procedure
Create a study
Attach a Study to a Definition to define what you want to measure over collected events — forward returns, excursions, time to target, or custom cohort breakdowns.
Chartnaut is an agent-powered trading environment. Author in the study builder yourself, or let Conductor draft a study for you to edit.
Start
Open Research → Definitions → [your definition]
Go to Studies
Click New study or Create study
You need at least one collected dataset (or plan to collect before running).
Author paths
Inline / quick
Some definitions offer a short form — pick a template question, attach a dataset, save.
Good for first pass metrics.
Full study builder
Opens the dedicated builder with:
Chat — describe the analysis in plain language
Author — configure cohorts, horizons, metrics
Preview — sanity-check on sample events
Same pattern as the Definition Builder.
AI-assisted
Describe the outcome you want — “average MFE in 10 bars split by long vs short.” Chartnaut drafts study logic. Review before save.
Attach datasets
Select which dataset (snapshot + collect) the study reads.
Match instrument and timeframe to the question.
Save
Name the study. It appears under the definition’s Studies tab, ready to run.
What good looks like
Study name matches the question. One primary metric. Cohorts only where you will act on the split.
Important distinctions
Create study = write the question and logic.
Run study = execute on history — separate step.
Trade study = journal analytics — not created here.
Next
Run a study — execute and read output
Event review — walk results on chart
Studies overview — place in the stack