Research & development / SteelySystems

SteelyLabs.

Good ideas need
hard testing.

This is where we build, test, and validate new tools before release. Follow the work while it is still being questioned, refined, and put through its paces.

Explore the lab ↓

Labs projects are experimental. Features and access can change as testing progresses. Current products and their purchase terms remain on the main site.

01 / On the workbench

Inside the lab.

Three projects, each with its own questions to answer before release.

In development · Validation pending

Helix

Market intelligence / Standalone web platform

Helix explores how market structure, flow, directional context, preparation, and review can work together in one browser workspace.

The platform is being developed and evaluated in SteelyLabs. Its data behavior, output clarity, and day-to-day reliability are part of the work ahead of a production release.

EnvironmentBrowser platform
Commercial termsNot announced
See what we validate →
Helix / DashboardLAB 001
Helix Dashboard: NQ market overview with a delayed 5-minute chart, price location, participation and the nearest brief level Helix SteelyFlow: a generated demo of depth, trades and flow pressure beside a DOM ladder Helix SteelyEdge: how often NQ session behaviors occurred from 2021 to 2026, with 95% intervals Helix SteelyGamma: QQQ gamma exposure by strike from delayed third-party options data Helix Charts: delayed public Nasdaq-100 futures 5-minute candles Helix DiBriefs: a DI Briefs close edition with the published thesis, snapshot and levels Helix Practice: rehearsing an opening-range rule on generated minute bars Helix Research and data: coverage of the history, candles, options and practice data loaded Ask Helix AI setup panel, which uses your own Claude or ChatGPT API key
Screenshots of the experimental build, October 2026, using delayed, demo and generated data. The current build may differ.

Explore the experimental build

The build at helix.steelysys.com remains a Labs preview. Availability, features, and outputs may change; it has not been released as a production product.

Open experimental Helix ↗
In daily use · Pending release

SteelyCopier

Trade copier / NinjaTrader 8

SteelyCopier mirrors one NinjaTrader 8 leader account to several follower accounts: entries, exits and protective stops, with each follower sized by its own ratio.

Most of the work is in what happens when something goes wrong. A follower left without a stop is protected or flattened within seconds, a rejected stop flattens that follower, and loss, goal and trailing limits halt copying. We run it on our own accounts while we keep testing those failure paths.

EnvironmentNinjaTrader 8
Commercial termsPending release
SteelyCopier / v8.13 panelLAB 002
SteelyCopier v8.13 panel in NinjaTrader 8: leader account Sim101 copying to five follower accounts, each with its own ratio and loss limit
  1. LeaderOne NT8 account places the trades.
  2. FollowersEntries, exits and stops copied to each follower account at its own size ratio.
  3. ProtectionAny follower without a working stop is protected, or flattened after 10 seconds.
  4. LimitsLoss, goal and trailing limits halt copying.
SteelyCopier v8.13 on Sim accounts. It is an internal tool and the current build may change.
Ongoing research · Simulated accounts

Can an algorithm beat the market?

Strategy testing / Rules-based NT8 strategies

That is the question this project asks. We build rules-based NinjaTrader 8 strategies, backtest them over years of history across different instruments and bar sizes, and run them forward on simulated accounts, several side by side, sometimes as A/B versions of the same idea. Every change becomes a new version, so versions can be compared fairly. Each strategy in testing has been through at least 20 iterations.

Each strategy goes through review passes: order handling, protective stops, what happens when an order is rejected, flattening before the session close, and daily risk limits. Session timing is anchored to the New York open (ET).

We don't know the answer yet, and we won't claim one from simulated results. We publish no win rates or P&L, and testing a strategy here is not a promise that it will be released. Simulated trading involves no financial risk and can differ sharply from live results.

EnvironmentNT8 · simulated accounts
Commercial termsNone
In testing23 strategies · 20+ iterations each
BacktestsMulti-year · several instruments & bar sizes
Strategy testing / The cycleLAB 003
  1. 01 · RulesWrite the idea down as exact entry, exit and risk rules.
  2. 02 · BacktestYears of history, across different instruments and bar sizes.
  3. 03 · Forward testRun it live on its own simulated account.
  4. 04 · Review passCheck order handling, stops, failure paths and session timing.
  5. 05 · New versionFix, re-version and test again: 20+ versions per strategy so far. Or retire the idea.
No results are shown here. Backtested and simulated results have inherent limitations.
Strategy testing / In testing now23 strategies
  • SteelyLabsGapRetrace
  • SteelyLabsGlobexGapRetrace
  • SteelyLabsRangeBreakout
  • SteelyLabsGlobexRangeBreakout
  • SteelyLabsBreakRetest
  • SteelyLabsBreakRetestWave
  • SteelyLabsStructureBreakRetest
  • SteelyLabsMESMYMLeadBreakout
  • SteelyLabsScalpRunner
  • SteelyLabsRangeFade
  • SteelyLabsGoldenZone
  • SteelyLabsTrendChannel
  • SteelyLabsSwingStructure
  • SteelyLabsOpeningRangeHighFade
  • SteelyLabsGlobexRangeHighFade
  • SteelyLabsInsideBarBreak
  • SteelyLabsHourFade
  • SteelyLabsOvernightDropBounce
  • SteelyLabsOvernightDropAfternoonShort
  • SteelyLabsOvernightSetups
  • SteelyLabsOpenDrive
  • SteelyLabsGapFade
  • SteelyLabsVWAPFade

Names only. Each has been through 20 or more iterations. A strategy on this list is research: it is not a product, a release plan or a result.

Want a strategy built on your own model?

We can work with you to turn your model, ideas or rules into a NinjaTrader 8 strategy, written and reviewed the same way we build ours. Custom development is scoped and quoted per project; it is not trading advice and comes with no promise of results.

Talk about custom development →

02 / The standard

What we put to the test.

These are the questions that guide validation. They are release criteria, rather than a claim that the current build has passed.

01

Data integrity

Are inputs traceable and timely? Are stale, missing, or disconnected feeds visible to the person using the tool?

Inputs
02

Behavior under changing conditions

Do outputs remain understandable across sessions, changing market conditions, reloads, and interruptions?

Reliability
03

Decision clarity

Can a trader understand what the tool is showing, what supports it, and where its limitations begin?

Usability
04

Release readiness

Are known issues documented, important checks repeatable, and the scope, support, and access terms ready to explain?

Delivery

03 / From idea to release

Progress needs evidence.

  1. 01

    Build

    Define the problem and develop the first working version.

  2. 02

    Test

    Explore behavior, capture issues, and revise the implementation.

  3. 03

    Validate

    Repeat checks and review the evidence against release criteria.

  4. 04

    Release

    Publish availability, documentation, support, and commercial terms.

A project may stay in Labs, change direction, or be retired. Participation does not promise a release date or include a future license.

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