Sample214
Avg return+2.1%
Paper trade · NVDA · LongExample
From MACD Bull Cross · Daily
Entry$128.40
Stop$122.00
Target$141.20
Risk1% of $100,000
Size156 shares · $20,030
If stopped−$998.40
stop · target · size calculated for you
Place paper trade
The systematic loop
Every paper trade begins with a setup.
A blank simulator teaches order entry. ChartMath connects the full research loop, from finding a technical setup to reviewing your own results.
STEP 02
Evidence
Read the rule, chart, win rate, sample size, recent trades, stop, and target before you act.
STEP 03
Place
Choose your risk. ChartMath calculates the share count and places the entry, stop, and target together.
STEP 04
Review
Follow the open trade in Portfolio, then judge expectancy and process across the resolved batch.
Risk on every trade
A risk desk in your pocket.
ChartMath does the sizing before emotion gets a vote. You see the plan and the loss at the stop before you place the trade.
01
Every trade carries a stop.
The stop is part of the ticket, not a promise to add one later.
02
Size follows risk.
Choose how much of the paper account to risk. The distance to the stop determines the share count.
03
The batch is the verdict.
A win can be lucky and a loss can be disciplined. Your stats become useful as the sample grows.
The same rules run on crypto pairs. Different market, same ticket.
AAPL
Range Breakout · Daily
Target$205.80
Entry$192.80
Stop$186.30
Account risk1% of $100k
Position153 shares
Risk at stop$994.50
Backtest and forward test
Backtests describe the setup. Paper trades describe you.
Historical evidence tells you whether a setup deserves a look. Paper trading tests the next question: can you execute it with the same stop, size, and rules in a live market?
Read how we backtest| Question | Backtest | Paper trade |
|---|---|---|
| Market data | Historical prices | Live market prices |
| Capital | No account or orders | Simulated money and orders |
| What it tests | How the setup behaved before | How you follow the setup now |
| What you get | Win rate, return, sample size | Your P&L, R-multiples, expectancy, and process |
Your edgeExample
Over 18 trades you are +0.4R per trade. Positive, still early.
Expectancy
+0.40R
what an average trade pays
Profit factor1.90
Win rate56% · 10/18
Stops held18 / 18
Sample size18 of 30 resolved
Review the batch
One trade is noise. Judge the batch.
Portfolio keeps active paper trades in one place. Stats shows expectancy, profit factor, win rate with sample size, account value, and whether your stops held. A clean loss still counts as following the system.
Read Becoming SystematicPaper trading FAQ
What to know before your first paper trade.
Then close the loop
Backtests describe the setup. Paper trades describe you. When your batch reads positive and your process holds, you'll know, because the numbers will say so. In India, the same ticket goes live on NSE through your broker.
Trading NSE? See ChartMath India →Put one backtested setup through the full loop.
Find the match, check the evidence, place a risk-managed paper trade, and return when the batch has something to teach you.
Paper trading uses simulated money and live market prices. Simulated results do not guarantee future performance. Markets carry risk. ChartMath is not a broker or investment adviser.