One cannot save or download data from the Quantopian platform. This is done to comply with contracts we have in place with data providers to ensure their data is not copied and re-published. Therefore, one cannot save fitted model results generated on the Quantopian platform. However, if one can generate data outside of the Quantopian platform, then those results can be inputted into a backtest or notebook. The approach is to use 'self serve' data. Which get's the data into a pipeline. Check out this post for info how to do that https://www.quantopian.com/posts/upload-your-custom-datasets-and-signals-with-self-serve-data

Hi Dan,

Thanks for your response.

I am a bit confused by the 'self serve' data concepts. Basically, I have trained a model without using Quantopian data and save it down on my local machine. I need to find a way to use it in real-time trading on Quantopian to make predictive signals. Wondering if that's something possible?

Best,
Daniel

'Self serve' data is quite simple. One creates a CSV (comma separated variable) text file with a stock symbol, date, and value. The key is that it needs to associate a value with a stock. This value could be your training parameters. The file can then be hosted and updated locally. Many users use a Google sheets document. Quantopian will then, each morning before markets open, go fetch any updates to this file. This data can then be used in either an algo or a research notebook. There is some more info in the documentation https://www.quantopian.com/docs/user-guide/tools/self-serve.

Now, as far as your second request "I need to find a way to use it in real-time trading on Quantopian". Quantopian doesn't support live trading. You can certainly backtest your results on the platform but will need to find other solutions for real-time trading.