The Stretus platform
Most traders know exactly what edge they want to run. A momentum strategy on ETH. A mean-reversion play on Reliance. A systematic breakout approach on index futures. The mental model is clear. Execution is where everything breaks - the code, the broker API, the infrastructure, the debugging at 3 AM when a position won't close.
Stretus is built for that gap.
You describe what you want. The AI turns it into a structured, deployable strategy. The platform backtests it over real historical data, then runs it in paper or against your live broker. You stay in control at every step.
The five stages
Every strategy on Stretus moves through the same lifecycle:
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Design | You describe intent in plain language. The AI asks clarifying questions and assembles a complete strategy object - indicators, entry/exit conditions, stop-loss, take-profit, position sizing, trading window. |
| Validate | The platform runs the strategy over real historical data and returns a graded backtest report: return %, Sharpe ratio, max drawdown, win rate. |
| Allocate | You assign the strategy its own slice of capital. Each strategy is isolated - it can't exceed its allocation or borrow from another strategy. |
| Execute | The strategy runs in paper (simulator, no real money) or live (routed to your broker or exchange). Both paths are independent. |
| Monitor | The dashboard shows P&L, open positions, trade history, and risk metrics in real time. You can pause or stop any running strategy at any time. |
What the AI actually does
The AI is not a chatbot bolted onto a form. It is a strategy compiler with a conversational front end: your message is read concurrently by a router (what action is this?) and an extractor (what values are here?), resolved into an intent with provenance on every value, compiled into a formal strategy object, and validated fail-closed against the live engine.
The behaviour that distinguishes it: it refuses rather than guessing. An ambiguous scope is never resolved by picking a reading, and a request the platform cannot express is refused rather than approximated. See AI engine
When you say "create a bullish momentum strategy for ETH/USDT, aggressive" the AI resolves:
- Which indicators best express "bullish momentum" - e.g. RSI above a threshold and a short EMA crossing above a longer one
- What constitutes entry - all conditions true simultaneously on candle close
- How to exit - by condition reversal, trailing take-profit, or both
- How much to risk per trade - calibrated to "aggressive" intent
- What trading window fits the asset and timeframe - continuous for crypto spot
You iterate in plain language: "tighter stop-loss", "reduce the drawdown", "make it less aggressive". The AI adjusts the strategy and can re-run the backtest.
Stretus does not hold your capital. Funds stay in your broker or exchange account. Stretus routes orders; you keep custody.
What you can trade
This page previously listed exactly two asset classes. The taxonomy is broader, and what is reachable differs from what is live-tradeable. All three levels are below.
| Asset class | Build & backtest | Paper | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity cash, India (NSE, BSE), settles INR | Yes | Yes | Yes, requires broker approval |
| Crypto spot, settles in the quote asset | Yes | Yes | Yes, immediate once keys are valid |
| Equity & index futures and options | Yes | Yes | No, entry refused |
| Crypto perpetuals | Yes | Yes | No, entry refused |
| US equity | Seeded, pending activation | ||
| UK, NL, ES, AU, UAE equity | Venues and calendars exist; no instruments yet | ||
| Retail OTC forex | Out of scope, picker disabled |
Live derivative entry is refused because the live exit path is not implemented, and a capability that can open a position it cannot close is not made reachable. See Derivatives
The full per-venue picture (which broker reaches each market, and why some are unavailable) is on Markets & brokers.
Which broker an equity strategy routes through follows from its venue, and going live on Indian equity requires a broker approval step. Crypto strategies route directly to the exchange with no approval gate.