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Build and backtest strategies without writing code

You should not need to be a programmer to test an idea. Candleback's builder lets you set every part of a strategy from menus, and shows the payoff as you add legs.

Every part of a strategy

Instrument, timeframe and the days and times to trade
Legs: calls, puts and futures, bought or sold, with the strike and expiry for each
Entry on a time or on indicator conditions
Exits: stop loss, target, trailing stop, move-to-cost, time exit and an overall stop
Re-entries after a stop or a target, with limits

Start from a sample

Sample strategies such as straddles, strangles and condors open ready to run. Change one setting, run it again and compare the two.

Questions

Can I save and organise strategies?

Yes, in folders, with every past run kept so you can compare them.

Related guides

Backtest NIFTY option strategies on minute data: Backtest NIFTY weekly and monthly option strategies on 1-minute data from 2019. Straddles, strangles, spreads and condors with stop losses, re-entries and charges.
Backtest a short straddle the way you would trade it: Backtest a short straddle on NIFTY, BANKNIFTY or SENSEX. Test entry times, per-leg stop losses, move-to-cost and re-entries, with charges included.

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