Start here - Welcome to AlphaLab & Introduce yourself!

[Nikhil_Bhandari]

Welcome to AlphaLab!

Welcome to AlphaLab - the community space for Stratzy clients, systematic traders, algo enthusiasts, and serious market participants.

This community is built with a simple purpose:

To help you better understand, use, question, and improve your experience with Stratzy’s trading products - transparently and responsibly.

How do you recognise yourself?

• Trader (intraday, options, swing)
• Investor (long-term equity, etc)
• Both

Congratulations, this is your first contribution to AlphaLab! Welcome aboard.

Now, please take a moment to introduce yourself to our algo-trading community members. Drop a reply below telling us about yourself. A few lines is all we need.

You can start by sharing the following details:

• Name

• Where are you based out of

• Your preferred trading style/ Investing Philosophy

• How long have you been in the markets?

• What you think about Algo Trading?

• Fun Fact about yourself

And remember..

This is a place where:

• Stratzy users can ask questions and understand how strategies work

• Performance, drawdowns, and risk are discussed openly and honestly

• Product, wealth, and technology teams share updates and explain decisions clearly

• Discussions around execution, infrastructure, brokers, and regulations are encouraged

• Learnings from live markets — both wins and setbacks — are shared constructively

What this community is not

To be clear, this is not:

• A tips or signals group

• A platform for guaranteed return claims

• A space for P&L screenshot competitions

Markets are uncertain, and every strategy comes with risk.

This community exists to promote informed participation, realistic expectations, and continuous learning - not hype.

How to use the community

We’ve organized the forum into focused categories to keep discussions useful and easy to navigate:

• Stratzy Algos → Questions, explanations, and discussions around strategies

• Performance Updates → Periodic updates, context, and market observations

• Drawdowns & Risk → What changed, what didn’t work, and what we learned

• How Stratzy Works → Product flows, fees, execution, and operational clarity

• Technology & Execution → APIs, brokers, infrastructure, slippage, and automation

• SEBI & Regulatory Updates → Circulars, compliance updates, and policy impact discussions

If you’re new here, we recommend starting with the Community Rules.

We encourage thoughtful questions.
We appreciate healthy skepticism.
And we value process, transparency, and learning over promises.

Welcome aboard!
– Nikhil Bhandari

[mohit.bhandari]

Happy to start this!

Name: Mohit

Based out of: Mumbai, India

Preferred trading style / investing philosophy: I’m deeply into systematic and quantitative trading — primarily options strategies. Lately, I’ve been focused on building alpha through data-driven research, especially in derivatives, where I experiment with everything from volatility structures to behavioral/entropy-based signals. On the investing side, I like businesses with strong fundamentals and scalable moats.

How long have you been in the markets? Around 7+ years now. I have seen the power of algo trading up close while building strategies for firms like WorldQuant and Trexquant, and ever since then, I’ve wanted to make good trading systems and quantitative thinking more accessible to the Indian retail market.

What I think about Algo Trading: I think algo trading is the natural evolution of trading — markets are too noisy for purely emotional decision-making at scale. The real edge comes from combining research, automation, and strong risk management.

That’s also the larger vision behind Stratzy and this community - helping traders move away from guesswork toward a more structured, transparent, and process-driven approach to the markets.Happy algo trading everyone!

Fun fact about yourself: I’m building Stratzy (an algo-trading platform) and weirdly enjoy finding trading analogies from physics, biology, and human behavior research

[riza]

Hey guys, I’m Manish and I’m based out of Mumbai.

Honestly, I started out playing it pretty safe with mutual funds just to build a solid foundation. But lately, I’ve been getting way more interested in the active side of things.

I’ve had money in mutual funds for a bit, but I only actually started dipping my toes into active trading earlier this year. Definitely still learning the ropes.

[Shiv_Kumar]

Name -Shiv Kumar

Where are you based out of – New Delhi

Your preferred trading style/ Investing Philosophy - Intraday, BTST

How long have you been in the markets? - 5 Year

What you think about Algo Trading? - now days its required 100 %

Fun Fact about yourself - I talk to myself while solving problems.

