Platform Guides Featured
Best Algo Trading Platform in India (2026): How to Choose
A practical framework for choosing the best algo trading platform in India — backtesting quality, broker support, costs and safety, compared honestly.
5 min
CandleAI Research Team
Quantitative Research & Trading Systems
The CandleAI Research Team is a group of quantitative analysts, software engineers and full-time traders who build and stress-test the strategy engine behind CandleAI. The team has collectively backtested tens of thousands of strategies on NSE equity, futures and options data and publishes practical, data-first guides for Indian retail and professional traders.
- Algorithmic trading
- Backtesting methodology
- NSE market microstructure
- Options and futures strategies
- Risk management
Guides by CandleAI Research Team (10)
Strategy Building Featured
How to Build Trading Strategies Using AI (No Coding Required)
How AI strategy builders turn plain-English trading ideas into testable NSE strategies — example prompts, a 7-step workflow, and the mistakes that cost real money.
7 min
Backtesting & Validation Featured
Monte Carlo Analysis for Trading Strategies, Explained Simply
What Monte Carlo analysis is, why one backtest equity curve misleads, and how trade shuffling reveals realistic drawdowns — explained for Indian algo traders.
8 min
Backtesting vs Paper Trading: What Each One Proves (and Misses)
Backtesting and paper trading validate different things. What each proves, what each misses, and the correct validation sequence for NSE strategies.
7 min
How Retail Traders Can Automate Trading in India: A Complete Roadmap
A practical roadmap for automating your trading on NSE — SEBI's framework in plain terms, DIY vs alerts vs no-code compared, and a 7-step path to going live.
8 min
How to Connect Zerodha for Algo Trading (Kite Connect Guide)
A practical guide to connecting Zerodha for algo trading with Kite Connect — app creation, API keys, the daily token refresh, safety, and troubleshooting.
8 min
Fyers API for Algo Trading: Complete Setup Guide
How to set up the Fyers API for algo trading — creating an app at myapi.fyers.in, the daily auth flow, connecting to a no-code platform, and fixing common errors.
8 min
Dhan API for Algo Trading: Free API Setup Guide
How to set up DhanHQ's free trading API for algo trading in India — capabilities, token generation, safety, and the path from paper trading to live.
8 min
Best Trading Indicators for Algo Strategies (And How to Combine Them)
Which technical indicators earn a place in an algo strategy — trend, momentum, volatility and volume compared, plus combinations that survive backtesting.
9 min
Risk Management Featured
Risk Management for Algo Trading: The Complete Guide
A complete risk framework for algo traders in India — per-trade stops, position sizing, drawdown math, portfolio limits and operational safeguards.
9 min