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HX100 Platform Orientation

HX100 teaches the platform before scripting. Users should know how to connect, open charts, manage data, use Chart Trader, and save workspaces before they write strategies.

Lesson 1: Main Platform Areas​

HyperionX is organized around:

  • Main window.
  • Connections.
  • Instruments.
  • Charts.
  • Indicators.
  • Strategies.
  • Chart Trader.
  • Validator.
  • Optimizer.
  • Database/results.
  • Options.
  • Workspaces.
  • Code Lab.
  • Rion AI.

The course should teach these as one workflow, not as disconnected windows.

Lesson 2: Connections​

Connections provide data and order routing. Provider capabilities can differ.

Teach users to verify:

  • Connection status.
  • Account selection.
  • Instrument availability.
  • Historical data loading.
  • Live data loading.
  • Testnet, paper, simulation, or live mode.
  • Supported order types.

Do not assume every provider supports the same market data, leverage, brackets, or order lifecycle.

Lesson 3: Instruments And Charts​

To open a useful chart, the user needs:

  • Connection.
  • Instrument.
  • Data series type.
  • Data series value.
  • Date range or days to load.
  • Chart type.

Then teach:

  • Add indicator.
  • Change timeframe.
  • Use drawing tools.
  • Toggle Chart Trader.
  • Open Time and Sales, Level 2, or DOM from the active chart context.

Lesson 4: Chart Trader​

Chart Trader is the manual order entry panel. Teach it before automated strategies.

Core concepts:

  • Account.
  • Quantity.
  • Order type.
  • Market, limit, stop, and stop-limit behavior.
  • OCO/bracket presets.
  • Stop and target prices.
  • Leverage where the selected provider and instrument support it.
  • Simulation vs live routing.

Users should place test orders in simulation before using live credentials.

Lesson 5: Options​

Current HyperionX Options groups include:

CategoryGroupPurpose
GeneralProjectCustom project paths and compile behavior.
GeneralPreferencesTime zone and app preferences.
GeneralDisplayTheme and chart display settings.
GeneralEmailEmail alert configuration.
GeneralApiAPI server credentials/settings.
GeneralHistoricalDataStored historical data management.
CalculationOptimizerOptimizer calculation settings.

Teach the current layout. Do not document option groups that are not currently implemented in HyperionX.

Lesson 6: Historical Data​

Historical data should be managed through HyperionX tools. Users should not hand-delete data folders because price files and metadata need to stay consistent.

Teach:

  • Add/download historical data from a connected provider.
  • Import external historical data through Import Historical Data.
  • Use the provider label Historical Data for imported futures tick data.
  • Delete data through the UI.
  • Confirm symbol, asset class, timeframe, and date range.
  • Avoid overwriting imported data without an explicit decision.

Lesson 7: Workspaces​

Workspaces should restore the user's trading/development setup:

  • Window layout.
  • Chart instruments and timeframes.
  • Indicators and parameters.
  • Strategy windows where supported.
  • Chart Trader visibility.
  • Level 2, Time and Sales, DOM, and research windows where supported.

Users should create separate workspaces for trading, research, and development.

Lesson 8: Code Lab Entry Point​

After platform orientation, introduce Code Lab:

  • Create indicator.
  • Create strategy.
  • Compile.
  • Read diagnostics.
  • Add compiled script to a chart or validator.

External editors can help, but Code Lab compile remains the platform truth.