Strategy

Strategy - Complete API Reference

Create custom trading strategies using natural language or templates, then deploy to live trading.

Chat Commands

Create Strategy

/strategy create "Buy when price drops 5% in 1 hour"
/strategy create momentum --lookback 14 --threshold 2%
/strategy from-template mean-reversion

Manage Strategies

/strategies                         List all strategies
/strategy <name>                    View strategy details
/strategy edit <name>               Modify strategy
/strategy delete <name>             Remove strategy

Activate/Deactivate

/strategy activate <name>           Start running strategy
/strategy deactivate <name>         Stop strategy
/strategy pause <name>              Pause temporarily
/strategy resume <name>             Resume paused strategy

Test & Validate

/strategy test <name> --dry-run     Test without real trades
/strategy backtest <name>           Run backtest
/strategy validate <name>           Check for errors

TypeScript API Reference

Create Strategy Builder

import { createStrategyBuilder } from 'clodds/strategy';

const builder = createStrategyBuilder({
  // Validation
  requireDryRun: true,
  validateParameters: true,

  // Storage
  storage: 'sqlite',
  dbPath: './strategies.db',
});

Natural Language Strategy

// Create from natural language
const strategy = await builder.fromNaturalLanguage({
  description: `
    Buy YES on any market when:
    - Price drops more than 5% in the last hour
    - Volume is above average
    - Spread is less than 2%

    Sell when:
    - Price recovers 3% from entry
    - Or after 24 hours (timeout)

    Risk: Max 5% of portfolio per trade
  `,
  name: 'dip-buyer',
});

console.log(`Created: ${strategy.name}`);
console.log(`Conditions: ${strategy.conditions.length}`);

Template-Based Strategy

// Momentum strategy
const momentum = await builder.fromTemplate('momentum', {
  lookbackPeriod: 14,
  entryThreshold: 0.02,
  exitThreshold: 0.01,
  stopLoss: 0.05,
  takeProfit: 0.10,
  maxPositionPct: 10,
});

// Mean reversion strategy
const meanReversion = await builder.fromTemplate('mean-reversion', {
  lookbackPeriod: 20,
  deviationThreshold: 2,  // Standard deviations
  exitOnMean: true,
  stopLoss: 0.08,
});

// Arbitrage strategy
const arbitrage = await builder.fromTemplate('arbitrage', {
  minSpread: 0.02,
  platforms: ['polymarket', 'kalshi'],
  maxSlippage: 0.01,
});

// Breakout strategy
const breakout = await builder.fromTemplate('breakout', {
  rangePeriod: '7d',
  breakoutThreshold: 0.05,
  confirmationVolume: 1.5,  // 1.5x average volume
});

Custom Strategy Code

// Full custom strategy
const custom = await builder.create({
  name: 'my-custom-strategy',
  description: 'Buy low-priced markets with high volume',

  // Entry conditions (all must be true)
  entryConditions: [
    { type: 'price', operator: '<', value: 0.30 },
    { type: 'volume24h', operator: '>', value: 50000 },
    { type: 'spread', operator: '<', value: 0.02 },
  ],

  // Exit conditions (any triggers exit)
  exitConditions: [
    { type: 'profit', operator: '>=', value: 0.15 },
    { type: 'loss', operator: '>=', value: 0.10 },
    { type: 'holdTime', operator: '>=', value: '48h' },
  ],

  // Risk management
  risk: {
    maxPositionPct: 5,
    stopLoss: 0.10,
    takeProfit: 0.20,
    maxConcurrentPositions: 5,
  },

  // Execution
  execution: {
    orderType: 'limit',
    limitBuffer: 0.005,
    retries: 3,
  },
});

Validate Strategy

const validation = await builder.validate(strategy);

if (validation.valid) {
  console.log('✅ Strategy is valid');
} else {
  console.log('❌ Validation errors:');
  for (const error of validation.errors) {
    console.log(`  - ${error}`);
  }
}

// Warnings (not blocking)
for (const warning of validation.warnings) {
  console.log(`⚠️ ${warning}`);
}

Activate Strategy

// Start with dry-run first (required)
await builder.activate(strategy.name, {
  dryRun: true,
  notifyOnTrade: true,
});

// After validation, go live
await builder.activate(strategy.name, {
  dryRun: false,
  capital: 5000,  // Allocate $5000
});

Monitor Strategy

const status = await builder.getStatus(strategy.name);

console.log(`Status: ${status.status}`);  // 'active' | 'paused' | 'stopped'
console.log(`Trades: ${status.trades}`);
console.log(`P&L: $${status.pnl}`);
console.log(`Win Rate: ${status.winRate}%`);
console.log(`Active Positions: ${status.activePositions}`);
console.log(`Last Signal: ${status.lastSignal}`);

List Strategies

const strategies = await builder.list();

for (const s of strategies) {
  console.log(`${s.name}: ${s.status}`);
  console.log(`  Type: ${s.template || 'custom'}`);
  console.log(`  P&L: $${s.pnl}`);
  console.log(`  Trades: ${s.trades}`);
}

Built-in Templates

Condition Types

Best Practices

1. Always dry-run first — Test before real money
2. Start small — Low capital until proven
3. Set stop-losses — Protect against bad trades
4. Monitor actively — Check strategy performance
5. Iterate — Improve based on results