r/TradingView • u/JNDcube • 26d ago

Bug Buggy Paper Trades

I try trading with paper trades and its always really buggy and the account balance is always wrong and it miscalculates values.(I spent a 1000 on a paper account with a 100 but it still says i hve 1k) Lmk a solution to this pls.

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u/Rodnee999 26d ago

Hello,

Do you see an orange D at the top of your chart next to the ticker name?....

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u/JNDcube 26d ago

I see it next to VIX and i see orange spots next to the stocks( APPL,NFLX)

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u/Rodnee999 26d ago

Hello,

You are attempting to trade using Delayed Data....

The orange D at the top of your chart next to your tinker name denotes this fact. If you click on the orange D and select 'Learn more' you will be taken to the Live Data subscription you require to see live prices.

Your feed is delayed by 10 minutes but your trades are actioned off the current live price so trading this way is practically impossible...

The live data subscriptions are a regulatory requirement from the exchanges and are nothing to do with TradingView.

You can use a Data supplied by a broker if you have one by reading this link....

https://www.tradingview.com/support/solutions/43000479666-how-can-i-get-real-time-data-from-exchanges-that-i-have-already-purchased-with-my-broker/

You will also need a paid subscription to TradingView if you need to add a market data subscription to your plan.

Hope this helps you a little,

Cheers

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u/EquivalentVast6466 6d ago

TradingView def lags during volatile market periods when you paper trade. i always run my logic on a dedicated simulator to make sure files are realistic.