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Practice before you risk a dollar

Published July 13, 2026 · Updated October 8, 2026

Practice mode runs an agent with fake money and real prices. It's the fastest way to learn how a strategy behaves — how often it trades, how it sizes, when it exits — without any money on the line.

Spin up an agent, pick a preset, and watch the activity feed. Read the reasons. See how the stops and take-profits actually fire in live conditions. When the behavior matches what you want, then think about real money — and start smaller than feels exciting.

What practice proves — and what it doesn't

It proves the logic: what the agent looks for and how it manages trades. It does not prove profit. Simulated fills may differ from real execution, spreads, slippage and fees, and past behavior never guarantees future results. Treat practice as a driving lesson, not a forecast.

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