Create Thousands of Algorithmic Trading Strategies at the Click of a Button

Yes. With Build Alpha’s MCP server, Claude can generate, backtest, and stress test algorithmic trading strategies for you in plain English, by voice or text. The AI never makes up the numbers: every backtest, metric, and robustness test is computed by the Build Alpha engine on your machine, so the same request on the same data returns the same answer.

No. Everything in Build Alpha works point and click: strategy generation, robustness testing, portfolios, the Prop Firm Simulator, and code export. The MCP server and AI connection are optional. Use them when asking is faster than clicking, or never.

Yes. Build Alpha is no-code algorithmic trading software. Point and click, or ask Claude. Almost half of Build Alpha users had never traded systematically before, and every license includes Fast-Start onboarding and training videos on how to use Build Alpha.

A lifetime license is $1,497, paid once. There is no subscription and no backtest quota. Every license includes future upgrades, the MCP server, the Prop Firm Simulator, unlimited code exports, Fast-Start onboarding, and the Strategy Starter Pack. Funds and teams can contact David about multi-seat licensing.

Stress test it before you trade it. Build Alpha runs robustness tests like the Noise Test, Monte Carlo Permutation, Vs Random, and Walk-Forward on every strategy, and automated workflows keep only the strategies that pass your rules. Learn more in the robustness testing guide.

More than 7,000 signals, and the signal library grows with each update. It covers price action, technical indicators, candlesticks, quantified chart patterns, breakouts, VWAP, volume, volatility, trend following, mean reversion, and seasonality, plus non-price signals like market breadth, economic data, yields and spreads, gamma exposure, option flows, sentiment, and COT data. You can also add your own custom signals.

Build Alpha comes with the data to start testing on day one, through a data partnership with Nasdaq and various other providers: futures, stocks, ETFs, forex, and crypto, with 1-minute data back to 2006 and daily data back to inception for most markets. Alternative data includes COT reports, market breadth, gamma exposure, news events, weather, and more. You can also connect your existing data providers or import any txt or csv file.

It can tell you your odds before you pay. The Prop Firm Simulator tests your strategy portfolios against 500+ prop challenges from every historical start date, and Challenge Finder ranks which challenges your portfolio fits best. Simulated results are hypothetical and do not guarantee passing.

Yes. Build Alpha exports fully automated code for TradeStation, NinjaTrader, MetaTrader 4 and 5, TradingView, MultiCharts, ProRealTime, and Python for Interactive Brokers. Build Alpha doesn’t place trades itself. Your account and your money stay with your broker.

Futures, stocks and ETFs, forex, and crypto, on any timeframe or bar type, including multi-asset strategies. You can also import alternative and custom data to trade or filter on.

Yes. Build Alpha is used by hedge funds, CTAs, RIAs, family offices, and prop trading firms, as well as independent traders with small accounts. Position sizing and risk settings scale to your account, and Portfolio mode lets you manage multiple strategies with combined equity curves.

Yes. Every license includes Fast-Start onboarding, a written user manual and signal glossary, a private library of 50+ training videos, and access to the user community. Support comes directly from David by email at david@buildalpha.com. More answers are in the full FAQ.

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Codex connect through Build Alpha’s MCP server. Build Alpha’s built-in AI features can also connect to OpenAI, Gemini, and Grok models.

Build Alpha is a Windows desktop app. Mac and Linux users run it in a virtual machine. Historical data is included, and you can import your own.