Hi all,
I'm new to Quantopian and I could not find a definitive answer if this has been done. I would like to know if stock data can be charted without have to run backtests with an algo. I know I could see the data using another source but it would be nice to be able to chart the data here and then possibly add an actual algorithm over the historical data.
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks,
Will
Hello Will,
The short answer is no. You have to run a backtest to chart data. However, you can chart any value of interest with the record function as the backtest runs (see the help page).
Grant
Thanks Grant. I was thinking that could be the way to go. Do you know if there's any plans to add this functionality in the future?
Perhaps, but distribution of the Quantopian dataset is restricted, so I wouldn't expect downloadable, minute-level charts of multiple securities (but just a hunch on my part). The Quantopian folks can provide a better perspective. --Grant
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