Day Trading Simulator with $500k Virtual Bankroll – Looking for Feedback

Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by simul8or, Aug 10, 2024.

  1. simul8or

    simul8or

    #6, #9, #10 all now done. along with some minor tweeks here and there. I keep forgetting to fix the resetting .. lol, that will be in the next update.

    Please if you have a chance ... go and break it! I know there are a few issues with the zooming on charts with gaps and its also the first iteration of this so ...
     
    #11     Sep 2, 2024
  2. simul8or

    simul8or

    I've added the ability to start the simulation at any time now instead of it defaulting to the open. Kinda fixes being able to speed it up in a different way.

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    #12     Sep 9, 2024
  3. schizo

    schizo

    Cool. I'll check it out, likely over this weekend, and get back to you with further issues, if any.

    Also you need to quote me in your reply, otherwise I wouldn't even know you replied.
     
    #13     Sep 9, 2024
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  4. simul8or

    simul8or

    oops i thought I did! looking forward to more feedback
     
    #14     Sep 9, 2024
  5. simul8or

    simul8or

    @schizo

    I finally added the total reset for the simulator:

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    then just click 'Yes'

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    then select your bankroll: (should I add mill as an option? :))

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    Ive got the leaderboard/challenge logic mapped out just need to implement it. Hopefully soon. Cheers!
     
    #15     Sep 18, 2024
  6. schizo

    schizo

    Yup, that worked.

    But before I put on my critic's hat, have you considered my earlier suggestion about getting rid of the ticker symbol entirely in order to prevent cheating? Anyone with charting software can clearly go back in time and see what happened. If you get rid of the ticker, nobody would know what they were trading.

    Anyway, back on topic, I notice right off the bat the date/time ain't working as inteded or maybe you don't have the data for the recent dates. For example, when I input 09/04/2024, I get the following error message and it reverts back to 07/05/2024.

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    But that's just a minor nuisance. The real pain is with the chart itself. First, why is the chart locked? That is, why can't I scroll forward or backward in time? As a student of price action, I need to know what happened in the past. And to know that, I also need to draw lines like trendlines and support and resistance. None of that can be done with the current interface.

    Second point is along the same line as the first. Why is there only 1 minute timeframe? How about giving us the choice to select 5, 30, 60 as well?

    And I think I've already mentioned this earlier, but I don't wanna sit here and watch this damn thing like I would in realtime. You need to give us an option to speed it up (normal speed, 2x, 5x, 10x). This should be a no-brainer IMO.

    What else? Oh, yeah, the order bottons (buy, sell, etc). Why are there so damn many? You should only have BUY, SELL, REVERSE, and FLAT. Anything else is simply redundant.

    Lastly, if you're at all serious about trading, you'd know how important stop orders are. So why not offer us OCO btacket orders, if that's possible. For instance, once the order is placed, both stop and profit target orders are placed at the same time.

    That's all for now. I'm sure there are more though.
     
    #16     Sep 21, 2024
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  7. simul8or

    simul8or


    Thanks again for the feedback. As for the removing the ticker, thats part of the plan as it relates to the leaderboard. We'll have the random/challenge mode where the ticker will be hidden and the leaderboard will then default to showing trades for these hidden tickers.

    I don't have full access to all market data, that will come in time. For now I have 20 new tickers per day for now based on top gainers. In the interim Ill probably whittle that down to 10 top gainers and then some other static ones I want to always have current data on. (ex NVDA, TSLA) (side-note i have support for a 3rd part api that gives 20 free tickers per day - but I commented it thinking it wouldnt be used - interested in testing this part?)

    You can instantly jump to any time in the chart by changing the time and clicking restart AT ANY TIME during an active simulation

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    for now thats how its accomplished, but totally understand its essential to be able to scroll easily back in time and you can also do this in a roundabout way with the zoom in the lower right corner

    horizontal lines are in place and im working on adding other lines as we speak.

    Yes the speed up is uber simple literally 1 variable, I just need to add it to the interface

    As far as order buttons, the aim was to have it for as wide an audience as possible so thats what we see. Im open to changing it or better yet making it configurable

    And yes limit/bracket orders are on the list .. rome wasn't built in a day! ;)

    I've actually been working on it all day today so perfect timing on the message.
     
    Last edited: Sep 21, 2024
    #17     Sep 21, 2024
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  8. simul8or

    simul8or

    I couldn't resist here's your fast forward button ...

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    how's that for agile development :)
     
    #18     Sep 21, 2024
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  9. schizo

    schizo

    Great! Now give us drawing tools like trendlines and S/R. :)
     
    #19     Sep 21, 2024
  10. simul8or

    simul8or

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    First version of the line drawing mode:

    -Works pretty well. Toggle line drawing mode and draw as many as you want. Toggle the button to stop line drawing mode. Right click on the chart and click clear lines to clear them.

    -It doesn't snap to candles yet but is pretty easy to line up. Sometimes after excessive zooming in and back out along with excessive fast forwarding lines may disappear, working on a fix currently.
     
    #20     Sep 22, 2024
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