Strategies

A strategy in HookTrader is a webhook URL plus the behaviour that runs when signals arrive: how much to trade, where to place the stop-loss, and what to do at each TP level.

Articles:

• TP levels — up to 10 levels, action lists, ordering rules.
• Actions — full reference for move_sl_be, move_sl_pct, reduce_position, add_to_position, close_position, activate_trail, cancel_algo_orders.
• Position sizing — risk %, from indicator, fixed quantity.
• Pair lock — auto-lock vs pick-now, and why you can't change after the first trade.
• Examples — battle-tested templates you can paste in and tweak.

Lifecycle

A strategy's webhook goes through draft → learning → configuring → active ↔ paused. See Webhooks → Lifecycle.

The strategy itself (TP actions, sizing, pair lock) is frozen onto a trade at entry time. Editing the strategy mid-trade does not affect the in-flight trade — the next entry picks up the new config.

Templates

Templates are reusable action sets you can apply to a new strategy from the wizard. Edit any strategy inline to diverge from its template; the strategy stops tracking the template at that point.

TP source

Where TP actions are gated from. Set under settings.tp_source:

Value	Behaviour
webhook	TP actions run when the TradingView tp_hit alert arrives. Legacy behaviour.
platform	TP actions only run when HookTrader's own price feed crosses the level. The matching TV alert is logged as advisory.
auto (default)	Resolves to platform for paper/demo keys, webhook for live keys. Protects paper trades from testnet/mainnet feed divergence.

The resolved value is frozen onto the trade at entry. Entry remains webhook-driven in all cases regardless of tp_source.

Bulk delete

Tick the checkbox on each row in the Strategies list, then click Delete above the table and type DELETE to confirm. This is irreversible — it removes the webhook URL, all trade history, mapping rules, and captures. Active exchange positions are not closed; close them manually first if needed.