--- title: "AI Trading Assistant: start here" slug: "ai-trading-assistant-start-here" kind: "HELP_ARTICLE" category: "ai-trading-assistant" locale: "en" canonical: "https://help.forecastcity.com/ai-trading-assistant/ai-trading-assistant-start-here" published: "2026-11-10T19:02:40.656Z" updated: "2026-11-10T19:02:40.656Z" description: "Learn what AI Trading Assistant does in ForecastCity: voice and text commands for charts, lot sizing, alerts, strategies, virtual accounts and journal." --- # AI Trading Assistant: start here In ForecastCity, **AI Trading Assistant** works with **4CastMachine AI**, AI Strategy Studio and AI Trading Journal. You can run any task on the site in seconds with your voice or a short sentence. Skip the menus and tell the Assistant what you want. Every chart change includes an Undo button, and saved items show a confirmation card first. Example: Click **Speak** and say: "Switch `EURUSD` to `1h`, add `EMA 50`, and calculate lot size for `10000 USD` at `1%` risk to the `1.12060` pivot. Also alert me when price enters the `4h` **Buy zone** from `1.11130` to `1.11610`". The Assistant updates the chart, shows the lot size, and prepares the alert card. ![AI Trading Assistant beside 4CM-AI Charts with 4CastMachine AI zones, header icons, lot-size answer with Undo, and voice input](https://m.forecastcity.com/t/tnt_forecastcity/media/42/4218e11df2e226ea329d51f7b5f4ee101731156eb97dfea7236bf2fd46a5e6f8.png) AI Trading Assistant beside 4CM-AI Charts with forecast zones, lot-size calculation, Undo card and voice input 1. **4CastMachine AI forecast zones on chart:** Active Buy, Sell and Reverse zones, pivot line and green arrow paths shown on the chart by default. 2. **Top header bar:** One-click icons for AI memory, morning and evening briefs, trading plan check, economic calendar, research, support and routines. 3. **Chart change and lot-size answer (Undo):** Immediate chart updates with a one-click Undo button, plus exact lot size and dollar-risk calculations. 4. **Page context chips, composer and Speak:** Active symbol and timeframe chips, chart snapshot attachment and microphone voice input. ## What can AI Trading Assistant do for you? Every tool in the ForecastCity web app responds to your voice or text commands in **AI Trading Assistant**. You can also ask for live [pivot line, main path and alternate path]() numbers or open guides in your language. - **Chart, workspace and Bar Replay control:** Switch symbols, timeframes from `1m` to `M` and chart types. Arrange up to 16 synced charts for [top-down multi-timeframe alignment](), or run **Bar Replay** and Blind chart mode. - **Indicators, drawings and archive levels:** Add, tune or remove 28 indicators and 62 candlestick patterns, and style or lock your drawings. Plot archive support and resistance lines beside the [Buy zone, Sell zone and Reverse zone](). - **Alerts, watchlists and market scanner:** Set **4CastMachine AI** zone and direction alerts, technical and drawing alerts, and schedules for [high-volume killzones](). Apply one alert across a whole watchlist or scan up to 300 symbols. - **Guided strategy builder and Virtual Accounts:** Build a four-part strategy in **AI Strategy Studio** in one sentence or through a step-by-step guided strategy interview with tappable choice pills. Preview its lines on the chart and run a Virtual Account. - **Lot size calculator and journal checks:** Calculate exact [pip and lot size]() and dollar risk from your account balance, risk percentage and stop distance. Check win rates and rule-break costs in **AI Trading Journal**, or set automated routines. - **Subscription plans, settings and localized guides:** Look up live subscription plans and active discounts, or update account settings and send Support tickets. Ask any question to get localized Help and Academy links in your language. ## What should you not expect from AI Trading Assistant? Knowing the exact role of **AI Trading Assistant** helps you get the best results from each ForecastCity companion. - **Do not ask the Assistant to analyze the market or give buy or sell signals:** The Assistant is your platform operator, not a market analyst. ForecastCity gives forecasts, not signals. **4CastMachine AI** creates the forecasts on the chart, and the Assistant reads those official numbers for you. - **Do not expect deep trading education or coaching from the Assistant:** The Assistant answers everyday technical and platform questions. Step-by-step trading education launches next month with **AI Trading Coach**. - **Security and billing checkout actions stay manual:** Changing your password, `2FA`, email, or completing payment opens direct links to your [account security and billing pages](). You can still ask the Assistant about live subscription plans and discounts at any time. ![Action cards in AI Trading Assistant showing an applied chart change card with Undo, an alert proposal card, and a strategy build card](https://m.forecastcity.com/t/tnt_forecastcity/media/e1/e191351f162fd82a7c2bc880cecb621931a56a5c796290c690d433f2129cb914.png) Action cards in AI Trading Assistant: immediate chart changes with Undo and confirmation cards before saving 1. **Chart change card (Applied ยท Undo):** Chart, indicator and workspace commands take effect right away and include a one-click Undo button. 2. **Alert proposal card (Confirm / Edit in editor):** Shows the exact condition sentence, delivery channels and 30/90-day firing counts before you save. 3. **Strategy build card (Show on chart / Save):** Builds the four-part strategy sentence so you can preview its trade lines on the chart before saving. ## Guide map ### Get started and voice controls - [Quick tour of the Assistant window, voice and top bar](): Explore the floating window, eight top icons, microphone voice commands, chart attachments and answer actions. ### Charts, indicators and drawings - [Control charts, multi-chart workspaces and Bar Replay by voice](): Switch symbols, timeframes and chart types, build 16-chart workspaces, sync panels and run Bar Replay. - [Add indicators, manage drawings and get price levels on the chart](): Manage 28 indicators and 62 candlestick patterns, style or lock drawings, and plot archive support and resistance levels. ### Alerts, watchlists, strategies and Virtual Accounts - [Create and manage 4CastMachine AI, technical and session alerts](): Build forecast zone and direction alerts, technical and drawing alerts, trading session schedules and evaluation checks. - [Manage watchlists, set watchlist alerts and scan the market](): Create and edit watchlists, apply one alert condition to a whole watchlist, and scan up to 300 symbols. - [Build strategies and run Virtual Accounts with the Assistant](): Open the Assistant beside AI Strategy Studio, build strategies by voice or guided interview, and run Virtual Accounts. ### Journal, routines, settings and support - [Check your Journal, trade plans, Playbooks and Deep research](): Ask for journal performance stats, log trading plans, check statistical claims and run Deep research reports. - [Daily briefs, automated routines, calendar and market moves](): Configure morning and evening briefs, scheduled or pre-news routines, economic calendar checks and market move explanations. - [Change account settings, manage AI Memory and contact Support](): Update profile, display and notification settings via confirmation cards, manage AI memory and send Support tickets.