Algorithmic Trading Basics

How to Use Unemployment Figures to Build a Trading Algorithm - Part 1

This article shows you how to get to the economic data to build a trading algorithm. Here we use monthly unemployment figures.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Alternative Bars in Alpaca: Part - II (Analysis & Trading Strategy)

We will analyze various event-driven bars and will develop a simple trading strategy using the same bars.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

How to Run Multiple Algorithms on Alpaca - Alpaca Proxy Agent (Part I)

Showing you how to run multiple algorithms on Alpaca using the Alpaca Proxy Agent and one websocket.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

API Algo Trading Landscape

An ultimate list of algorithmic trading tools from idea generation to the live trading on API brokers.

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Alpaca & Backtrader: Tools of the Trade - Part Two

Creating an RSI stack strategy by using Backtrader and Alpaca Trading API with Leo of Analyzing Alpha.

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Alpaca & Backtrader: Tools of the Trade (Part 1)

RSI stack strategy w/ Alpaca and Backtrader. In #1, we'll cover connecting the Backtrader backtesting to Alpaca to load in data for multiple time frames.

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Concurrent Scalping Algo Using Async Python

Automating My Manual Scalping Trading Strategy - One of the advantages of running algorithmic trading strategies is that you can quickly and consistently act on price action.

Code Examples

Martingale Day-Trading with the Alpaca Trading API

Testing out an old betting system Martingale with algorithmic trading in Python. This article talks about applying a theoretical betting strategy to a day-trading algorithm’s position sizing.

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Long-Short Algorithmic Trading in JavaScript (Node.js) Using Stock API

In this post, I will be sharing how I created a simple Long-Short Equity trading script in JavaScript (a Node.js app) using Alpaca’s free paper trading API.

Code Examples

A Simple Mean Reversion Stock Trading Script in C#

A code snippet for a simple mean reversion stock trading in C#. We use fundamental analysis in this algorithmic trading.

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Python & AWS to Run a Simple Trading Algorithm

This is a step-by-step guide to run a simple trading algorithm using Python, AWS, and Alpaca Trading API.

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PythonAnywhere to Run a Simple Trading Algorithm

Using PythonAnywhere to run a trading algorithm in the cloud - The biggest area of resistance for newbie quant traders is running an algorithm live in the cloud.

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Day-Trading Algorithm to Run in the Cloud Using Only Free Services

I will show you how to do commission-free stock trading (algorithmic trading) on a free Google Cloud Platform instance, step-by-step. Free & Free.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

HFT-like Trading Algorithm in 300 Lines of Code You Can Run Now

As a developer, I decided to do research to figure out myself on how I could build similar things to what HFTs do after wondering what's so special about hedge funds and HFTs.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Algorithmically Detecting (and Trading) Technical Chart Patterns with Python

Ever wondered how to programmatically define technical patterns in market data? Here is how to define chart patterns.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Easily Visualize the Correlation of Your Portfolio in Python

In this article, I will show how you can make “roll-your-own” visualizations, using the Alpaca API with Python.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Quantopian vs Alpaca — When Paper Trading Your Algorithms

Comparing Quantopian and Alpaca. Back-testing and paper-trading are the important final steps to the development of any trading algorithms, allowing you to verify its results on out of sample data.

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Calculating Cost of Algorithmic Trading

In recent years, both market spread and trading commissions have dropped dramatically. How much do these costs affect the profitability of algorithmic trading?

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Exploring the Differences Between U.S. Stock Market Data Feeds

An important but often underappreciated facet of algo trading is market data. After all, data is what an algorithm uses to make buying and selling decisions.