I'd like to test a strategy on stocks that are out with a secondary offering. I have the list in csv going back 3 years. How would I go about importing it into QC? I don't see anyway to upload files.
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I'd like to test a strategy on stocks that are out with a secondary offering. I have the list in csv going back 3 years. How would I go about importing it into QC? I don't see anyway to upload files.
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Alexandre Catarino
Please checkout the docs under the Importing Custom Data section:
// In Initialize method: AddData<Yahoo>("SPY", Resolution.Daily); /* ... */ // Custom data end-point public void OnData(Yahoo data) { // } public class Yahoo : BaseData { public decimal Open, High, Low, Close, AdjustedClose, Volume; // Return the URL external source for the data: public override SubscriptionDataSource GetSource( SubscriptionDataConfig config, DateTime date, bool isLive) { // Using Quandl Wrapper on Yahoo Finance API to Sort Data: var url = "https://www.quandl.com/api/v1/datasets/YAHOO/" + config.Symbol + ".csv?sort_order=asc&exclude_headers=true"; return new SubscriptionDataSource( url, SubscriptionTransportMedium.RemoteFile); } // Convert each line of the file above into an object. public override BaseData Reader( SubscriptionDataConfig config, string line, DateTime date, bool isLive) { Yahoo yBar = new Yahoo(); try { string[] data = line.Split(','); yBar.Symbol = config.Symbol; // Required. yBar.Time = DateTime.ParseExact(data[0], "yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); yBar.Open = Convert.ToDecimal(data[1]); yBar.High = Convert.ToDecimal(data[2]); yBar.Low = Convert.ToDecimal(data[3]); yBar.Close = Convert.ToDecimal(data[4]); yBar.Volume = Convert.ToDecimal(data[5]); yBar.AdjustedClose = Convert.ToDecimal(data[6]); // Required for portfolio calculations yBar.Value = yBar.AdjustedClose; } catch { // } return yBar; } }
If you save your files in a Dropbox folder and create a public link that would be used in the GetSource method, you will be able to run your algorithm locally and in the cloud.
Below, you can find a working example.
Bkarj
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