Atlas Mode — Strategy Import

Overview

The Backtest - Strategy Builder has two operating modes:

Atlas Mode is the default and the recommended starting point for most users. It connects the AI-powered strategy search in Atlas directly to the backtester, letting you validate a strategy on your chart with a single copy-paste.

How to Use Atlas Mode

Step 1 — Find a strategy in Atlas

Open Atlas at app.algoalpha.io/atlas and run a strategy search. When Atlas returns results, each strategy card includes its entry and exit conditions formatted as a structured rule block, for example:

Long Entry:
Trigger: Smart Signals +▼/▼ Fires (SSA)
States: Trend Bias Is Weak Bearish (SSA), TRC Is Trending (SSA)

Short Entry:
Trigger: Smart Signals +▲/▲ Fires (SSA)
States: Trend Bias Is Weak Bullish (SSA), TRC Is Trending (SSA)

Copy the full rule block from the Atlas result card.

Step 2 — Open the Strategy Builder settings

Add the Backtest - Strategy Builder indicator to your TradingView chart (or open its settings if it is already on the chart).

Step 3 — Confirm Atlas Mode is active

In the "Atlas Strategy Conditions" settings group, make sure Use Atlas is checked (it is on by default).

Step 4 — Paste the rules

Click inside the "Add Atlas Rules Below" text area and paste the rule block you copied from Atlas. The backtester parses the text automatically — no extra configuration is required.

Step 5 — Review results

The strategy runs immediately. Use the on-chart dashboard and TradingView's Strategy Tester panel to review performance.

Rule Text Format

Atlas generates rules in a plain-text format. The backtester expects the following structure:

Long Entry:
Trigger: <signal name> (<indicator>)
States: <signal name> (<indicator>), <signal name> (<indicator>)

Short Entry:
Trigger: <signal name> (<indicator>)
States: <signal name> (<indicator>), <signal name> (<indicator>)

Exit Long:
Trigger: <signal name> (<indicator>)

Exit Short:
Trigger: <signal name> (<indicator>)

Notes:

• Trigger: lines define the event that initiates the entry or exit.
• States: lines define persistent conditions that must be true at the time the trigger fires. Multiple states are separated by commas.
• Exit Long: and Exit Short: are optional — if omitted, exits are handled by opposing entry triggers or TP/SL levels configured separately.
• SSA, ILPAC, and MC signals are all parsed by Atlas Mode. The text rule parser recognises signal names from any of the three indicator families — for example Trigger: Fast Osc Bullish Reversal Signal (MC) works the same way as an SSA or ILPAC trigger.

Switching to Manual Mode

To build a strategy by hand — or to use MC signals — uncheck Use Atlas in the "Atlas Strategy Conditions" group. This reveals the full Manual Mode settings:

• Master Settings — leverage, sizing, long/short toggles, alert rail
• Condition Setup — 6 external signal slots (source/operator/value)
• Trigger Groups — Long, Short, Exit Long, Exit Short, each with up to 5 conditions and invalidation controls

See the Settings Reference for full Manual Mode documentation and the MC Signal Reference for a list of all Momentum Concepts conditions available in Manual Mode.

Tips

• Edit the pasted rules — You can manually edit the text area to adjust a signal name or swap a state filter without going back to Atlas.
• Enable Alerts toggle — In Manual Mode there is an "Enable Alerts" switch that turns on the alert rail (gray squares that colour on entry/exit). In Atlas Mode the alert rail is always available through TradingView's standard alert system.
• TP / SL in Atlas Mode — TP and SL source inputs are not visible in Atlas Mode. To add dynamic TP/SL levels, switch to Manual Mode and link them to plots from SSA's Smart Exits.