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Hi, I'm new to this site, I've been using Quantopian mostly. I had a question regarding syntax/how to approach my algorithm within the structure of QuantConnect. So what I'm trying to do is buy a stock, let's say "IBM" at open and keep track of that price. Then throughout the day sell all my shares in IBM if the current price rises by 30 cents or so, and buy as much as I can if the price drops by 20 cents or so. Then at the end of the day just sell all shares. Very simple but my implementation is throwing lots of errors :(
Ernest Shaggleford
Hi Michael,
I'd suggest checking out the algo examples. You will likely find something that could be used as a base for your algo.
-E
Michael John
Michael John
Thanks for the advice :) I'm now curious why my returns are so horrid based on the backtest above, I was expecting around 30 percent return or so. Any obvious/trivial reason that you see why my returns are this way?
Gurumeher Sawhney
Welcome to the QuantConnect community! It looks like the algorithm is doing exactly what was intended. If we walk through the trading logic, AAPL is bought at market open and then we decide to either invest in AAPL if the price is going down by 20 cents, or sell AAPL if the price is going up by 30 cents. So we set a limit on the daily profit to 30 cents per share, and have an unlimited loss until the end of trading day.
Michael John
Awesome, thanks Gurumeher! Was the choice of OnTick rather than OnData the correct move if you don't mind me asking your opinion? Thanks again :)
Michael John
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