In this episode, we explore a skill that every serious trader eventually needs, the ability to build and test your own indicators and strategies without writing a single line of code yourself.
I’m your host, Sandeep Rao (SEBI Registered Research Analyst – INH000013059).
From understanding what separates an indicator from a strategy, to coding your first custom indicator on TradingView using Claude AI, and eventually converting it into a back-testable strategy, this episode walks you through the entire process step by step.
This episode breaks down how to bring your trading ideas to life using Pine Script on TradingView, powered by Claude AI, from a simple session range tracker to a smoothed Heikin-Ashi strategy, and how the build-observe-analyse-refine loop becomes the foundation of a data-driven trading approach.
Chapters:
0: 00 – Introduction: Indicators as measurement tools
2: 12 – What we’ll cover in this episode
2: 20 – Story: The discovery of X-rays (Röntgen)
5: 53 – The build-observe-analyse-refine loop
6: 45 – Indicator vs Strategy: Key differences
8: 49 – Coding Indicator #1: Session Range Tracker
10: 45 – Session Range Tracker: Live demo & bug fix
15: 01 – Coding Indicator #2: Smoothed Heikin-Ashi
16: 38 – Smoothed Heikin-Ashi: Answering Claude’s questions
19: 50 – Converting the indicator into a Strategy
21: 06 – Strategy: Entry/exit logic & back-test setup
24: 28 – Summary & key takeaways
25: 31 – What’s next: Analysing trade logs with Claude
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