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Frequently Asked Questions

Getting started​

Do I need TradingView (or a TradingView paid plan) to use Signals AI?​

No. Signals AI is fully self contained in AlgoTest. Strategies are built, backtested, and executed without any third party tools. You only need TradingView if you use Signals (Classic), the webhook based product. See Signals vs Signals AI.

Do I need a separate Algo Trading plan on top of my Signal Plan?​

No. The Signal Plan includes execution. You do not need to buy or activate anything else to run signal strategies live.

Do I need to activate my strategy from the 920/AlgoTrade page?​

No. That page is for time based strategies. Signal strategies deploy from Saved Signals and just need to be in the Listening state. Activating a 920 strategy as well can cause confusion or duplicate execution.

Which instruments are supported?​

NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, SENSEX, MIDCPNIFTY, FINNIFTY, BANKEX, all NSE F&O-enabled stocks, and crypto (BTCUSD, ETHUSD via Delta Exchange). Not supported: MCX commodities, and non-F&O stocks.

Backtesting​

Which plan includes backtesting for Signals AI strategies?​

Both plans do. The 1 Month plan includes 5 Signals backtests a week (resets every Monday); the 6 Month plan includes unlimited Signals backtesting. See Pricing & Plans.

Do I need to buy a separate backtest plan or extra credits?​

No - and you can't. There's no standalone way to buy more Signals backtests; the only way to get more than 5/week is to upgrade to the 6 Month plan. This is separate from the unrelated 920 backtest credits (25 free every Monday, purchasable separately) that every account gets for time-based strategies on the Strategy/Portfolio pages - the two pools never draw from each other. See Pricing & Plans.

What happens when I run out of Signals backtests for the week?​

You'll see "0 of 5 Signals backtests left" with two options: wait for the Monday reset, or upgrade to the 6 Month plan for unlimited backtesting - which applies immediately, without waiting for Monday.

Does a failed backtest use up a credit?​

No. A credit is only consumed when a backtest completes successfully. Re-running the same strategy, even with no changes, does consume another credit.

I bought extra broker slots on my 1 Month plan - do I get more backtests?​

No. Additional Signal Plans (bought for multi-broker execution) only add broker capacity and raise concurrency limits - they don't change your Signals backtest quota. See Multi-Broker plans.

Does uploading a CSV via Signal Backtest use the same quota as Signals AI?​

Yes. Signal Backtest (CSV) and Signals AI backtests draw from the same 5/week (or unlimited) Signals backtest pool.

Can I backtest a portfolio of multiple signal strategies together?​

Not currently, each strategy is backtested individually.

Can I download the backtest report?​

Yes, daywise trade logs are downloadable as CSV from the backtest results.

Running strategies​

Do I need to log in every day for my strategy to trade?​

  • NSE/BSE brokers: yes, daily broker login via AlgoTest is a requirement.
  • Delta Exchange (crypto): no daily login needed.
  • The strategy itself: no daily reactivation. If it's in the Listening state, it keeps running.

Does forward testing require margin or a broker?​

No. Forward Test is fully simulated - no real money, no broker connection, no margin.

Can I run NSE and crypto strategies at the same time?​

Yes. You can run NIFTY strategies on NSE and BTC/ETH strategies on Delta Exchange under the same Signal Plan.

Can I use multiple brokers with one signal strategy?​

Yes, by adding broker slots to your plan - see Multi-Broker plans. Different multipliers per broker under the same signals are not currently supported.

Can I use Heikin Ashi candles in my conditions?​

Yes, set Candle Type to HEIKIN_ASHI in any indicator's parameters. See Indicator Parameters.

Can I restrict my strategy to specific weekdays or a DTE range?​

Yes. Set the Weekday filter and/or DTE filter in Execution Settings - once set, they're enforced automatically on every trading day, in both Forward Test and Algo Trade. No manual pause/resume needed, and open positions still exit normally even on an excluded day.

Plans & account​

What happens to my signals when my plan expires?​

Saved signals remain in your account, but you need an active Signal Plan to keep live and forward test deployments running, and to keep backtesting. If your plan lapses, Signals backtesting access stops until you renew; on renewal you get that week's full 5 backtests.

How do I upgrade from the 1-Month to the 6-Month plan?​

Go to the Pricing page and select the 6-Month plan. See Pricing & Plans. Unlimited backtesting takes effect immediately on upgrade - even mid-week, and even if you'd already used up your 5 for the week.

I was already on the 1-Month plan before Signals backtesting launched. Do I get the new limit?​

Yes. Existing 1-Month plan holders were migrated automatically and now get 5 Signals backtests a week like any other 1-Month subscriber.

Problems​

My strategy didn't take a trade it should have. Why?​

Work through the checks in Debug a Signal. The usual culprits are a paused strategy, broker not logged in, signal limits already hit, that day being excluded by your Weekday/DTE filter, or a condition that was true mid-candle but not on candle close.

My backtest is failing with an error. What do I do?​

Take a screenshot of the error plus your strategy prompt/logic and send it to the support Telegram group.

Why don't my live results match my backtest?​

Some differences are normal (slippage, fills, evaluation timing). See why results differ.