Replay Method 101: Your First Session

Never replayed a chart before? Good. This guide takes five minutes and you will know exactly how it works.

Replay is the simplest way to test any trading idea. Instead of risking money on a live trade, you load historical data and advance candle by candle, as if you were trading in real time. No money. No pressure. Pure data.

Step 1: Open LYTICK and Pick Your Asset

Go to lytick.com. Select your synthetic index. Most traders start with Volatility 75 because it moves well and has clean structure. Pick your timeframe. The 5-minute is a good default for day trading.

You do not need an account. You do not need to pay anything. LYTICK is free.

Step 2: Set Your Replay Start Point

Click the replay button. Choose how far back you want to start. 200 candles is a solid starting point. That gives you roughly 16 hours of 5-minute data to work with, which is enough for 30 to 50 setup observations.

[!ACTION] Start here Load V75 on the 5-minute chart. Set replay to 200 candles back. That is your sandbox.

Step 3: Advance and Observe

Use the forward button or hold the arrow key to advance candle by candle. Watch the chart build from left to right, exactly as it would in real time. When you see something interesting, stop. When your setup appears, mark it.

That is it. That is replay. You are now doing what 95% of traders never do: testing with data instead of guessing with money.

Step 4: Log Your Results

Every time your setup appears, write down:

1. Entry price — where would you enter?
2. Stop loss — where would you place it?
3. Take profit — where would you exit?
4. Result — did it hit your target or your stop?

Use your phone’s notes app, a spreadsheet, or even paper. The tool does not matter. The habit does.

After 30 to 50 observations, count your wins. That number is your starting point. Not someone else’s backtest result. Not a YouTube thumbnail. Your number, on your asset, with your rules.

Open LYTICK right now, load V75, and find your first setup. Five minutes. Zero risk. Real data. That is the replay method.