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Using Polygon.io to store accurate data into a local database.
The first step in any quantitative analysis or algorithmic trading journey is getting historical data that you can test algorithms and models against for backtesting.
In this article, I’ll demonstrate how to get cryptocurrency data for every minute of data available from 2017 for multiple currencies and exchanges in a few hours.
More specifically, I’ll show you:
The basics of quantitative trading, and how to get started.
Here’s the dream: a fully automated cloud based trading system that knows exactly how to time the market and generate consistent profits.
Can that be a reality? It depends. But, the only way to get there is to learn all of the different facets of quantitative trading.
In this article, we’ll talk about quantitative trading, including what it is and how it differs from traditional (speculative) trading.
Over the next year (2021) Quant Secrets be...