Paper Trading on Real, Live Prices
ZERO RISK · LIVE MARKET DATA · FREE IN EVALUATION MODE
Paper trading only teaches you something when it behaves like the real thing. Crow Trader's paper engine runs on live public prices — the same candles live trading would see — with a shared USDC/USDT quote pool, starting capital you choose, and realized P&L accounting per pair.
It is free, it does not expire, and it needs no exchange account or API keys. Download, pick a strategy, set the knobs, and watch it trade fake money against real markets.
Built like the live engine
- Live public prices, not delayed or synthetic data.
- The same strategy form used for backtesting and live — settings move between modes without translation.
- Per-pair cards with price, 7-day P&L, trade count, trend and Selene guard indicators, and an on/off switch.
- Order log with every fill, fee, quantity, and timestamp.
- Multi-pair board to paper one setup across the top-20 volume pairs at once, 5% of paper capital each.
From paper to live, honestly
Paper results are the argument for going live — or against it. When yours hold up, live trading unlocks with a license, your own API keys, and a confirm switch: spot only, on Weex, Coinbase, Kraken, Binance.US, KuCoin, or Bitget. When they do not hold up, Evaluation mode cost you nothing but the lesson, which is precisely the point of paper.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Is crypto paper trading realistic?
- Realistic enough to falsify a bad strategy, which is its job. Crow Trader papers on live prices with your slippage/fee settings applied. Real fills add exchange-side friction paper cannot fully reproduce — treat paper as a filter, not a promise.
- How long should I paper trade before going live?
- Until the numbers convince you across different market conditions — trending, ranging, and ugly. Weeks, not hours. The 7-day per-pair stats and cumulative P&L chart exist for exactly this judgment.
- Is there a free way to try Crow Trader?
- Yes, two. Evaluation mode is free and unlocks paper trading and backtesting with live trading locked. The Free Weex license (register through the Crow Trader referral and honor your Weex UID) unlocks Weex-only live trading when you enable it. The Full license is $199 paid in ADA and unlocks every supported venue.
- Does Crow Trader run in the cloud or on my computer?
- On your computer. Crow Trader is a desktop application for macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows. Market data, paper fills, and live orders stay on your machine. There is no hosted account, no pooled funds, and no cloud copy of your API keys.
- Is Crow Trader finished software?
- Crow Trader is a public beta. Expect bugs and updates. Paper trading and backtesting are the recommended starting point, and past performance — paper or live — never guarantees future results.
- Can a trading bot guarantee profits?
- No — and any bot that promises profits should worry you. Crypto trading involves substantial risk of loss. Crow Trader gives you paper trading and backtesting so you can measure a strategy honestly before any real money is involved. It is software, not financial advice.
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