Learn each lane’s purpose and where to find its controls.
Use the Robinhood dashboard.
Read the top row
The engine card tells you whether the engine is stopped or running. The top badges distinguish mode, demo data, market state, and license state. “Realized today” is this app’s own trades, not your account balance. Exposure includes open and in-flight orders.
Connection and subscription
Open Settings → Connection to sign in and load accounts. Open Settings → Subscription to activate with your order number and checkout email. A connected account and an active subscription are separate requirements. If your account uses Trade Approvals, the reviewed app does not send automated orders.
Change and check a setting
- Open Settings and find the appropriate group.
- Read the field label and units. Watchlist symbols, time windows, account limits, and lane switches do different things.
- Change the intended value and press Save.
- Read the response. Reopen Settings and confirm the value persisted.
Stock scalp, Stock swing, Option scalp, and Option swing are separate lanes. Option lanes buy single-leg calls or puts; the release does not support spreads, crypto, or futures. Options eligibility is checked per account.
Understand Start and Stop
The app starts stopped after launch. Start runs the engine under the mode and consent you selected. Once Stop is confirmed, it sends no more requests, but an already-sent order may still fill. Closing the app does not close holdings at Robinhood. Verify orders and holdings in Robinhood itself.
Account selection
A profile belongs to one account after its first order. It cannot be repointed to another account to manage those positions. If you need another profile, ask support for the separate-profile procedure rather than editing account IDs by hand.
Subscription access problems
Signals and demo views work without paid access. The app’s behavior for existing positions after access ends depends on your explicit closing-order setting. Review that setting and your holdings; never assume a subscription change closed a position.
Need a hand? Contact support. Include the app name, version, computer or phone type, exact error, and steps that caused it. Hide account details in screenshots. Never send passwords, API keys, private-key files, setup codes, or subscription tokens.