Strata for Mac & Windows.
Free to download. One app, the whole lab: engine, validation suite and code export, running on your own machine. Market data comes from your own Databento key; new accounts get $125 in free data. Sign in with your email and choose a plan to use it.
macOS 13+ · Apple silicon
Native app. This build isn’t Apple-notarized yet, so the first launch needs one approval: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
Windows 10/11 · 64-bit
One-click installer, no administrator rights needed. It isn’t code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may ask once: More info → Run anyway.
Backtests, continuous Builds, the optimizer, walk-forward tests, Monte Carlo and the Strata Score, all computed locally with no run quotas.
12 CME futures markets (ES, NQ, RTY, YM, CL, GC and their micros), 1-minute to daily, from 2015. Connect your own Databento account and the bars download straight to your computer; Databento bills you directly, and Strata shows the price first. Volume-rolled, back-adjusted continuous series, built on your machine.
1,058 entry signals in 58 families, with filters, exits and risk controls. Any combination exports to TradingView or NinjaTrader 8.
With the Vault plan, the Vault’s Timeless algos for NinjaTrader 8 unlock inside the app: all 6 out now and each new one added to the Vault, decrypted locally and watermarked to you.
How you get it
Free for everyone. Mac: drag Strata to Applications. Windows: run the Strata installer, which adds Strata to the Start menu and your desktop.
Open Strata and enter your email. We send a 6-digit code, and your first sign-in creates your account.
Pro or Vault unlocks the app; Vault unlocks the Algos screen too. Pick yours on your account page; the first 20 on each plan get founders pricing.
Create a free Databento account, copy your API key and paste it into Strata. It takes about two minutes. Strata then offers two years of ES and NQ 1-minute bars, priced before anything downloads. New Databento accounts get free credit.
Common questions
- How does the app know my plan?
- You sign in inside the app with the email of your Strata account, and your plan decides what unlocks: Pro opens the whole lab, and Vault adds the Vault’s Timeless algos.
- Does it work offline?
- Yes, after you sign in. The engine, data, scoring and code export are all local. Strata confirms your plan with strataalgo.com when it opens and every few hours, and keeps working offline for up to a week after the last confirmation.
- Where does my work live?
- In files on your machine: Application Support on Mac, AppData on Windows. Your strategies and results are never uploaded. Strata also keeps dated backups of your Library in the same folder.
- What are the requirements?
- Mac: macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon. Windows: Windows 10 or 11 · 64-bit. Allow about 1 GB of disk space, most of it the market data you download (the starter data needs much less). 8 GB of memory works; 16 GB or more is better for long searches on 1-minute and 5-minute bars.
- Can I leave a long Build running?
- Yes. A Build keeps running while Strata is covered, minimized or hidden. If you quit, the board is saved and comes back paused. Closing a laptop lid, or letting the computer sleep, stops the work.
- How current is the data?
- Strata downloads history up to the most recent whole day that is at least 24 hours old, and checks for new days each time it opens. Add markets or years at any time from the Data screen; each download is billed to your own Databento account, and Strata shows the price first.
14-day money-back guarantee. Questions before you buy? support@strataalgo.com