What is QuantZilla?
QuantZilla is a immersive mentor-ship program on designing trading systems, converting trading ideas into indicators and trading strategies, automating the trading systems.
Rajandran R – QuantZilla
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to this course. You can do this course if you have never coded or haven’t seen a console window. The learning curve is steep since you are learning a programming language and its usage in financial markets. It is recommended that you show commitment towards learning to gain most out of the course.
Quantzilla – Module 1 – Introduction to Quantitative Trading Development Platforms
1)Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
2)Investing Vs Trading
3)Quantitative Trading Systems
4)Trading System Development
5)Introduction to Amibroker
6)Features of Amibroker & Datafeed
7)How to Scan in Amibroker
8)How to Explore in Amibroker
9)How to Backtest in Amibroker
Quantzilla – Module 2 – Introduction to Amibroker AFL Coding Development and Basic Amibroker Functions
1)Basics of Amibroker AFL Programming.
2)Understanding AFL Editor & Code Snippets
3)Amibroker identifiers, constants, operators
4)Amibroker Built-in Functions (Plot, PlotShape, LastValue, Cross, EMA)
5)How to Plot Trading Signals
Quantzilla – Module 3 – Building Scanners and Exploration for Trading & Investing Opportunities
Building Simple Scanners (Exploration)
Understanding Filter Variable, Addcolumn function, Addtextcolumn function
Customizing Scanners & Formatting Scanner output
Real-time Scanners
Difference between IIF, WriteIF, IF functions
How to Write Nested IIF Functions
Live Examples on Exploration (Live Coding)
How to compare Current data with past datasets
Quantzilla – Module 4 – Understanding Trading System Development Functions
Where to Get the Complete list of Amibroker Built-in Functions Understanding Valuewhen Function
Understanding Barssince Function
Understanding HHV, LLV, Highest, Lowest, Highestsince, LowestSince Understanding Param Functions & Controls
Understanding Classical Indicators Built-in Functions (MACD, Bollinger, ATR, CCI..etc)
Understanding Exrem Function
Building Simple Donchian Channel Breakout Strategy
Quantzilla – Module 5 – Strategy Creation and Portfolio Backtesting
Building Your First Trading Strategy
Understanding Basic Building blocks in a trading strategy
Backtesting your trading strategy
Portfolio level backtesting
Backtesting Ema Crossover, Supertrend Trading System
Backtesting Vlintra V5 – Nifty & Bank Nifty 5min trend following system
Quantzilla – Module 6 – Measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Metrics
CAGR Overview
Equity Curve and Drawdown
Maximum Drawdown and CAR/MDD
Risk-Adjusted Return
Sharp Ratio and Sortino Ratio
Payoff and Profit Factor
Recovery Factor
K-Ratio
Quantzilla – Module 7 – Creating Intraday Trading Strategies and End of Candle Execution Trading Strategies
Different Backtesting modes available in Amibroker
Creating your Backtesting Template
Applying Stops and Targets to your Trading Strategy
Building First Intraday Trading Strategy
Building End of the Candle Execution Strategies
Basic optimization techniques
Quantzilla – Module 8 – Creating Intra-Bar Execution Strategies and Multi Timeframe Functions
Building Non-Repainting Strategies
Building Intra-Bar Execution Strategies (Limit Order)
Understanding Multi timeframe Functions
Quantzilla – Module 9 – How to Send Trade Alerts in Amibroker
How to Send Alerts to Output Window
How to Send Voice Alert
How to Send Sound Alert
How to Send Popup Alert
How to Send Alerts to Smartphones using Push Bullet
How to use AlertIF, Say, PopupWindow, SendEmail, Play sound function
How to Configure Gmail SMTP and How to Install SSL Addon tool for sending Email Alerts using Amibroker
How to use ParamTrigger & Param Toggle Function and what are the core differences between the two.
How to use Javascript, VB Script inside Amibroker AFL
Quantzilla – Module 9 – Introduction to Optimization, Smart Optimization, Walk Forward Testing & Monte Carlo
What is Optimization? and How to Perform Optimization?
Exhaustive Optimization Vs Smart Optimization
Smart Optimizers SPSO, TRIBES, CMA-ES
What is Curve Fitting and How to Avoid Curve Fitting
What is Walk Forward Testing? and the Importance of Walk Forward Testing
Monte-Carlo simulation for Strategy Validation
Importance of Slippage Handling and other Transaction Cost Analysis
Quantzilla – Module 10 – Introduction to API, Automated Trading & How to Send Automated Orders
What is API?
