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Is there a full example
Ricardo Hanesy
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Is there a full example of a simple system with entry and exits to get someone started with this platform. I have been on and off and never managed to do anything. I have tried a simple inside day break out but code is a mess

def initialize(context):  
    context.SPY = symbol("SPY")  
def handle_data(context, data):  
    highv = history(2, "1d", "high")[context.SPY]  
    lowv  = history(2, "1d", "low")[context.SPY]  
    if (highv.iloc[-1] < highv.iloc[-2] and lowv.iloc[-1] > lowDv.iloc[-2]) and (close_price > highv.iloc[-2]):  
        order_target_percent(context.SPY, 1)  
    if data[context.stock].price > entry*1.03:  
        order(context.stock, 0)  
    if data[context.stock].price < entry*0.97:  
        order(context.stock, 0)

Can anyone help? Thanks

3 responses
Lotanna Ezenwa

Hi Ricardo,

I think you should check out the Getting Started tutorials. They have been updated to the most recent version of Quantopian, and should guide you through all the new features.

You also might want to check out the API Documentation and Lecture Series for more information about the platform.

Thanks,
Lotanna Ezenwa

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Ricardo Hanesy

Documentation is more specs and not for someone that wants to get familiar with the platform. There are no clear examples and this raises some issues about reliability of backtests. If this platform has indeed 85,000 users, then at least one should be there to look at my code.

Jamie McCorriston

Hi Ricardo,

The Getting Started Tutorial is definitely the place to start. It covers the basics of the API and has plenty of examples! There are also some sample algorithms at the bottom of the API documentation.

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