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Trade Types: Intraday, BTST, Swing and Positional

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By SignBot · 3 September 2026 · 1 views

Trade Types: Intraday, BTST, Swing and Positional

Four holding styles

SignBot supports intraday, BTST, swing and positional trades, and the choice changes both the product type sent to the broker and how the engine handles the end of the session.

What changes with each

Intraday: entry after market open, forced exit at the configured time, MIS product
BTST: held overnight and exited the following morning
Swing: held across multiple days
Positional: held long term

For NSE equity, swing and positional use CNC delivery while intraday uses MIS. For F&O and MCX, overnight positions use NRML and intraday uses MIS.

Carry trades continue automatically

BTST, swing and positional positions in SignBot virtual trading continue across days rather than being closed at the session end, so the profit and loss you see reflects the real holding period.

Segment rules you should know

SignBot routes every strategy by segment, and the rules genuinely differ:

NSE equity and F&O support 1min, 3min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 1hr, 4hr and 1day candles
MCX futures support 1min, 5min, 30min and 1day only — the vendor rejects the others, so they are not offered
On NSE options SignBot is buy-only. A bullish signal buys a CE, a bearish signal buys a PE, and there is no option writing anywhere in the platform
Options entry and exit conditions are evaluated on the underlying spot candle, while the position itself is the option contract
NSE history goes back up to 36 months for backtests; MCX history is limited to 3 months

Try it in SignBot

Put this into practice on your own strategy. Strategy creation and the AI Optimizer are free forever, so you can build and refine the rule before spending anything.

Open the Strategy Builder and add the condition described above
Run a backtest on real NSE or MCX history — Rs 10 per run
Move it to SignBot virtual trading to watch it on live prices — Rs 15 entry and Rs 15 exit from wallet credits, no real money at risk
Only when it has earned your confidence, run it on LiveBot through your own broker account — Rs 30 entry and Rs 30 exit

Everything described here is part of the platform you already have access to.

Important disclaimer

Educational content only. Not investment advice. SignBot is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Trading involves risk of loss.

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