Start from proven building blocks
RSI reversion, MACD crossover, Supertrend, golden cross, Bollinger Bands, Donchian breakouts, VWAP and more — each strategy is ready to run and explains what it looks for.
Build and validate18 strategies • years of history
Backtesting & Strategy Library
Test a trading idea on years of real price history before it touches real money. Pick from 18 ready-made technical strategies, tune their settings, read returns and drawdowns, then let the strategy watch the market and alert you.
- Strategies
- 18
- History
- Years
- Automations
- Live
- Code
- None
What's included
What Backtesting & Strategy Library gives you
18 strategies
Trend, momentum, mean-reversion and pattern strategies.
Adjustable settings
Change periods and thresholds without writing code.
Returns & drawdown
Performance, trades and risk in one result.
Live terminal
Watch a strategy's signals update in real time.
Automations
Strategies that check the market for you on a schedule.
Signal alerts
In-app, push, Telegram or email when a rule fires.
Strategy Validation Engine
Visual Strategy Builder & Backtest Canvas
Test entry rules against 5 years of historical market data before committing capital.
Strategy Rule Set
check_circle20-day High Breakoutcheck_circleRSI(14) > 55check_circleAI Score > 75
5-Year Equity Growth Curve
● Strategy (+118%)● NIFTY 50 Benchmark (+64%)
5-Year Backtest Summary
Dual Momentum Breakout (5Y)
Strategy CAGR+23.6%
Benchmark (NIFTY)+12.8%
Trade Win Rate64%
Max Drawdown-11.2%
Sharpe Ratio1.84
✓ Edge confirmed across bull, bear, and consolidation market phases.
Illustrative example — not live data or a recommendation.
Why it matters
Why Backtesting & Strategy Library matters
See the drawdowns, not just the returns
A backtest shows how deep a strategy fell as well as how far it rose, which is usually the more useful lesson.
From test to watch
A strategy you like can run as an automation, checking the market on a schedule and sending a signal you can paper trade in one tap.
How it works
How it works, step by step
Pick a strategy from the library and a stock to test it on.
Adjust the settings you want to try.
Run it across historical data and read returns, trades and drawdown.
Refine, then run it as an automation or paper trade its signals.
What you'll learn
How common technical strategies decide to buy or sell
Why a high return with a deep drawdown can be a bad strategy
How over-fitting to the past fools backtests
How to move from a backtest to a forward test
The result
Replaces guesswork with historical evidence.
Shows risk as clearly as reward.
Turns trading rules into a system you can review.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is backtesting?
Backtesting runs a trading strategy over historical prices to see how it would have performed — its returns, number of trades and worst drawdown — before you use it with real money.
Do I need to code to backtest?
No. Every strategy in the library is ready to run and its settings can be changed from the screen.
Does a good backtest mean the strategy will make money?
No. Past performance does not guarantee future results. A backtest is a first filter; paper trade a strategy going forward before trusting it.
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