> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.everstrike.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Evaluate Now: Run a Strategy Check on Demand

> Evaluate now runs a strategy's evaluation immediately instead of waiting for its next scheduled check. Learn what it produces and what it costs.

**Evaluate now** runs a strategy's evaluation immediately, instead of waiting for its next scheduled check. Find it in the strategy's menu.

## What happens

The strategy evaluates its markets once, as it would on schedule:

* It produces an [event](https://docs.everstrike.io/ai/events.md) for each market, with the action, confidence and reasoning.
* If the confidence clears the strategy's minimum, it can place an order, exactly as a scheduled evaluation would.
* The event is marked **Forced Evaluation**, so you can tell it apart from scheduled ones.

You're notified of the decision, whatever the strategy's evaluation frequency.

## When to use it

* **Right after creating or editing a strategy**, to see how the AI reads the new prompt.
* **To check a slow strategy** without waiting an hour for its next check.
* **To test a change in conditions**, for example after a big move.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Evaluate now can trade. If the decision clears the minimum confidence, an order is placed. Pause the strategy and lower its order size first if you only want to see the reasoning.

## Cost

An evaluation started with Evaluate now uses AI credits like any other evaluation.

If you start an evaluation and no result comes back, the app tells you. This usually means your credits ran out. See [AI Credits](https://docs.everstrike.io/ai/credits.md).


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