TraderTape Documentation

TraderTape is a strategy-driven trading platform for the Indian equity markets. You build a trading strategy with a visual rule editor, backtest it against 6+ years of NSE data, deploy it as a live portfolio that scans the market daily and generates signals, and either approve those signals manually or auto-execute them through your broker (Kite, Upstox, or Groww). Or — if you're not ready to risk real money — run the whole thing as a paper portfolio with virtual capital.

This documentation is organised by what you're trying to do, not by feature. Start with whichever section matches your goal.

I just want to try it

→ Try Paper Trading — Sign up, deploy a strategy with virtual money, see signals in five minutes. No broker connection required.

I want to trade for real

→ Connect a Broker — Connect Kite, Upstox, or Groww via Browser Login (your API secret never leaves your device) and start placing GTT orders.

I want to understand how it works

→ Architecture — System map, data flow, and the major subsystems.

→ Built-in Models — The five reference strategies (V0–V4) and when to use each.

→ Strategy DSL — The rule language behind every backtest and live model.

→ Conviction Scoring — How signals get ranked when multiple fire on the same day.

→ Privacy Model — What the cloud sees, what stays on your machine, and why.

→ API Overview — REST endpoints for scripting and integrations.

Reference

• Strategies Guide — Build, clone, fork, share strategies.
• Backtesting Guide — Run backtests and interpret results.
• Model Trading Guide — Deploy a portfolio, signal lifecycle, GTTs.
• Paper Trading Guide — How paper mode actually works.
• Brokers — All three brokers via Browser Login, per-broker features.
• Local Agent — Optional: obfuscation, headless ops, SEBI immediate orders.
• Telegram Bot — Setup, every command explained.
• Tradebook Import — Upload formats, parsers, dedup.
• API Overview — REST surface, auth, common patterns.

Project status

TraderTape is in active development. The core trading workflow (build → backtest → deploy → execute) is stable. Multi-broker support and paper trading are both live as of April 2026.

Documentation is living. If you find anything inaccurate or unclear, let us know.