Pillar 01 — Strategy research
Build and test the strategy in Algo Lab. Edit Pine Script, run a baseline, compare bounded changes, and keep the evidence behind the versions you decide to preserve.
Basic or ProfessionalStart with the outcome you need
Algo Trade Analytics has two connected jobs: research a strategy and check what happens after the backtest. Choose the side that matches the question you have now.
Pillar 02 — Live validation
Compare backtest → alerts → fills. First check whether TradingView alerts agree with the List of Trades export. When broker fills exist, review timing and price differences between alerts and those fills.
Backtest vs Alerts: all plansGet one evidence result first
Section titled “Get one evidence result first” Use the sample data No broker or prior webhook history required. Load the tested CSV pair and find one intentional missing alert and one extra alert.
Run the starter strategy Use the seeded Pine strategy in Algo Lab. This path requires an eligible plan and a working historical-bar source.
After the first result, replace the sample or starter inputs with your own strategy data. You do not need to configure webhooks, a broker, Algo Lab, and every AI feature in one session.
Where each data source fits
Section titled “Where each data source fits”| Data source | What it proves | When you need it |
|---|---|---|
| TradingView List of Trades CSV | What the historical strategy run says should have happened | Backtest vs Alerts |
| TradingView alert-history CSV or captured webhooks | What the strategy emitted in real time | Backtest vs Alerts |
| Alpaca historical bars | Input data for a native Algo Lab backtest when platform data is unavailable | Algo Lab |
| Alpaca fill reports | What the broker reports as filled | Alerts vs Fills |
Important boundary
Section titled “Important boundary”Algo Trade Analytics is a research and reconciliation system. It helps you inspect evidence and discrepancies; it does not place trades or guarantee returns. A high match rate means more events matched under the tolerances you selected. It is not, by itself, proof that a strategy is profitable or appropriate for live capital.