How to Use AlphaForge

The complete guide to building AI strategies, creating stock universes, and backtesting on the Indian stock market.

Welcome to AlphaForge! To get started, you will need to create an account.

  • Click the Login button on the top right.
  • You can authenticate seamlessly using Google to secure your sessions.
  • Once logged in, your strategies, stock lists, and backtesting results will be securely saved and synced across all your devices.

Before running a backtest, you can define the specific set of stocks you want to test against.

  • Navigate to the Stock Lists tab from the top navigation.
  • Click + New Stock List.
  • You can either select a popular NSE index (like Nifty 50 or Nifty Bank) to automatically populate constituents, or search for individual stocks to build a custom portfolio.
  • Save the universe so it can be reused in future backtests.

Our AI Strategy Builder lets you translate your natural language trading ideas into executable backtesting logic.

  • Go to the Strategies tab and click + New Strategy.
  • Simply describe your entry and exit conditions in plain English. For example: "Buy when the RSI crosses above 30, and sell when it crosses below 70."
  • The AI will automatically parse your rules and generate the strategy.
  • If the strategy is not exactly what you wanted, you can use the built-in chat interface to refine the rules interactively.

With a strategy and a universe ready, it's time to run the simulation.

  • Navigate to the Dashboard.
  • Select your desired strategy and your saved stock universe from the dropdowns.
  • Specify your initial capital per trade, and define the start and end dates for the backtest.
  • Click Run Backtest. The engine will query 20+ years of daily historical data and execute your strategy.
  • Once completed, review the comprehensive P&L graph, win rate statistics, and the detailed trade log.