Strategy Creator
Design a complete trading system without writing a line of code.
Every strategy in Pulsar is assembled through a guided interface — instruments, indicators, signal logic, position sizing and risk, each as an explicit setting you can read back later. No scripting language to learn, and nothing hidden behind a black box.
What you configure
Six tabs, one complete strategy.
The builder walks the same path a systematic trader would: decide what you trade, what you measure, what counts as a signal, how much you commit, and when you are wrong.
01 — STRATEGY
The core definition
Name the strategy, set its timeframe, and choose the signal model it trades. This is the layer that decides what kind of behaviour you are trying to capture.
- Timeframe and bar interval
- Directional bias — long, short or both
- Maximum hold duration
02 — INDICATORS
Measurements that drive the logic
Stack the indicators the strategy reads and tune each one's parameters. Combine several into confirmation logic so a single noisy reading cannot trigger a position on its own.
- Configurable parameters per indicator
- Primary signal and confirmation roles
- Reusable indicator profiles
03 — SYMBOLS
Where the strategy runs
Point the strategy at a single instrument or a whole universe. The same rule set can be evaluated across every symbol you select, so you find out whether an edge generalises.
- Single symbols or multi-symbol universes
- Per-symbol enable and exclude
- Shared logic across the whole selection
04 — RISK
Position risk, made explicit
Risk is not an afterthought bolted onto the signal — it is a first-class tab. Set the stop, the target, the trail, the size and how many positions may exist at once.
- Stop loss and take profit percentages
- Trailing stops
- Max position size and max concurrent positions
- Re-entry and scale-in on repeated signals
05 — PREVIEW
Read it back before you commit
The preview restates the assembled strategy as a summary you can actually check — the conditions, the risk envelope, the expected hold. Catch a mistaken setting before it costs a backtest.
- Plain summary of entry and exit conditions
- Risk envelope at a glance
- Straight into a backtest run
06 — LIFECYCLE
Fully editable, always
Strategies are not write-once artefacts. Come back after a hundred backtests, change one parameter, and run it again. Nothing about the strategy is locked once it exists.
- Edit any field at any point
- Duplicate to explore a variant
- Deploy the version that earned it
Why it stays readable
Explicit settings beat clever code.
A scripted strategy is only as maintainable as the person who wrote it. Because every Pulsar rule is a named field with an inline explanation, a strategy you built months ago is still legible — and so is one you inherited.
- Inline guidance on every field, so you know what a setting actually changes.
- No syntax errors — there is no script to break at three in the morning.
- Portable across the platform — the same definition drives backtests, chart overlays and live execution.
Next in the workflow
Once it is built, put it under pressure.
Backtesting Engine
Replay the strategy across years of history and inspect every trade it would have taken.
Explore backtestingChart Analysis
See the strategy's signals drawn directly onto the price series you are studying.
Explore chartingPortfolio & Live Trading
Deploy the finished strategy to paper or broker-connected execution.
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Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Past and simulated performance are not indicative of future results.