Blog — Updates — Commentary

From the desk.

News, product updates, and commentary from the TradeRange team — behind-the-scenes notes on the games, the data, and the market.

What Is TradeRange?
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What Is TradeRange?

A plain-language explainer of what TradeRange is, how it differs from a standard paper-trading simulator, and which game to try first.

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That's old news
DevelopmentUpdate

That's old news

Our articles now have warnings if they haven't been updated in a long time.

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Trading Games vs Paper Trading: What's the Difference?
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Trading Games vs Paper Trading: What's the Difference?

A side-by-side look at how game-based trading practice differs from traditional paper trading, and which situations each one actually suits.

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Verification is here
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Verification is here

From now on partner and affiliate servers get a verified badge everywhere they appear across the platform.

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How are we using AI at TradeRange?
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How are we using AI at TradeRange?

How we are using AI at traderange.net to deliver a better experience? How does this affect you? Why are we open about our AI use?

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You overloaded our servers
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You overloaded our servers

A summary of V5.4. The release of our new servers and security changes.

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RSS Feeds are here
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RSS Feeds are here

TradeRange adds RSS and Atom Feeds to the site to make data distribution easier. Offering our articles and daily AI news briefs.

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How can crosswords make you better at trading?
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How can crosswords make you better at trading?

An announcement of our newest daily minigame available for free.

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Generating Market Charts Inside Discord
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Generating Market Charts Inside Discord

How to use the TradeRange bot's /tc command to draw price charts, compare tickers and render sector heatmaps directly in Discord — plus how to invite the bot to your own server.

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We made a mistake
DevelopmentUpdate

We made a mistake

We apologise for the disruption and have taken steps to improve reliability in future.

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Represent your server with home servers!
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Represent your server with home servers!

Feature announcement. Home servers and invite-only servers.

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The multi-pathway communication
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The multi-pathway communication

A comment on TradeRange's global availability.

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What is "My Portfolio"- Release 4.2 - July 2026
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What is "My Portfolio"- Release 4.2 - July 2026

Simulate your portfolio against the S&P500 with in depth analysis tools for free at your fingertips.

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Best Trading Games for Learning Candlestick Patterns
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Best Trading Games for Learning Candlestick Patterns

Which trading games genuinely teach candlestick pattern recognition — and which ones only look like they do. A close read of CandleDojo, CandleDirect and Buel, set against paper trading, chart replay, backtesting, flashcards, cheat sheets, books, video, communities, prop-firm evaluations and small-size live trading.

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Temporary One Time Passwords
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Temporary One Time Passwords

Security is our priority, so all accounts now have the option of enabling 2FA, meaning even if one of your OAuth login accounts is stolen your TradeRange account stays secure.

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Version 5.3 is here!
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Version 5.3 is here!

All features released in V5.3. Including new login-method, stability upgrades and security improvements as well as an article recommendation algorithm.

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5.0 is here
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5.0 is here

Announcement of complete re-designs, upgrades, feature updates and an explanation of how that will bring in new users.

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