How to Code a Trading Bot in Python - Beginners Guide

In this video, we are going to code a python trading algorithm in the QuantConnect platform. Feel free to code along!

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[wardaddy]

This guy made a trading bot in just 23 minutes AND he explained everything AND its working!

Massive respect!!

[ajdaria]

This is probably one of the best (if not THE best) tutorials I have ever seen. It's clear, short and very informative. Thank you for sharing! I can only hope you'll do more of this!

[violian]

Can't wait to try this out. Not interested in having it automatically exeucte the orders for me (too risky); but I have been interested in developing such code in which it would automatically evaluate the current situation, and then have it suggest me to "buy/sell" - at which time I would look at the situation and determine action.

[hesaidshesaid]

Just to let you know I concur with everyone below. Exceptional, and people like me are still learning from it! Thank you so much!

[jpeg.x]

Went to sleep like Gandhi, woke up like Bezos

[InfamousSmile]

I made a bot that only bought high and sold low I woke up this morning to find my account depleted

[Dero]

This is so good.


All i have to do now is learn Coding.

And trading.

[JWADE]

I appreciate your perspective on algorithmic trading, you seem to have the most complete grasp of it on YouTube. The ideas you focused around the lookback feature were pure gold. Would love to see some ideas on instrument selection!

[Anonymous-dyhb]

Blessed are the ones who help others learn

[gurumipahonorer]

I am a beginner here. This video gives me hope for a better future. Thanks

[RayZde]

The class is intended to teleport your molecules to another dimension.

[florencepestel]

You train so well! It's like you comprehend my tempo...

[betoperalta]

This is great. Im still digesting the algo.
I might have a lot of questions once I get a better grasp.

[bradtaylor]

I have thought about making a program to do this but don’t have the skills that u have. I’m glad u made it public. Thanks. Also I’m sure you could tweak the code depending on if you felt we were in a bear market or bull. Very cool idea.

[BlunderMunchkin]

That "self.lookback = round(...)" operation looks like a problem to me. When the volatility changes steadily but slowly, it doesn't adapt when the lookback value is low. For example, if lookback is 10 then the volatility change has to be greater than 5% to change the lookback value. Since you round the value to the nearest integer, it will "forget" changes that are less than five percent. So if you get two four percent changes in a row, it won't change the lookback value, even though a cumulative 8% change occurred and we would expect the lookback value to be updated..

[kennethgituro]

You broke it down so well....and made me rest assured it's possible...your argument in the strategy are very good.

[ImmoralKoala]

I can just imagine someone making one of these and accidently putting a > instead of a <

[JP-xbfv]

This isone of the absolute best tutorials i have ever seen. i would love to see more of your material. Thank you

[DD-pked]

Love this. Alot of creators would charge for a tutorial like this. Subbed.

[elcapitan]

I think you may have just changed my life my friend.