Frequently asked questions
Security, accuracy, pricing and supported platforms.
Do you need my master password?
No. We accept only the investor (read-only) password. If a master password is entered, the connection is rejected and the password is discarded. With an investor password nobody — including us — can open, close or modify trades.
How are my passwords and API keys stored?
Investor passwords and exchange API keys are encrypted with AES-256-GCM, are never written to logs and are never sent to AI models. You can delete an account and all its data at any time.
Which platforms are supported?
We read history from MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 accounts or statements, and from the Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget, Gate, KuCoin, HTX, Coinbase and Kraken crypto exchanges. Generated bots are available for MQL4, MQL5, cTrader (cBot) and SharpTrader.
Which crypto exchanges and markets are supported?
Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget, Gate, KuCoin, HTX, Coinbase and Kraken: USDT-margined perpetual futures and spot. Connect with a read-only API key or upload the exchange’s trade-history export (CSV or XLSX). More exchanges are coming.
Is it safe to connect an exchange API key?
Only read-only keys are accepted. Before reading any data we check the key’s permissions and refuse keys that can trade, withdraw or transfer funds. For extra safety, restrict the key to our server’s IP address when you create it.
How much history can you read from an exchange?
Exchange APIs return about the last 3 months of trades on Binance and OKX and up to 2 years on Bybit. After that the account keeps syncing every 6 hours. For a longer history, upload the trade-history export from the exchange.
Which bot do I get for a crypto strategy?
A SharpTrader bot, which trades through SharpTrader’s built-in exchange connectors, or an MQL5 Expert Advisor for brokers that offer crypto CFDs. Quantities are in coins, as on the exchange.
Is the statistics report really free?
Yes. Connecting accounts, uploading statements and viewing statistics is free. Tokens are used only for strategy reconstructions and for unlocking the full algorithm and code.
How accurate is a reconstruction?
It depends on the strategy. Rule-based, indicator-driven systems with enough trades can match closely; discretionary or news-driven trading cannot. Every report shows a match score on held-out data, a random-entry baseline and a confidence level, so you know how much to trust it.
How many trades do I need?
At least 20 closed trades are required. A few hundred trades across different market conditions give much more reliable results.
What happens if a reconstruction fails?
The tokens reserved for that run are returned to your balance automatically.
Can I run the generated EA on a live account?
The code is yours, but always backtest it and run it on a demo account first. A strategy that matched the past is not guaranteed to be profitable in the future.
What is SharpTrader?
SharpTrader is an AI-powered platform for creating, testing and optimizing trading strategies, with a particular focus on arbitrage strategies. Bots are written in C#, and Strategy X-Ray can export any reconstructed strategy as a ready-to-run SharpTrader bot, so you can backtest, optimize and run it there.
Is this investment advice?
No. Strategy X-Ray is an analytics tool. It does not recommend any trade, strategy or financial product.
What is deep analysis?
An optional, more thorough reconstruction for 15 tokens instead of 5: it uses our newest, most capable AI model, more AI rounds and a longer search. Choose it for complex accounts or when the standard result is weak. If the run fails, the tokens are returned.
Can you convert my own robot to another platform?
Yes. The AI code converter rewrites an MQL4 robot for MQL5, cTrader, SharpTrader or Dukascopy JForex, and an MQL5 robot for cTrader, SharpTrader or JForex. Upload the .mq4 or .mq5 source; a conversion costs 10 tokens (deep: 25) and includes three free fixes of compiler errors.