Alpaca Algo Workspace
Inspect the paper-trading bot from inside the app, validate the live signal inputs, and keep the first version safely analysis-only while we shape the workflow.
What this page does
This first pass reads your Alpaca paper account, price feed, and controller strategy state. You can keep it fully manual with no strategy, or optionally layer in SMA or Bollinger logic. Manual paper orders from the site are now logged here so the workflow stays inspectable after refresh.
Trade Controller
Start with just the market and position size. Advanced strategy and risk settings are still available, but they stay out of the way unless you want to tune them.
Advanced Settings
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Advanced Settings
Choose the rule set the controller should use before it takes a trade.
Manual execution mode
No strategy means the controller does not wait for an indicator signal. It follows your commands directly, which is useful if you want to manually decide when to enter and exit.
The most dollar exposure this controller is allowed to put into the position. If you set `100`, it should not build a position worth more than about $100.
Your daily stop limit. Once losses for the day reach this amount, the controller should stop adding new risk so one bad session does not spiral.