Design your own trading strategy from building blocks

Snap together entry rules, indicators, and risk controls in a Windows desktop app. Backtest it, optimize it, or train an AI agent on it — then trade it live. Everything runs on your machine, and your API keys never leave it.

Version 1.0.0 · Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · single .exe · Free to download, no account needed — see plans

This is the real interface — click the tabs, then press Train or Run Backtest. Open it full screen

Everything you need to trade with confidence

TradeArena brings professional-grade tools to your desktop — fast, private, and always available.

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Live charts

Candlestick charts with 18+ indicator overlays, regenerated automatically as new candles arrive. Analyze price action across timeframes from 1 minute to 1 day.

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Strategy backtesting

Test your trading strategies against historical data before risking real capital. Detailed performance reports included.

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Strategy optimization

Grid-search your entry and exit thresholds to find the best configuration, then review detailed performance charts and returns.

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AI trading agent

Train a deep reinforcement-learning agent (PPO) on historical data, right inside the app. Separate long and short agents learn from indicator features you define — then set Strategy = RL to run the agent alone, or Strategy = Both to gate your rule-based criteria by it, in Backtest, Live Backtest, or Run Trade.

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Shareable strategy presets

Every strategy is a plain JSON file — entry and exit rules, indicator periods, risk settings and AI features. Save it, version it, and swap it with other traders. Your API keys and broker login are never written to a preset.

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Live trading

Connect Binance, MetaTrader 5, or OANDA and run your rule-based, AI, or combined rule+AI strategy live — with stop-loss, take-profit, and trailing-stop risk controls.

Native performance

Runs directly on your Windows machine — no browser tabs, no server delays. Your data stays on your computer.

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Private & secure

No cloud account needed. Your strategies, watchlists, and trade history remain fully under your control.

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One tool, end to end

Most setups scatter the work — charts on one site, backtests in a notebook, execution in a broker terminal. TradeArena closes the loop in one window, whether you trade on rule-based criteria or a trained AI agent: chart it, backtest it, then trade it live, with nothing to re-implement between steps.

Up and running in minutes

No installation, no configuration headaches.

1

Download

Get the Windows app straight from the Download button — no account, no sign-up. It's a single TradeArena.exe.

2

Run

Launch the downloaded TradeArena.exe. No installation or extraction needed.

3

Trade

Open TradeArena, load your markets, and start analyzing right away.

Plans for every stage

Start free on your own machine. Upgrade when you want the AI agent, more history, or live trading — your licence unlocks it in-app, nothing to reinstall.

Free

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Try it out — no licence needed.

  • Rule-based strategy backtesting
  • Up to 3 indicators, 3 criteria per group
  • 90 days of backtest history
  • 5m & 1h timeframes
  • No AI agent
  • No live backtest or live trading
Download free

Starter

Contact for pricing

For active strategy research and paper trading.

  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Up to 10 indicators, 6 criteria per group
  • 365 days of backtest history
  • All timeframes (1m – 1d)
  • Train & run the AI (RL) agent, plus Both mode
  • Live Backtest — paper trading on live candles
  • No live trading
Contact to purchase

Pricing on request while we finalise billing — email support@tradearena.ch and we'll issue your licence key. Licences are bound to one machine.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get TradeArena?

Download it free from the Download button — no account or sign-up needed. It runs on the free tier out of the box; to unlock Starter or Pro, email support@tradearena.ch and we'll issue a licence you activate in the app under Licence → Enter licence. See Plans.

What's the difference between Free, Starter and Pro?

Free runs on your machine with no licence: rule-based backtesting, up to 3 indicators and 3 criteria per group, 90 days of history, and the 5m/1h timeframes. Starter adds the trainable AI (RL) agent and Both mode, Live Backtest (paper trading), all timeframes, 365 days of history, and higher indicator/criteria limits. Pro removes the limits and enables live trading with real orders on Binance, OANDA and MetaTrader 5. You start free and upgrade in-app under Licence → Enter licence once you have a key — no reinstall. Each licence is bound to one machine. See Plans.

Which operating systems are supported?

TradeArena currently supports Windows 10 and Windows 11 (64-bit). Support for other platforms may come later.

Do I need an account to use the app?

No TradeArena cloud account is required — the app runs entirely on your computer. To fetch market data and trade, you connect your own exchange account (Binance or OANDA API keys, or a MetaTrader 5 login) directly in the app. Your credentials stay on your machine.

How does the AI trading agent work?

TradeArena includes a deep reinforcement-learning agent (PPO) that you train yourself in the app's 🧠 RL tab, on historical data for your market, using indicator-based feature expressions you define. Training produces specialist long and short agents. Once trained, set Strategy = RL in the Backtest, Live Backtest, or Run Trade tab to drive that mode with the agent instead of rule-based criteria. Everything runs locally on your CPU — no cloud, and your data never leaves your machine. As with any strategy, past performance is no guarantee of future results: always backtest and paper-trade the agent before enabling live trading.

Can I share a strategy with another trader?

Yes. Use Save As in the Presets box to write your setup to a .json file — it holds the pair and interval, your entry and exit criteria, every indicator period, the risk settings and the AI feature expressions. Anyone with TradeArena can load it with Load and get exactly your configuration. Because it is plain text you can also keep it in version control and diff two strategies against each other. Credentials are deliberately excluded: your API keys and MetaTrader login are never written to a preset, so a preset is safe to publish, and loading someone else's will not touch the account details you have entered.

Does TradeArena execute real trades?

Yes — it can. TradeArena supports backtesting and simulation, but its Run Trade mode places real orders on your connected exchange (Binance, MetaTrader 5, or OANDA) — whether driven by your rule-based criteria or by the AI agent. Live trading is off by default and requires explicit confirmation in the app. Trading involves risk of loss — use live trading at your own risk.