Frequently asked questions

SwipeTA is a chart-reading training app. It replays real historical US intraday price charts, freezes each one at a decision point, and asks the player to call whether price moved up or down over the next 15 minutes. It is a simulation: no real money, no broker, no orders.

What is SwipeTA?

SwipeTA is a chart-reading training app. It replays real historical US intraday price charts, freezes each one at a decision point, and asks the player to call whether price moved up or down over the next 15 minutes. It is a simulation: no real money, no broker, no orders. It is a training simulation and a game — not a broker or an exchange, not investment, financial or trading advice, not a paper-trading or demo-account app.

Is the data real?

Yes. Every chart is a genuine US equity intraday session, replayed from historical market data — 5-minute candles, stopped at the moment a trader would have had to decide, showing only what was visible then. Market data is provided for free by IEX.

Is there any real trading or real money?

No. SwipeTA connects to no broker, exchange or wallet. There is nothing to deposit and nothing to withdraw, and in-game scores cannot be transferred to other players or exchanged for anything of real-world value.

Can SwipeTA improve my real trading results?

We make no such claim, and we would be sceptical of an app that did. SwipeTA is practice: it shows you historical setups, records every call you made, and shows you where you hesitate and what you tend to get wrong. Results in the app are produced from historical data and say nothing about future markets, or about how anyone would perform trading real money. It is not investment advice.

Is it free?

Yes, and the practice is unlimited. SwipeTA PRO is an optional auto-renewing subscription that adds deeper review tools, all board themes and shorter waits; its price and billing period vary by region and are shown in the app before you buy, and it can be cancelled any time in Google Play. The training content itself is never behind it.

How is this different from a paper-trading or demo-account app?

A paper-trading app simulates placing orders in a live market, with a portfolio to manage. SwipeTA does one thing: it replays a historical session, freezes it, and asks for a single call that settles in seconds. There is no order ticket, no portfolio and no broker connection — the subject being practised is reading the chart, not operating a trading platform.

Can you cheat by looking ahead?

No. In the competitive modes the round is run on the server: the app is sent the chart but never the answer. Your call is submitted back and verified server-side, so what happens next cannot be read out of the app.

How is an answer judged?

By the close of the 5-minute candle 15 minutes after the decision point, compared with the close at the decision point. Higher counts as up, lower as down; an exact tie is recorded as up, which effectively never occurs at real tick sizes. No fees, spread, slippage or leverage enter the judgement — the question is direction only.

Which markets does it cover?

US equities, intraday, regular session only (09:30–15:59 ET). The question bank is built from 5-minute candles across different stocks, times of day and market conditions, and continues to expand.

How long does one round take?

Seconds. You are shown the chart, you swipe, and the outcome plays forward immediately. Competitive modes put a timer on the call, and how long that timer is depends on the mode.

Is SwipeTA suitable for beginners?

Yes. Classic mode is a set of curated stages, each built around one chart-reading idea, and it is where a new player starts. No prior trading experience is assumed, and nothing in the app requires a brokerage account.

Is SwipeTA available on iOS?

Not yet. SwipeTA is an Android app today, and iOS is planned. It is a phone app rather than a website — there is nothing to sign in to in a browser.

Who makes SwipeTA?

SwipeTA Studio. SwipeTA is designed and produced by GOLD, a designer who came to it from independent game design — which is why a chart-reading tool is built as a game, with modes, ranks and a collection, rather than as a dashboard. Support and press both reach a real person at support@swipeta.net.

Do I need an account, and can I delete it?

An account is required — sign in with Google — so your progress and rank follow you across devices. You can delete your account and its data at any time from inside the app, or by emailing support; the process is described at swipeta.net/delete-account.

Something not answered here? support@swipeta.net. The methodology page covers how questions are built and judged in detail.

The T.A collection's draw odds are published in full at /odds.