Title: Need Guidance for Building or Choosing Algo

Hi everyone,
I am new to algo trading and I do not have much coding knowledge. I want to build or use a rule-based algo for NIFTY options trading.

I am mainly interested in:

  • Directional strategies – bullish/bearish trend-based strategies using option selling or spreads.
  • Non-directional strategies – strategies suitable for sideways/range-bound markets such as Iron Condor, Strangle/Straddle with proper risk management.

I would like to know:

  1. Is anyone here willing to guide me on how to build a proper algo step by step using Dhan API / DhanHQ?
  2. Does Dhan provide any good ready-made algo or strategy templates suitable for NIFTY?
  3. If you are already using a directional or non-directional algo successfully, which type of strategy would you suggest for a beginner?
  4. What is the best way to backtest such strategies before paper trading or live deployment?
  5. Are there any community members/developers who can help me understand the complete process from strategy logic → backtesting → paper trading → automation?

I am not looking for guaranteed-profit strategies. My priority is to build a properly backtested, rule-based system with controlled risk and drawdown.

Any guidance, examples, or resources would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.