Legal
Risk disclosure
Please read this before you let it trade, on paper or with real money.
The short version
- Trading can lose money. You can lose some or all of the money you trade with.
- Past results don’t predict future ones.
- Our replay results are likely better than real results would have been.
- Nothing on this site or in the app is financial advice.
- You decide whether to use it and what it may trade.
It trades by itself
Once you switch a part on, the app places orders in your Alpaca account without asking you first. Read how it works before you switch anything on.
The daily stock part buys and sells US stocks with a 20/50-day moving average crossover. The 24/7 part trades crypto and US stocks in their extra hours, with a trading model deciding the buys. You can switch each part off in the app.
What the results mean
Our results come from a 10-year replay of how the daily part trades, from November 2016 to November 2026. It made about 11.8% a year while the S&P 500 made 14.9%. Its worst drop was 33.9% and its worst month −12.8%.
The replay uses today’s list of stocks, which leaves out companies that later failed. So real results would likely be lower. A replay also can’t show everything that happens with real orders.
The 24/7 part hasn’t shown an edge over a simple rule. A learning model watches every trade, but it has no proven skill yet and doesn’t change any trade.
Paper isn’t real money
Paper trading uses practice money. Real orders can fill at different prices, or not at all, so real results can differ from paper ones.
If you switch on real money
Only use money you can afford to lose. Real money needs the Pro plan, your own live Alpaca keys and a typed confirmation in the app. Real-money buys stop at $2,000 each by default, or at the cap you set in the app (up to $4,000), but many orders together can add up to much more. You can switch back to paper at any time.
Spare cash in the S&P 500 fund
The daily part keeps its spare cash in the S&P 500 fund (SPY). That means your account rises and falls with the market. In the replay this made the worst drop 33.9% instead of 23.7%.
Crypto
Crypto prices can move a lot, at any hour, including while you sleep.
Things that can go wrong
- If your computer is off or asleep, or the app isn’t running, orders can be missed or late.
- Internet problems or problems at Alpaca can stop or delay orders.
- Prices can jump past the point where it would have sold.
- Software can have bugs, ours included.
The app tells you in plain words when it spots a problem, like refused keys or no internet. It can’t spot everything, so check your Alpaca account yourself from time to time.
What’s yours to look after
- Your Alpaca account and its terms. Vrot AI isn’t affiliated with Alpaca and isn’t your broker.
- Any tax on your trades.
- Keeping your keys, password and license key private.
Not financial advice
We don’t know your money, goals or situation. Nothing on this site, in the app or in our emails is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. If you’re unsure, talk to a licensed financial adviser.
Questions
Email support@vrot.ai.