PAPER TRADING. Paper trading only: simulated money, no real orders. Educational, not financial advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Hypothetical results have inherent limitations and past results do not predict future results.
Each book is shown as a $10k paper account with the real book's actual dollar results: it risks up to $500 per trade (about 1% of the original $50k book, trimmed after losses) and is shut off at $7k, the same $3,000 loss as the real book's $47k kill line. Paper trading, not a recommendation.
Updated Oct 30, 2026 03:17 AM ET. 157 books are running; 56 have no closed trades yet. Losers are shown as plainly as winners.
Our 5 best books, paper trading: the biggest dip from a high point was $2,029, and the lowest any of them went below the $10k start was $1,744.
Same books in testing (locked historical test replayed with the same sizing, up to $500 per trade, trimmed after losses; trades in entry order): lowest point below the $10k start was $1,049 at worst; biggest dip from a high point after gains was $7,879. (C8480S n=130: dip $7,472 from peak, low $8,951; C8117S n=149: dip $7,879 from peak, low $8,951; C7144S n=117: dip $5,869 from peak, low $10,000)
| # | Book | Side | Closed trades | Paper P&L | $10k account now | % of $10k | Worst dip from peak (lowest balance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C8480S | Short | 15 | +$5,917 | $15,917 | +59.2% | -$1,663 (low $10,000) |
| 2 | C8117S | Short | 16 | +$5,349 | $15,349 | +53.5% | -$2,029 (low $10,000) |
| 3 | C7144S | Short | 7 | +$5,025 | $15,025 | +50.3% | -$522 (low $10,000) |
| 4 | C11585S | Short | 14 | +$3,898 | $13,898 | +39.0% | -$1,744 (low $8,256) |
| 5 | C10406S | Short | 11 | +$3,115 | $13,115 | +31.2% | -$1,610 (low $10,000) |
| 6 | C11552S | Short | 6 | +$2,955 | $12,955 | +29.6% | -$1,673 (low $9,953) |
| 7 | C11685S | Short | 13 | +$2,566 | $12,566 | +25.7% | -$2,031 (low $10,000) |
| 8 | C960S | Short | 17 | +$1,880 | $11,880 | +18.8% | -$2,523 (low $7,477) |
| 9 | C724L | Long | 11 | +$1,760 | $11,760 | +17.6% | -$2,095 (low $7,905) |
| 10 | C12066 | Mixed | 10 | +$1,559 | $11,559 | +15.6% | -$1,754 (low $9,012) |
| # | Book | Side | Closed trades | Paper P&L | $10k account now | % of $10k | Worst dip from peak (lowest balance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C924S | Short | 12 | -$2,885 | $7,115 | -28.8% | -$3,169 (low $6,831) |
| 2 | C991S | Short | 10 | -$2,876 | $7,124 | -28.8% | -$2,876 (low $7,124) |
| 3 | C684L | Long | 15 | -$2,710 | $7,290 | -27.1% | -$3,610 (low $7,290) |
| 4 | C651S | Short | 5 | -$2,521 | $7,479 | -25.2% | -$2,521 (low $7,479) |
| 5 | C1756S | Short | 4 | -$2,476 | $7,524 | -24.8% | -$2,476 (low $7,524) |
| 6 | C1752S | Short | 4 | -$2,409 | $7,591 | -24.1% | -$2,409 (low $7,591) |
| 7 | C703S | Short | 15 | -$2,370 | $7,630 | -23.7% | -$3,226 (low $6,966) |
| 8 | C729S | Short | 16 | -$2,354 | $7,646 | -23.5% | -$4,098 (low $5,902) |
| 9 | C1755S | Short | 4 | -$2,251 | $7,749 | -22.5% | -$2,251 (low $7,749) |
| 10 | C1751S | Short | 4 | -$2,239 | $7,761 | -22.4% | -$2,239 (low $7,761) |
How we count: dollar results come straight from each paper book's closed trades after estimated fees. Open trades are not counted until they close. Worst dip is measured on the book's closed-trade balance.
Rules of the lab: a book is shut off at $7k (a $3,000 paper loss). See the Strategy Graveyard.
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Paper trading only: simulated money, no real orders. Educational, not financial advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Hypothetical results have inherent limitations and past results do not predict future results.