Risk & Safety
Circuit breakers, credential vaults, and the compliance checks that limit downside.
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Why Apex1819 starts every account in paper mode — and why you should stay there longer than you think
Paper mode is not a beginner feature — it's the right way to validate that the AI is working correctly before real money is involved. Here's how to use it intelligently.
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Meet GUARDIAN: the compliance agent that vetoes bad trades
GUARDIAN runs before every single trade execution — checking PDT rules, wash sales, position limits, daily loss, drawdown, quality thresholds, and timing. If any check fails, the trade doesn't happen.
Risk & SafetyThe PDT rule: what it is, why it matters, and how Apex1819 handles it
The Pattern Day Trader rule limits accounts under $25,000 to 3 day trades in any 5-day rolling window. GUARDIAN tracks this counter in real time — and the AI skips trades rather than risk violating it.
Risk & SafetyThe -3% daily halt: why Apex1819 stops trading before you lose more
When daily losses hit -3%, all trading stops automatically. When drawdown hits -10%, the halt is more severe. Both thresholds are hardcoded — not configurable — and that's intentional.
Risk & SafetyHow your brokerage credentials are stored — and why you should trust it
Your Alpaca API keys are stored in Supabase Vault — encrypted, zero plaintext exposure, never in logs. They're fetched once per trade, used, then immediately deleted from memory.
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