# StratIQ AI — llms.txt
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> StratIQ AI is a web-based trading strategy automation platform for independent traders.
> It is not a broker, robo-advisor, or fund manager.

## What it does

Users describe a trading strategy in plain English — for example:
"Buy SPY when the 50-day SMA crosses above the 200-day SMA and RSI is below 60.
Sell when RSI exceeds 75 or after 30 trading days."

StratIQ AI then:
1. Parses the natural-language rules into a structured strategy
2. Backtests the strategy against real historical market data (stocks, ETFs, crypto)
3. Produces an equity curve with benchmark comparisons (buy-and-hold, DCA)
4. Optionally activates a signal bot that monitors live market conditions
5. Sends an email alert when the buy or sell conditions trigger
6. Optionally executes orders through the user's own Alpaca brokerage account

## Primary categories

- AI trading platform
- Strategy backtesting tool
- Signal automation system
- Personal-use trading assistant

## Who it is for

- Individual traders who want systematic, rule-based strategies without writing code
- People who want to test a trading hypothesis before risking capital
- Traders who want automated monitoring but not a fully autonomous bot
- Operators running personal-account automation on their own brokerage

## What it is not

- Not a robo-advisor (it does not manage your money)
- Not a broker (it integrates with Alpaca Markets for optional execution)
- Not a fully autonomous trading bot (signal emails require a human decision to act)
- Not financial advice (backtested results are historical simulations only)

## Key features

- Plain-English strategy builder (no code required)
- Historical backtesting with equity curve visualization
- Benchmark comparison: strategy vs buy-and-hold vs dollar-cost averaging
- RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, SMA, EMA, momentum, volume conditions
- Activate/deactivate signal bots per strategy
- Buy/sell signal email alerts with ticker, price, and reason
- AI daily digest: morning email with indicator readings per active strategy
- Paper trading simulation (simulated positions, no real capital)
- Multi-asset support: US stocks, ETFs, major crypto pairs
- Optional Alpaca Markets integration for live equity/crypto execution
- Optional Kraken or Coinbase integration for crypto execution — available on every
  plan, including Free (capped at 3 live-trade approvals/month on Free; unlimited on Premium)

## Pricing

- Free: 3 backtests/day, strategy builder, paper trading, live execution via your own
  Alpaca or Kraken account (3 live approvals/month). No credit card required.
- Premium: $8/month or $80/year — unlimited backtests, signal alerts, exact
  entry/stop/target levels on paid picks, weekly premium watchlist, paper trading
  plus user-approved live execution, full performance statistics
- Founding: $5/month locked for life for the first 200 members — everything in
  Premium at the founding rate, plus a founder badge in the app

The app is currently in a free open beta: everything is unlocked and no billing
has started. Founding members lock the $5/month rate for when billing begins.

## Comparison notes

Compared to Webot (stock screener/watchlist tool):
- Webot helps traders find and monitor stocks. StratIQ AI helps them formalize,
  test, and automate a strategy. Different tools for different workflow stages.

Compared to TradingView Pine Script:
- Pine Script is a programming language. StratIQ AI accepts plain-English input.
  TradingView has deeper charting; StratIQ AI has deeper execution integration.

Compared to Composer or Streak:
- Those tools use visual drag-and-drop editors and their own brokerage integrations.
  StratIQ AI uses natural-language input and supports Alpaca/Kraken as brokers.

## URLs

- Home: https://stratiqai.app/
- Track Record (every pick, wins and losses): https://stratiqai.app/track-record
- Published Backtests (public tests with verdicts): https://stratiqai.app/published-backtests
- Backtest Library (real computed results, no login required): https://stratiqai.app/backtests
- Free Trading Tools: https://stratiqai.app/tools
- Strategy Playlists (community strategy leaderboard): https://stratiqai.app/playlists
- Learn (myth-busting backtests & Indicator School): https://stratiqai.app/learn
- Podcast (StratIQ Audio Brief): https://stratiqai.app/podcast
- About: https://stratiqai.app/about
- FAQ: https://stratiqai.app/faq
- How We Backtest (methodology): https://stratiqai.app/how-we-backtest
- Compare (vs Webot): https://stratiqai.app/compare/webot
- Pricing: https://stratiqai.app/upgrade