Getting Started with AlgoChef

AlgoChef validates your trading strategies before you risk real capital. In just a few minutes, you can import a strategy and see a full breakdown of its performance, risk profile, and statistical reliability.

What You'll Learn

1. Import your first strategy — Upload a CSV or TradeStation/Multicharts RINA XML file
2. Understand the dashboard — Navigate the performance report and read the scores
3. Take action — Use the insights to decide whether to trade, optimize, or discard a strategy

The AlgoChef Workflow

Here's the typical flow for validating a strategy:

1. Import — Upload your trade history (CSV, TXT, or TradeStation/Multicharts RINA XML)
2. Analyze — Review the Strategy Analyzer dashboard with 95+ metrics
3. Score — Check the 5-score system: Profitability, Risk, Confidence, CSI, and Health
4. Stress-Test — Run Monte Carlo simulations to test robustness
5. Compare — Put strategies side-by-side
6. Build — Combine winning strategies in Portfolio Studio
7. Size — Use position sizing algorithms for optimal capital allocation (Pro feature)

Next Steps

• Import your first strategy
• Understand the dashboard
• Learn the scoring system