Backtest any trading strategy in plain English
Describe your strategy in plain English. StratIQ AI backtests it against real market data and emails you when to buy or sell. Free to start — every backtest published, wins and losses.
Full access free until Dec 1 · No card · Lock $5/mo for life
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Our daily picks: 46-36 · 56.1% win rate · 82 scored picks — every pick published before the open, graded at Friday's close. See the full track record
- Your capital stays in your own brokerage — StratIQ AI never holds funds.
- Broker API credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown in plaintext.
- Backtests run on real historical market data, not simulated fills.
- Cancel anytime from Settings — self-serve, no phone call required.
How It Works
From idea to live signal bot in three steps — no code, no spreadsheets.
Describe Your Strategy
Type your strategy in plain English. Our AI parses your rules instantly — RSI thresholds, moving average crossovers, momentum signals. No coding required.
Backtest Against Real Data
See how your strategy would have performed against years of real market history. Compare vs buy & hold and DCA to know if your edge is real.
Activate Your Signal Bot
Turn it on and we'll email you the exact moment your strategy says to buy or sell. Track performance live in your dashboard.
Built for serious traders
All the tools a quant-curious investor needs — without the engineering degree.
AI-Powered Strategy Parsing
Write strategies in plain English. Our model translates them into precise trading rules automatically.
Real Historical Backtesting
Up to 10 years of OHLCV data for US stocks and crypto. See equity curves, drawdowns, and win rates.
Benchmark Comparison
Know if your strategy actually beats buy & hold or dollar-cost averaging before you commit to it.
Trade Signal Email Alerts
Get notified the instant your strategy generates a buy or sell signal — so you never miss a move.
Multiple Strategy Tracking
Run and compare several strategies simultaneously. See which edge performs best in real time.
US Stocks & Crypto
Works on any ticker — SPY, QQQ, AAPL, BTC-USD, ETH-USD, and thousands more.
Live Trade Execution — Free Included
Connect your own Alpaca or Kraken account and approve live orders straight from a signal — on every plan, including Free. Your capital never leaves your own brokerage.
See what StratIQ AI actually produces
No mock data. A real backtest we ran and published in public — exact rules, full stats, honest verdict.
10-month SMA timing (Meb Faber style) on SPY
Published backtest · SPY · 2019-10-31 to 2026-10-16
- Strategy total return: +92.5%
- Buy & hold total return: +178.1%
- Strategy max drawdown: -25.5%
The honest read: it trails buy-and-hold on return — the trade is the drawdown: the rule sat out the worst declines. That's the deal with every timing rule, printed up front.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. See the full published backtest — rules, stats, and verdict
46-36 · 56.1% win rate · 82 scored picks — Our live morning-brief record — every pick published, wins and losses. See the full track record
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Forever free · No card needed
- 3 backtests per day
- Full strategy builder
- Save up to 3 strategies
- 1 active signal bot
- 3 trade signal emails
- Live execution via your own Alpaca or Kraken account (up to 3 approvals per month)
Premium — $80/yr
$6.67/mo, billed annually — two months free vs monthly · or $8/mo billed monthly · Cancel anytime
2 months free on annual — monthly can be cancelled anytime.
- Unlimited backtests
- Save unlimited strategies
- Unlimited signal alerts
- Exact entry, stop, and target levels on paid picks
- Weekly premium watchlist
- Unlimited live-trade approvals
- Priority AI parsing (GPT-4o)
- Full performance statistics
Plain-English strategy parsing runs on your own OpenAI API key, which you add in Settings after signing up. Your key is stored only in your browser — it is never saved on our servers.
Reserve founding rate — free until Dec 1
Founding rate: $5/mo for life — first 200 only
Founding, annual — $250/yr on Substack: includes full Premium on stratiqai.app through the bundle. Separate from the 200 site founding spots — access crosses, the $5/mo rate doesn't.
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Frequently asked questions
How does backtesting work in StratIQ AI?
You describe a strategy (for example: buy when RSI drops below 30 and the 50-day SMA is above the 200-day SMA; sell when RSI exceeds 70 or after 20 trading days). StratIQ AI parses the logic, fetches historical OHLCV data for the ticker you choose, applies your rules bar by bar, and produces a simulated equity curve along with key metrics: total return, win rate, max drawdown, and Sharpe ratio.
What data source does StratIQ AI use for backtesting?
Historical price data is sourced via Yahoo Finance (through the yfinance library). For SPY, a bundled CSV dataset is available as a fallback. Backtests require a minimum number of rows after indicator warm-up; strategies requiring long lookback periods (e.g. SMA-200) need at least a year of data to produce a valid result.
Is StratIQ AI free to use?
Yes, a Free tier is available with no credit card required. It includes 3 backtests per day, the full strategy builder, and live execution via your own Alpaca account (capped at 3 approvals per month). Premium ($80/year or $8/month) adds unlimited backtests, unlimited signal alerts, exact entry/stop/target levels on paid picks, the weekly premium watchlist, and unlimited live-trade approvals. Founding members — the first 200 — lock $5/month for life. The app is currently in a free open beta, so everything is unlocked and no billing has started.
Do I need my own OpenAI API key?
Yes. Translating your plain-English strategy descriptions into strategy logic runs on your own OpenAI API key, which you add in Settings after signing up. Your key is stored only in your browser's localStorage — it is never saved on our servers — and parsing charges go to your own OpenAI account.
Does StratIQ AI support paper trading?
Yes. Paper trading runs automatically in the background — a simulated account tracks positions and P&L as if real orders had been placed, with no real capital at risk. This is active for all users, including the Free tier.
How does Alpaca integration work?
On any plan, you can connect your own Alpaca Markets brokerage account by adding your API key and secret in Settings. When a signal triggers and live execution is enabled, StratIQ AI places the order in your Alpaca account. Free plan accounts are capped at 3 live approvals per month; Premium is unlimited. Credentials are encrypted at rest and never returned to the browser in plaintext.
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Not financial advice. StratIQ AI is an educational and research tool only. Past backtest performance does not guarantee future results. All investment and trading decisions carry risk of loss, including total loss of principal. You are solely responsible for any trades or investment decisions you make.