Market Replay is the essential tool to practice your trading safely, improve your technique, and build the skills that lead to real long-term profits — all without risking a single dollar.
By replaying historical markets as if they were live, you can train your timing, test your strategies, correct mistakes, and gain the confidence you need before trading real money.
Market Replay lets you step back in time and practice trading on historical market data as if the market were unfolding live.
You choose a moment in the past, hide all future candles, and replay price action bar-by-bar at your own speed.
This creates a realistic training environment where you can:
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Build your chart-reading skills
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Practice timing entries and exits
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Test discretionary strategies visually
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Review how a setup actually unfolded
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Experiment without risking capital
Unlike static charts, Market Replay forces you to make decisions without hindsight.
It is one of the most effective tools for developing professional-level timing, pattern recognition, and confidence.
Flows.Trading integrates Market Replay directly into your main chart workspace, making it simple, fast, and fully interactive.
Starting a Replay Session #
You access Market Replay from any chart by clicking the Replay button on the top toolbar.
When activated, the replay bar expands, revealing all available options.
Select a Moment to Begin #
Click Select Moment to choose exactly where your replay session starts:
- The chart enters moment selection mode.
- A translucent selection zone appears.
- Click any candle to place the Replay Marker.
- The chart resets to that point in time and hides all future price action.
This creates a clean, hindsight-free environment for training.
Random Start #
The Random mode places the Replay Marker at a random historical point, ideal for:
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Blind practice
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Avoiding bias
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Simulating “surprise” market conditions
Every session becomes a fresh challenge.
Playback Controls #
Once the Replay Marker is placed, you control the market like a video player.
Play / Pause #
Start or stop the forward unfolding of candles.
Playback Speed #
Choose how fast the replay progresses (1×, 2×, 5×… depending on your version).
Slower speeds are ideal for structure study; faster speeds help with scenario review.
Step Forward / Step Backward #
Move one candle at a time, perfect for analyzing pivots, swings, or key moments.
Realistic Price Behavior #
During replay:
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The current price updates dynamically.
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The horizontal price line follows the newest candle.
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Indicators refresh as if they were running live.
Everything behaves exactly like the real market.
Placing Simulated Orders During Replay #
Flows.Trading allows you to place simulated trades during Market Replay:
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Market orders
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Limit orders
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Stop-limit orders
These trades behave exactly like live trades on the replayed data — except:
They are fully simulated and never sent to any broker.
Position sizes, entries, stop losses, targets, and P&L evolve candle-by-candle just as they would in live trading.
This is ideal for:
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Training execution
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Testing rule-based strategies
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Practicing stop placement and position sizing
You can replay your entire workflow end-to-end, safely.
Chart Interaction During Replay #
Even in replay mode, your chart remains fully interactive.
You can:
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Use drawing tools
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Add or modify indicators
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Adjust layouts
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Mark structure, draw Fibs, annotate setups
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Switch timeframes
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Change symbols (replay restarts at the chosen point)
Everything you normally use for analysis stays available so you can recreate your real workflow.
This makes Market Replay not just a playback tool — but a true training simulator.
Complete Breakdown of Replay Toolbar Elements #
| Element | Description |
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| Replay Toggle | Enters/exits Replay Mode. Reveals the replay controls. |
| Select Moment | Lets you place the Replay Marker at a specific historical candle. Hides all future price action. |
| Random | Places the Replay Marker at a random point in the chart history. |
| Play / Pause | Starts or stops the replay. |
| Playback Speed | Controls how fast candles are revealed. |
| Step Forward / Step Backward | Manually move through candles one by one. |
| Replay Marker (Vertical Line) | Shows where the replay will begin and represents the “current moment” during playback. |
Practical Uses of Market Replay #
Back-test Strategies Visually #
Replay your setups on multiple assets and timeframes to validate your rules.
Train Pattern Recognition #
Practice identifying:
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BOS and CHoCH
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Liquidity sweeps
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Trend shifts
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Momentum divergences
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Volatility compressions and expansions
Improve Execution #
Refine entries, stops, and target placement without stress.
Review Major Market Events #
Replay rapid expansions, news shocks, or trend reversals to study how price behaved in real conditions.
Try It Now #
Choose a recent major move and:
- Activate Replay
- Use Select Moment and place the marker just before the move
- Play the market forward
- Place 2–3 simulated trades
- Review your decisions
This exercise alone dramatically sharpens timing and discipline.
(See Playbook 6 for structured training exercises.)
Summary #
Market Replay transforms the chart into a learning environment.
It allows you to:
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Practice trading without risk
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Build confidence through repetition
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Explore price action as it actually unfolded
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Test strategies visually
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Train execution timing
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Develop real-time reading skills
With Flows.Trading, Replay Mode is intuitive, fast, and seamlessly integrated with all your tools — making it one of the most valuable features for serious traders.
