Choose the market frame
Define the tokens, time horizon, liquidity requirements, setup type, and market regime the paper agent is allowed to evaluate.
Use case
Crypto paper trading workflow
Build a crypto paper-trading workflow around explicit rules, simulated decisions, Telegram review prompts, and journal evidence before any live-capital process is considered.
What a workflow should prove
A crypto paper-trading workflow should prove that your process can be written, followed, and reviewed. It should not pretend that simulated results prove live profitability. Trading Boy helps you define the market frame, run paper decisions, capture alerts, and review the journal trail so each rule change has evidence behind it.
Keep decisions simulated
Trading Boy records paper entries, exits, and rationale. It does not execute live trades, hold funds, or provide financial advice.
Review before changing rules
Use journal history, drawdown checks, and post-trade notes to decide whether the workflow needs better rules or more evidence.
Core workflow layers
| Workflow layer | What to define | Review output |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Token universe, thesis type, holding horizon, market context, and invalidation. | A repeatable paper-trading rule instead of an improvised trade idea. |
| Risk | Maximum paper size, max drawdown, stop condition, daily frequency, and correlated exposure. | A clear reason to pause, continue, or reduce simulated exposure. |
| Alerts | Which entry, exit, context, and summary notifications matter. | Telegram prompts for review, not buy or sell signals. |
| Journal | Decision rationale, result, rule fit, behavior tag, and mistake pattern. | Evidence for the next workflow adjustment. |
Example workflow
Market frame: Practice long-only swing entries on BTC, ETH, and SOL when the broader market is above a defined trend filter.
Risk rule: One simulated position per sector, 1 percent paper risk per trade, and no new entry if the journal has two unresolved correlated positions.
Review output: Each exit gets a rule-fit tag, behavior tag, and one decision: keep collecting samples, tighten entry rules, or reduce paper size.
Helpful tools
Related workflow pages
Common mistakes
- Expanding the token universe before the current workflow is reviewable.
- Reading Telegram alerts as trade signals instead of review prompts.
- Changing three rules after one noisy paper-trading result.
- Ignoring paper drawdown because no live money is at risk.
How to start small
Begin with a narrow token universe and one setup type. For example, test only large-cap trend continuation or only mean-reversion entries after a defined washout. Narrow scope makes the journal easier to review and makes it more obvious when the agent drifts outside its role.
After enough paper examples, expand one dimension at a time: add a token, add a setup, or change the risk rule. Avoid changing all three at once.
Review cadence
- Review entries and skipped setups daily.
- Review drawdown and behavior tags weekly.
- Review agent rules only after enough comparable samples exist.
- Document why each rule change was made.
Launch criteria for a new workflow
A new crypto paper-trading workflow should not launch with a broad token universe and loose prompts. Start only when the setup type, allowed tokens, invalidation rules, max paper size, alert types, and review cadence are written. This gives each simulated decision a context that can be inspected later.
If the launch criteria are incomplete, keep the workflow in draft mode. Missing criteria are useful information: they show which parts of the process need clearer rules before the agent creates review data.
For a first test, choose one market frame and one review question. A narrow launch makes it easier to tell whether the agent is learning the process or simply generating more paper activity.
Metrics to track
- Number of complete pre-trade notes.
- Rule-compliant versus rule-violating paper entries.
- Maximum paper drawdown by setup type.
- Repeated behavior tags and alert-driven entries.
- Rule changes made with evidence versus gut reaction.
Metrics should explain process quality. A paper return number without rule-fit and review context is not enough to decide what changes next.
FAQ
What is a crypto paper-trading workflow?
It is a simulated trading process that defines market scope, setup rules, risk limits, review prompts, and journal evidence before live capital is involved.
Does Trading Boy execute crypto trades?
No. Trading Boy records paper-trading decisions and review evidence. It does not execute live trades, hold funds, or provide financial advice.
How long should a crypto paper-trading workflow run before rules change?
Run the workflow until there are enough comparable paper samples to identify a repeated issue. If the journal is thin, change one input at a time or keep collecting evidence.
Safety boundary
Crypto paper trading is practice and review. Simulated Trading Boy results are not predictions, recommendations, or evidence that a strategy will work with live capital.