Most retail traders obsess over finding the "perfect entry" signal. But data shows that Position Sizing is actually responsible for ~91% of performance variance. Yet, most traders are still "flying blind," using basic spreadsheets or "pretty" journals that are more like digital diaries than risk engines.
I’m building AwakenSim (https://www.awakensim.com/) to move traders from guesswork to engineering.
The Problem: Existing trading journals are Underserved. They tell you what happened in the past, but they don't tell you how to survive the next trade. With the rise of Prop Firms and strict drawdown rules, one bad position size can end a career.
How AwakenSim solves this:
System Quality Analytics: Import your trades from Excel, and we run the "hard math" (inspired by Van Tharp’s SQN) to tell you if your system is actually robust or just lucky.
AI-Powered Strategy Lab: You can actually chat with our AI to brainstorm and simulate new trading systems instantly. Know if a strategy works before you risk a single dollar.
Position Sizing Optimization: We let you compare different money management models side-by-side to find the "Sweet Spot" for your specific account size.
The Foundation: We offer a professional-grade Trading Journal for free, because risk management shouldn't be a luxury.
The Goal: I want to help traders "Know their system before they trade."
I’m currently in the early stages and looking for feedback:
For the traders here: What is the biggest "pain point" in your current logging workflow?
For the builders: How do you overcome the "inertia" of users who are stuck using free but inefficient Google Sheets?
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Strong angle. Weak name.
AwakenSim sounds like a meditation app, not a serious trading system.
That mismatch hurts more in trading than most categories because trust gets priced in before math does.
You’re selling risk discipline, system quality, and capital preservation.
The product sounds sharp.
The name makes it feel softer than it should.
In this category, the name needs to feel precise, controlled, and expensive.
Davoq.com fits that a lot better if you want this positioned like serious trading infrastructure instead of another retail trading tool.