[M_P_Patil]

Name - NIKHIL

BHUBANESWAR

Go slow but go long , don’t try a home run trade stay consistent with small gains

Been in markets since 3 years or so now

Being working professional algo trading is right replacement for my manual trading , able to execute every time with same rules gives a edge removing decision fatigue and free up time for other activities

[shreyas117]

@Nikhil_Bhandari

• Name
• Where are you based out of

Name : Shreyas C

Where are you based out of :
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Your preferred trading style/ Investing Philosophy :
Long-term investing with a mix of swing trading and fundamentally strong stocks.

How long have you been in the markets? :
2+ years exploring equity markets, trading strategies, and investment opportunities.

What you think about Algo Trading?:
Algo trading is the future of markets — fast, data-driven, and emotion-free when used with proper risk management.

Fun Fact about yourself :
I love exploring tech, finance, and creating unique social media content alongside market research.

[Sreekar]

I need intraday credit spread strategies more as damper credit spreds

Also please add some iron condor strategies for weeky positional strategies.

I’m requesting thease both.

Yours skew hunter & fixed R:R 1:3 also working well in option buying.

Currently I’m using damper credit spreads in dhan HQ I’m in profits and also satisfied.

[Nikhil_Bhandari]

Hi @Sreekar
Sure, we are woking on the same.

More Intraday credit spreads will be live on the platform.

[Ppppp]

1. Name : Prathamesh
2. Where are you based out of : I am currently residing in Pune
3. Your preferred trading style/ Investing Philosophy : I like to analyse market conditions and sentiments to get a sense where is market is headed, then accordingly plan to invest/trade based on my strategies(secrets )
4. How long have you been in the markets? : I have been in market since 1st year of my college i.e since 2021, yes covid kinda introduced me to the essence of stock market
5. What you think about Algo Trading?: I do trust algo trading when there are no market uncertainties like current War situation, I haven’t explored algo trading enough though
6. Fun Fact about yourself : I want to start trading again, it’s dead ever since I started my job

[Nikhil_Bhandari]

@Ppppp Welcome to Stratzy community.

Yes, time to give algos a real shot. Best part, it won’t divert your focus from your work.

That’s exactly what we are solving.

[Yash_shah01]

Over the past few years, my approach to the markets has focused primarily on the fundamentals-building a steady foundation through long-term equity investing and mutual funds.

While long term plan of investing remains a core pillar for me, I am currently expanding my focus toward intraday trading and algorithmic trading. The goal is to move toward a more systematic, rule-based framework.

I’m looking forward to learning from this community as I take on this new direction.

[aman.shaikh]

Name: Aman Shaikh

I am based out of:
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

My Investing Philosophy:
I believe in long-term sustainability over hype-based returns

How long I’ve been in the markets:
Several years — actively building my diversified portfolio

What I think about Algo Trading:
Algo trading is the future when combined with disciplined risk management and realistic expectations. Automation removes emotional bias, but edge comes from algo quality and consistency.

Fun Fact about myself:
At Stratzy, I work on product and algo infrastructure. A lot of my day goes into making sure thousands of trades, signals, and market events run smoothly in real time for users.

[luba_dinani]

I’m Luba Dinani, based here in Pune. I wanted to share a quick update on my current focus.

Right now, I am looking forward to learning all about algorithm-based day trading. My goal is to understand how to use computer programs and automated rules to buy and sell stocks within the same day, which helps take the guesswork and emotion out of trading.

I’m currently diving into the basic strategies and learning how these automated systems work, and I’m really looking forward to learning from this community as I get started.

[Nikhil_Bhandari]

Welcome! @Yash_shah01

Strong foundation with long-term investing, now moving into algo trading — that’s exactly the right progression. You’re in the right place.

Feel free to ask anything as you get started. Glad to have you here!

[Nikhil_Bhandari]

Welcome @luba_dinani

Removing emotion and guesswork from trading is exactly why algo trading works, and you’ve already understood the core idea before even starting. Great sign!

You’re at the right place to learn. Ask away anytime, we’re here to help.

[Nisshant_Vernekar]

Hey @shreyas117, thanks for sharing your deets. Fellow Bangalore ex-resident here. Looking forward to your inputs!