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Hey Community!
I am looking around for a platform where I can backtest some alternative data from a fintech, essentially I want to use buy and sell flags as the signal for when and what to buy within the 14 assets that I have data for. Ideally, I would also want to weight the allocation of available cash when buying based on another metric. I have this data in a CSV file.
I see different threads about how to upload CSV files but I have not yet understood where or how I write a trading logic that is based on conditional statements (if there is a flag or not for example).
Would really appreciate some feedback from you guys who are more experienced in QuantConnect.
Thank a lot!
Spacetime
maybe try these links
https://www.quantconnect.com/forum/discussion/8497/loading-custom-csv-data/p1
https://www.quantconnect.com/forum/discussion/9234/combine-multiple-custom-added-adddata-symbols-to-a-list/p1
https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/algorithm-reference/importing-custom-data
Derek Melchin
Hi Ossian,
In regards to importing custom data, see the sources listed above. For examples of trading based on conditional statements, checkout our Bootcamp lessons.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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