
I spent a month replaying XAUUSD on Candlune and logged 104 paper trades — here’s what the progress looked like
I wanted to share a case-study style update from Candlune.
I spent the last month using the platform to replay XAUUSD sessions, place paper trades, and review performance after each session.
April stats:
- 104 trades
- 18 winning days
- 3 losing days
- +$6,984.17 simulated P&L
Overall progression on the account is now sitting around +$11,423.52 in replay/paper results.
A few interesting things stand out to me:
- the consistency improved
- losing days stayed limited
- the practice was actually measurable instead of just “scrolling back on charts”
- reviewing daily/weekly stats made it easier to see whether progress was real
To be clear, this is paper trading/replay performance, not live trading results.
That’s the whole reason I joined Candlune in the first place:
most traders “practise” with hindsight, but very few have a structured environment where they can replay the market candle by candle, take trades, and review actual performance.
I’d genuinely like feedback:
Am I ready for the markets?