Getting started

From zero to your first paper trade.

Seven steps. Most people are reading their first call in under an hour.

  1. Get a TrendSpider account

    The dashboards run inside TrendSpider, a charting platform sold separately. Any plan that supports custom indicators works.

  2. Start the 5-day free trial

    Find the dashboard on the TrendSpider Store and start the trial. Grab In The Barrel too. It’s only $2.99 a month.

  3. Add it to your chart

    Open a chart in TrendSpider and add the dashboard from your indicators list. The panel appears beside your candles and starts reading right away.

  4. Choose your view

    In the dashboard’s settings, pick Beginner, Intermediate or Pro. Beginner explains every line in plain words. Pro shows the numbers in trader shorthand. Set your account size and risk limits here too.

  5. Paper trade first

    Follow the GO DOG plans without real money. Watch how WAIT and SHARK SIGHTING keep you out of bad water. Move to real money only when the reasoning clicks, and start small.

  6. Manage every trade in In The Barrel

    Log each trade once. It tells you when to take profit, roll, defend or get out, with the exact broker steps.

Reading the call

Three answers, read in five seconds.

🏄 GO DOG

A setup is live. The plan underneath has the entry, stop, size and exit.

🟡 WAIT

Nothing yet. The panel tells you what to watch for.

🦈 SHARK SIGHTING

Get out, or sit this one out today.

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