Platform Overview
What it is
Strateda is a complete algorithmic trading research and deployment platform covering the full strategy lifecycle — from no-code strategy building to live execution analytics. It is designed for systematic traders who want institutional-grade analytics without coding. Every stage of the workflow is integrated: what you optimize in backtesting connects directly to what you deploy live, and what you deploy live feeds back into execution quality analysis.
The strategy lifecycle
Strateda covers six stages of the strategy lifecycle in a single integrated workflow. Each stage builds on the previous one — you don't need to use every stage, but the full pipeline is available when you're ready.
1. Design
Build trading strategies visually using a growing library of technical indicators and multi-condition entry/exit logic. Choose indicators, set parameters, define crossover or limit conditions, and combine them with AND/OR logic — all through the strategy builder interface. If you prefer to describe your idea in words, the AI Strategy Assistant generates a complete strategy configuration from a natural language description.
2. Test
Run cloud-powered backtests on professional-grade 1-minute OHLC and BBO data sourced from Databento, with historical data from 2018. For broker-accurate results, connect your MT5 broker account and backtest using your broker's real spreads, commissions, and margin requirements. Every backtest produces a full analytics suite — 20+ charts covering equity curves, drawdown analysis, P&L distributions, rolling Sharpe, Monte Carlo simulation, and more.
3. Optimize
Search systematically across hundreds of parameter combinations using grid search with multi-metric ranking. Identify robust parameter regions using 2D heatmaps, 3D performance surfaces, neighbour-averaged robustness analysis, and sensitivity box plots. The Deflated Sharpe Ratio automatically corrects for multiple-testing bias, so you can distinguish genuine edge from overfitting before going further.
4. Validate
Walk-Forward Optimization tests whether your optimized parameters generalise to unseen data. The platform divides your data into rolling in-sample and out-of-sample windows, re-optimizes on each in-sample period, and measures performance on the corresponding out-of-sample period. Efficiency ratios, parameter stability tracking, and OOS metrics heatmaps give you a clear picture of whether your strategy is deployment-ready or overfit.
5. Deploy
Connect to MetaTrader 5 for live execution via the Strateda Expert Advisor. Strategy logic runs on Strateda's cloud servers and trade signals are delivered to the EA running on your MT5 terminal, which executes orders through your own broker account. Dual-region servers (US East and EU Central) minimise signal delivery latency. For 24/7 operation, a VPS setup guide covers auto-logon, auto-start, and scheduled maintenance.
6. Monitor
Track live strategy performance alongside backtest expectations. Load live trades, compare live equity curves against backtested results over the same period, and inspect every trade event in the execution log with millisecond precision. The Transaction Cost Analysis suite measures slippage distributions, latency patterns, and execution precision across all live trades — revealing exactly where execution costs erode your edge.
- Loading Live Trades
- Strategy Execution Log
- Live vs Backtest Comparison
- What is Transaction Cost Analysis?
Plan requirements
Each plan unlocks the next stage of the workflow. The Free plan covers Design and basic Test. Paid plans progressively unlock optimization, live trading, and institutional-grade validation.
| Plan | Starting at | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | Strategy builder, basic backtesting on US stocks |
| Plus | $15/mo | Full analytics, parameter optimization, Monte Carlo, MT5 backtest mode, CME futures |
| Pro | $45/mo | MT5 live trading (2 strategies), TCA, live monitoring |
| Premium | $75/mo | Walk-Forward Optimization, 4 live strategies |
See Plan Comparison for full details.