An AI-powered paper trading simulator for developing and testing investment strategies across global markets without risking real capital. Build strategies, get AI-generated insights with broad market context, track how the story changes over time, compare portfolio or watchlist summaries, and surface new assets worth watching, all risk-free — or let your AI agent do it for you with MCP support!
- Develop strategies with technical indicators and backtesting engine
- Get AI insights — Technical analysis powered by your choice of AI providers, with linked source headlines and broader context beyond the ticker
- Validate trade ideas with AI-assisted recommendations that explain whether the current evidence supports buying, selling, or waiting
- Backtest strategies against historical OHLCV data
- Paper trade across 4 global markets: Brazil, US, UK, and Europe (Your market isn't here? Feel free to add! 😄)
- Set smart alerts that trigger trades automatically when conditions are met
- Simulate market prices to test strategies when markets are closed
- Manage multiple portfolios and watchlists for different investment goals and risk profiles, with AI summaries that can cover the whole set
- Discover new opportunities with ranked assets that are worth watching before you own them
- Bring your AI agent to trade with you with our simple to setup MCP server
Perfect for developing trading strategies, testing alert logic, learning portfolio management, and experimenting with automated trading — all without risking real capital.
You only need Docker. That's it.
Don't have Docker?
- Download Docker Desktop
- Install and run it
Once Docker is running:
Linux/Mac:
./start.shWindows:
start.batThe application will be ready at http://localhost:3000 in about 30 seconds.
- Open
http://localhost:3000in your browser - Register with an email and password
- Create your first portfolio (choose a market)
- Deposit starting capital
- Start trading!
- Build strategies with technical indicators (moving averages, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, and more)
- Backtest strategies against historical OHLCV data
- Monitor execution — Track autonomous trades triggered by your strategies
- Test and iterate — Refine rules before deploying to live trading
- Generate technical analysis — Claude, GPT, and Gemini supported now for market insights, with recent headlines tied back to the original source articles
- Follow the narrative — news digest is kept short and readable, so the insight can explain what changed instead of treating each run like a blank slate
- Compare scope-level context — portfolio and watchlist summaries help you see whether the whole set is moving together or diverging
- Spot opportunities earlier — discovery surfaces a capped shortlist of assets worth watching, with a concise reason for each one
- Check a trade before you place it — strategy validation reviews an explicit trade idea against technical signals, market context, and recent sentiment, then returns an advisory approve, reject, or wait verdict. The final decision remains yours.
- See the road ahead — scenario framing adds concise base, upside, and downside cases so recommendations feel clearer about catalysts, invalidation points, confidence, and risk
- Budget tracking — Monitor AI provider costs and set spending limits (API key required — sorry, no flat rate support 😅)
- Create separate portfolios for different markets
- Track cash, invested value, and profit/loss
- View performance history and returns
- See AI summaries for portfolios and watchlists when you want a quick read on the whole group
- Use divergence-style comparisons to see how a holding or watch item differs from the surrounding context
- Deposit or withdraw funds anytime
- Buy and sell stocks/ETFs with automatic fee calculation
- (no real money transactions, this is for study)
- Ask for a friendly trade recommendation before submitting an order, including scenario and risk context when available
- Track your positions and average costs
- View current prices and unrealized gains/losses
- Set alerts when prices go above or below your target
- Get notified when alerts trigger
- Automatically execute trades when conditions are met
- Choose fixed quantity or percentage-based trades
Test your strategies when markets are closed:
Quick price update:
./simulate_price.sh AAPL 150.00Run realistic market movement:
./simulate_market.shSimulate with directional trends:
./simulate_market.sh --trends AAPL MSFTSimulate specific market:
./simulate_market.sh BRThe simulator updates prices in real-time—watch your portfolio and strategies react on the dashboard.
Important
To enable alerts for simulated market, you must turn on the simulation toggle on your portfolios.
Tip
Use different portfolios to run simulations and for actual market tracking, to prevent distortions.
Use AI agents to automate trading, backtest strategies, generate insights, and manage your portfolio.
Agent capabilities:
- Manage trades, alerts, and portfolios
- Backtest trading strategies against historical data
- Generate technical analysis and trading insights
- Monitor strategy execution and autonomous trades
- Manage AI provider settings and cost budgets
- Look up assets through trusted sources when a symbol is missing locally
To set up agent access:
- Go to Settings
- Copy the prompt template with your User UUID
- Generate a one-time password (OTP) and give it to your agent
- Your agent will have full access to manage trading, backtesting, discovery, and insights
| Market | Currency | Trading Fee | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | BRL | 0.03% | BVMF |
| United States | USD | 0% | XNYS |
| United Kingdom | GBP | 0.1% | XLON |
| Europe | EUR | 0.1% | XPAR |
"Can't connect to http://localhost:3000"
- Make sure Docker is running
- Run the start script again
- Wait 30 seconds for services to initialize
- If you're accessing from a different machine than you're running the Pivot server, replace
localhostwith the server's IP address.
"Application won't load"
- Check that port 3000 isn't in use by another application
- Restart Docker
"Simulator not updating prices"
- Make sure the application is running (
./start.shorstart.bat) - Try a fresh start: stop the application and run the start script again
Need to stop the application?
docker compose downMIT License. See LICENSE file for details.
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