There's a dirty secret in the trading indicator industry: most indicators repaint. They change their historical signals after the fact, showing you "perfect" entries that never actually existed when the candle was live.
This isn't a bug. It's a feature—designed to make backtests look incredible and sell more subscriptions. But it destroys traders who trust those signals in real-time.
Signal Pilot is different. Every indicator in The Elite Seven is 100% non-repainting. Audited. Verified. And we're so confident in this that we put money on it.
What Is Repainting?
Repainting occurs when an indicator changes its historical values or signals based on future price data. Here's what that means in practice:
Imagine you're watching a chart live. The indicator shows no signal. The candle closes. Still no signal. Then price moves significantly over the next few candles—and suddenly, that old candle now shows a "buy" signal that wasn't there before.
The indicator repainted its history to match what happened next.
When you look at a repainting indicator's historical chart, you see perfect signals at every turn. But those signals weren't visible when they would have mattered. They appeared afterward, using information that wasn't available at the time.
Repainting Indicators
- Signals change after candle close
- History looks "perfect"
- Uses future data (lookahead bias)
- Backtests are meaningless
- Live trading = constant losses
Non-Repainting Indicators
- Signals lock on candle close
- History shows real performance
- No future data access
- Backtests are reliable
- Live trading matches history
Why Vendors Do This
The reason is simple: repainting indicators sell better.
When a potential customer looks at a chart with perfect entry signals at every swing low and exit signals at every swing high, they think, "If I had this indicator, I would have caught every move." They don't realize those signals only appeared after the moves completed.
It's hindsight masquerading as foresight. And it works—until people start trading with real money.
"What you see in history is exactly what you would have seen live. No tricks. No lookahead bias. Just honest signals."
The Signal Pilot Guarantee
Every indicator in The Elite Seven finalizes its signals on candle close. Once a candle is complete, the signal is locked. It will never change, no matter what price does afterward.
This is verified through rigorous code auditing. We check for:
Our Audit Process
- No future references — Code cannot access bars that haven't closed
- No recalculation on historical bars — Once computed, values are final
- Signal confirmation on close only — Signals appear when the candle closes, not before
- Consistent live vs. historical behavior — What you see in replay matches real-time
We're so confident in our non-repainting guarantee that we've put a bounty on it:
Non-Repaint Bounty
If you can prove any Signal Pilot indicator repaints, we pay you $100. Documented proof required. No one has ever claimed it.
How To Test For Repainting
Want to verify an indicator yourself? Here's how:
Method 1: Bar Replay
Use TradingView's bar replay feature. Step through historical candles one by one. Watch if signals appear, disappear, or change position as you advance. If they do, it repaints.
Method 2: Screenshot Comparison
Take a screenshot of the current chart. Wait an hour. Take another screenshot. Compare the historical signals. If anything changed, it repaints.
Method 3: Real-Time Observation
Watch a signal form in real-time. Note its exact position and value. After subsequent candles close, check if it's still the same. Repainting indicators will shift signals to look better after the fact.
Why This Matters For Your Trading
If you backtest a repainting indicator, you'll get amazing results. Win rate looks incredible. Drawdowns look minimal. You'll think you found the holy grail.
Then you trade it live, and nothing works. The signals you see in real-time don't match the "perfect" historical signals. You take trades that immediately go against you. Your account bleeds.
This isn't bad luck. It's the predictable result of trusting a system that was never honest about its performance.
Non-repainting indicators show you the truth. The historical chart reflects exactly what would have happened if you traded those signals live. If the backtest shows 60% win rate, you can expect approximately 60% in live trading. The signals you see forming in real-time will look just like the historical signals once they complete.
"The fourth lesson of the void: Price can deceive. Pressure cannot."
Trust Is Everything
Trading is hard enough without your tools lying to you.
When you use Signal Pilot indicators, you can trust what you see. The historical performance is real. The signals are honest. The backtest reflects realistic expectations.
This doesn't mean every trade will win—no indicator can promise that. But it means you're making decisions based on accurate information, not fantasy charts designed to take your money.
Non-repainting isn't a feature. It's the bare minimum. It's table stakes for any indicator that respects its users.
At Signal Pilot, it's non-negotiable.
Navigate the noise—with signals you can trust.