Question 1

What is StratCraft (formerly QuantNexus)?

Accepted Answer

StratCraft is an institutional-grade algorithmic trading infrastructure for desktop users. It combines AI-driven strategy generation with a high-performance C++23 execution core, allowing traders to manage thousands of signals with the scale and speed of a professional quant firm.

Question 2

How does the AI strategy generation work?

Accepted Answer

StratCraft integrates with 7+ LLM providers (including GPT-4, Claude 3.5, and local models). Instead of manually coding, you describe your trading logic in natural language. The system generates optimized C++ plugins, validates them through historical backtests, and handles all boilerplate code automatically.

Question 3

Do I need to know C++ to use StratCraft?

Accepted Answer

No. While the execution core is built in C++23 for maximum performance, users interact with the platform through natural language (AI), Python, or our visual interface. C++ is the "engine" under the hood that ensures your backtests and live execution are 500-1000x faster than traditional frameworks.

Question 4

How is it different from TradingView or Pine Script?

Accepted Answer

TradingView is a charting-first platform with limited single-asset scripting. StratCraft is a strategy discovery factory. We move beyond "indicators" into statistical signal composition across thousands of variants, running on local compiled code rather than browser-based scripts.

Question 5

Is it a cloud-based platform?

Accepted Answer

No. StratCraft runs entirely on your local machine. This ensures 100% data sovereignty — your strategies, trade data, and proprietary IP never leave your infrastructure. We believe your "edge" should be private.

Question 6

What is the "Signal Factory" model?

Accepted Answer

Traditional trading focuses on one "perfect" strategy. The Signal Factory model treats strategy generation as a manufacturing process: running hundreds or thousands of signals in parallel, statistically weighting them, and automatically rotating them based on performance. It is the core paradigm used by firms like Renaissance Technologies.

Question 7

Is StratCraft open source?

Accepted Answer

The execution core and commercial features are proprietary, but we provide open-source SDKs and export strategies to standard Python/C++. We believe in a hybrid model: professional-grade performance core with open integration for your trading logic.

Question 8

Where does StratCraft fit in the evolution of trading platforms?

Accepted Answer

StratCraft represents Generation 3.5 in the history of algorithmic trading infrastructure — the AI-Automated layer that sits above institutional platforms. Gen 1 was single-script indicators (MT4 era), Gen 2 introduced Python frameworks, Gen 3 brought cloud-scale institutional orchestration. Gen 3.5 is where AI writes the code and humans define the logic, enabling strategy discovery at exponential throughput. We cover this taxonomy in detail on our Evolution page.