Hi all:
I am new the quantopian and would like to start back testing some of the methods
If someone can post something simple then I can modify and start writing my own from that.
Example:
Buy when a stock gaps open down from Day 1. Sell at end of day 2.
thanks in advance
sorry a little harsh, but "rtfd" on the help page: https://www.quantopian.com/help
at the bottom are a bunch of sample algorithms.
otherwise copy one of the algorithms posted in the threads, such as this: https://www.quantopian.com/posts/discuss-the-sample-algorithm?c=1
Hello Chien,
I suggest having a look at the recent blog posts: http://blog.quantopian.com/. You'll find links to the more popular posted algorithms, and a classification of their types.
Regarding your specific idea of "Buy when a stock gaps open down from Day 1. Sell at end of day 2." I've been working on something along these lines on https://www.quantopian.com/posts/market-closed-gap-trade. Sorry, the code is really messy, so don't be discouraged if you find it hard to follow (I'm starting to have the same problem and I wrote it!).
Grant
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