How Trading Bots Pro works
Trading automation you configure and run, connected to your own brokerage through its API. Here's what runs, when it runs, and what stays in your control.
Platform overview
Trading Bots Pro is software for building and running your own trading automation. Start from a blank slate and set every rule yourself, or copy a template from the library and edit it. Templates are complete, readable rule sets for 0DTE index options, with stock-based Small Cap Momentum templates still in testing.
You stay in control
Your bot connects to your own brokerage account through its API and places orders only when the rules you set are met. No AI makes trading decisions in your bot. You keep full control and ownership of your capital, can pause your bot at any time, and are responsible for monitoring all trading activity in your account.
A typical trading day
All times Eastern. The exact windows your bot uses are set by your rules.
Pre-market preparation
Your bot can prepare before the open. A rule set with a pre-market scan builds its watchlist here, if you leave that component switched on.
Morning session
The busiest window for most rule sets. An entry only happens when every condition you've left switched on agrees.
Midday transition
Your session times decide whether your bot keeps trading through midday, narrows what it looks for, or pauses.
Afternoon session
Afternoon components, where a rule set has them, look for their own setups under their own rules.
End of day
Positions are closed or managed by your exit rules, and the day's results are logged to your dashboard. Your rules and settings stay exactly as you left them unless you change them.
Technical implementation
Brokerage integration
Secure API connections to supported brokerages (Alpaca at launch, more planned), for paper or live accounts. Your credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and stored using industry-standard security protocols.
- Real-time position monitoring
- Orders placed only under your rules
- Balance and buying power tracking
- Secure credential storage
Risk controls you set
The builder gives you the controls and you choose the values. Warnings explain what a setting does without suggesting a value.
- Position size and risk per trade
- Stop-loss on every position
- Daily loss limit
- Max positions and direction limits
- Required fields and a verification step before Live
What each plan includes
Plans differ by tools, not by expected results:
- Basic: blank-slate rules builder and one bot
- Standard: adds the template library
- Professional: adds advanced multi-strategy templates and a second bot
Four steps to go live
Account setup
Create your Trading Bots Pro account and pick a plan. You get immediate access to the dashboard.
Brokerage connection
Connect your own paper or live brokerage account with API credentials. Step-by-step guides are provided for each supported broker.
Set your rules
Build your rules from scratch, or copy a template and edit it. Every rule is visible, each component can be switched on or off, and required fields must be filled in.
Verify and activate
A verification step checks your setup before Live. Once switched on, your bot follows your rules during market hours. Monitor it from your dashboard and pause it any time.
Important considerations
Understanding the risks
Automated trading involves significant risks that you should understand before using the platform:
- Market risk: You can lose money, including your entire investment. Markets are unpredictable and past performance does not guarantee future results.
- System risk: Technical failures, connectivity issues, software bugs, or server outages can result in missed trades, delayed executions, or unintended positions.
- Execution risk: Slippage, partial fills, and delayed order execution can significantly affect your actual results compared to expected performance.
- Strategy limitations: Templates and rules are based on historical patterns and market conditions that may not repeat. Strategies that performed well in the past may underperform or lose money in the future.
- Liquidity risk: Small cap stocks and 0DTE options can have limited liquidity, making it difficult to enter or exit positions at desired prices.
- Your responsibility: You are solely responsible for monitoring your account, understanding all trades executed, and making sure trading is suitable for your financial situation.
Who this platform is for
Trading Bots Pro is designed for people who:
- Understand and accept the risks of active trading
- Have experience with stock and/or options trading
- Can afford to lose their entire trading capital
- Will actively monitor their trading account
- Have sufficient capital to meet pattern day trading requirements if applicable
What we don't do
- We do not provide investment advice or recommendations
- We do not guarantee any level of profit or protection from loss
- We do not hold or manage your funds
- We do not make trading decisions for you: your bot only follows the rules you set
- We do not recommend templates, settings or plans based on your account or goals
- We do not change your rules: template updates arrive as new templates you choose to adopt
Ready to build your own automation?
Join the waitlist to hear first when the rules builder and template library open.
Join the waitlist →