Videos

How TradeLayout works — one strategy, from an idea in plain words to live trading

These are real screen recordings of the app, not mock-ups. One NIFTY options idea is typed in plain English; the AI assistant asks what is unclear and builds it; the strategy is backtested, replayed on a past day, and a broker is connected for live trading.

Waiting time is cut and long runs are sped up — each caption says so. Details of the account used for the recording are hidden.

1. Describe the idea — the AI asks only what is unclear

Real recording. AI thinking time is cut; building the strategy took about 1 minute and is shortened.

The idea was typed exactly like this:

“At 9:20 sell the NIFTY ATM call and put of the nearest weekly expiry, 1 lot each. If the total loss reaches 2000 rupees, exit both.”

The assistant wrote back what it understood and asked one question — the only thing missing: if the ₹2,000 loss is not hit, should the positions square off the same day (intraday) or be carried forward overnight? The answer was intraday. On the right, it kept a plan of every part — what is traded, the two legs, the entry signal at 09:20 and the exit when total loss reaches ₹2,000 — and Build strategy stayed locked until every point was clear.

The questions depend on what your description leaves open. A fully described idea gets no questions; a vague one gets a few at a time.

2. The strategy on the canvas

The end of the first video shows what the AI built — ordinary nodes you can open and change:

Strategy setup — NIFTY index options, 1-minute candles
Entry signal — current time is 09:20 or later
Entry — sell 1 lot ATM CE, nearest weekly expiry (W0)
Entry — sell 1 lot ATM PE, nearest weekly expiry (W0)
Exit signal — total P&L at or below −₹2,000
Exit — close all positions and stop the strategy
Square-off — closes anything still open at 15:25

Nothing is hidden behind the AI: you can build the same thing yourself by dragging these nodes, or ask the assistant to change it later. See the visual strategy builder.

3. Backtest it on past data

Real recording. The 2-minute run is shown at 6× speed; the numbers update as each day finishes.

The strategy was opened on the Backtesting page, the dates set to 20 Jul – 19 Oct 2026 (64 trading days) and Every tick chosen. It finished in 2 minutes 2 seconds:

Total P&L −₹4,065.75 over 128 trades
57% of trades in profit; 32 profit days and 32 loss days
Best day +₹6,353.75 (11 Aug); worst day −₹2,366 (25 Sep)
Biggest fall from a peak ₹25,044.50

These figures include ₹20 brokerage per order. In the report you can also switch on exchange charges, taxes and slippage. For a full start-to-finish example with every charge explained, see the NIFTY straddle backtest example.

4. Replay a single day in the historical simulator

Real recording at 300× replay speed. The start-up wait is shortened.

A backtest gives the totals; the simulator lets you watch one day unfold, minute by minute, as if it were live. Here 16 Oct 2026 was replayed at 300× speed: both legs were sold at 09:20, the position was up about ₹1,500 by 09:57, and then a sharp move hit the ₹2,000 stop at 10:19 — both legs closed, day result −₹2,025.

No broker is needed — the simulator uses historical data on its own.

5. Paper trade it on live prices

Paper trading runs the same strategy on today's live market prices with no real money. Add the strategy to Paper Trade, press Start before 09:20, and watch its entries, stop and square-off happen in real time. A recording of this step will be added after the next market day.

6. Connect your broker and go live

Real recording. No keys are entered and no order is placed; the dedicated IP stays masked.

Connecting a broker takes five short parts — shown here for Zerodha Kite:

Your static IP — the dedicated address your orders come from (SEBI requires it)
Create an app on the broker’s developer site
Enter the app’s API key and secret
Add the redirect URLs
Connect — log in on the broker’s own page

Then add the strategy to Live Trade, choose the broker account and press Start. Live orders go through your own broker account; you can stop one strategy or all of them at any time, with or without squaring off. See paper and live trading.

Current limitations

What this does not do today, so you can decide before you sign up:

Past results do not predict future results. The backtest and replay show one strategy over one period.
The AI asks different questions for different descriptions; the one shown here is from this recording.
Live trading needs a supported broker account and a paid plan; paper trading and the simulator do not need a broker.

Questions

Do I have to use the AI?

No. You can build the same strategy yourself by placing and connecting nodes on the canvas, or start from a template. The AI is a faster way to get the first version.

What if the AI misunderstands my idea?

Its plan is shown before anything is built, and Build stays locked until every point is clear. After building, every node can be opened and changed by hand.

What is the difference between a backtest and the simulator?

A backtest runs the strategy over many days and gives totals. The simulator replays one day at a chosen speed so you can watch each entry and exit happen.

Is the video sped up?

Waiting time is cut and the backtest run is shown at 6× speed; the simulator replays the day at 300×. The results shown are exactly what the app produced.

Try it on your own idea

Sign up free, build the strategy on the canvas, and backtest it before you connect a broker. Trading involves risk of loss; a backtest is not a promise of future results — see the risk disclaimer.