How to Create API from Algomojo
What is Algomojo (Web Based Algo Trading Platform)
How to send Automated Orders using Broker API
How the Orders form Amibroker is sent via Broker API to Exchange
Amibroker Configuration Settings for Automated Trading
Video Links to Learn more about Algomojo Free API
Quantzilla – Module 11 – Introduction to GFX Functions and Designing Trading Dashboards
Amibroker Low-Level GFX Functions
How to use the Set the font, Set the GFX background mode
How to use GFX Pen, Brush
How to understand co-ordinates
How to draw a Dashboard with Profit and Loss
Difference between Last value and Selected Value Function
Using the Status function to retrieve the pixel width and height
Difference between Barcount and Barindex
What is Quick AFL? How to turn off Quick AFL
How to use advance looping
How to plot trailing stop using the Advance loop method
Quantzilla – Module 11 – Introduction to Advancelooping
Introduction to Advanced Looping
How to use Advance looping to plot Supertrend
Different Phases & Flags used in Advance looping to plot the Supertrend trailing stoploss
Quantzilla – Module 12 – Stoploss and Target Handling
How to apply stop loss, profit target, N-Bar stop, Trailing Stop in Amibroker using Backtester Settings
How to use Applystop Function in Amibroker (Types, Modes of Stoploss)
How to plot initial stoploss
Quantzilla – Module 13 – How to Debug in Amibroker and File Operations?
How to apply trace & tracef functions
How to use Amibroker AFL Debugger
Debugging Settings, Settings Breakpoints & Watching Variables
File Operations in Amibroker
Reading CSV,TXT files data using Amibroker
Exporting CSV,TXT files data from Amibroker Database
Quantzilla – Module 14 – File Operations and How to Backtest Pair Trading Strategies
How to Backtest Pair Trading Strategies in Amibroker
Introduction to Correlation & Co-Integration Functions
Unit Root Testing
Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) Test
Quantzilla – Module 15 – How to backtest multi legged option strategies
What are the challenged faced while coding multi-strike options backtesting
What are the solutions to fix multi-strike options backtesting
Sample code walkthrough and how to create a template for Multi-Strike Options Backtesting
How to Create a Portfolio of Symbols for Options Backtesting
Ideas to implement the backtesting for multiple years of Options data
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 1
What is Quant Trading?
How Amibroker can be used for Automated Trading
Basics of Amibroker Features
Understanding Tick Charts Vs Minute Charts and Range Bar Charts
Different Types of Automated Trading
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 2
Learn to Code Trading Strategies using Amibroker
How to Design a Trading System
Creating an Intraday Breakout Trading System using Amibroker
Creating a Position Breakout Trading System using Amibroker
How to Send automated Orders using Amibroker
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 3
How to Create Bracket Order & Cover Order Trading Strategies.
How to trail the stoploss using Order Modification Trading Strategies.
How to Create Pair Trading Strategies using Amibroker
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 4
Implementing Slicing of Orders in Amibroker for Large Orders
Introduction to Slippages and Slippage Handling with Algos
Strategy Optimization, Walk forward and Monte Carlo
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 5
Option Basic Terminologies
Option Payoff Graph
Options Pricing
How to Send Option Orders using Futures/Spot Charts
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 6
Understanding Options Greeks
Understanding Vertical Spreads, Calendar & Diagonal Spreads
Automatic Scalping the Spreads.
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 7
Scalping the Spreads using Amibroker
How to Create an Expiry Day Automated Scalping System using Amibroker.
How to Create Multi Legged Option Trading Strategies
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 8
Portfolio Trading Strategies
How to select Portfolio of stocks
Evaluating portfolio & strategy performance
Risk Management: Risk evaluation & mitigation, risk control systems
Position Sizing & Kelly Criterion
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 9
How to Implement Straddle & Strangle using Amibroker
How to Implement Gamma Scalping using Amibroker
Quantzilla Execution Strategies – Module 10
How to Implement Automated Butterfly & Iron Condors using Amibroker
How to Implement Hedged Futures Trading Strategy
What is an Options Trading Adjustment
How to Implement Option Trading Adjustments
Best Trading & Coding Practices
Course Curriculum
Introduction to QuantZilla
PreviewQuantZilla 75+ hours of Code Mentoring Program
PreviewRSI Momentum Trading Strategy – Amibroker AFL Code
PreviewResources
QuantZilla Basics – Day 1
StartIntroduction to Quant Trading and Detailed Introduction to Amibroker (195:17)
StartSimple Trading System – Amibroker AFL Code
StartVolatility Exploration – Amibroker AFL Code
StartResources
QuantZilla Basics – Day 2
StartIntroduction to Amibroker AFL Programming and Importing CSV Data (202:51)
StartAFL Code Blocks
StartArrays and Reserved Variables
StartColor Changing Candlesticks based on MACD
StartHeikin-Ashi Candles
StartMy First Indicator
StartRSI with Overbought and Oversold Levels Plot
StartResources
QuantZilla Basics – Day 3
StartInroduction to Amibroker Exploration and Scanners (187:25)
StartTwo Day Price Consolidation Exploration Code
StartADX Exploration Code
StartBollinger Band and Stoch Exploration Code
StartEMA Exploration
StartHigh Turnover Exploration
StartPDH and PDL Plot
StartRSI Text Interpretation
StartSimple Exploration
StartVolume Breakout Exploration
StartResources
QuantZilla Basics – Day 4
StartIntroduction to Backtesting – Part 1 (81:52)
StartIntroduction to Backtesting – Part 2 (69:03)
StartDifferent Scaling for RSI
StartEMA Crossover Trading System
StartEMA Crossover Trading System – Non Repainting Code
StartEMA Crossover Trading System with Trading Module
StartMomentum Trading System
StartMomentum Trading System with Investing Module
StartInvesting Module – Backtesting Template
StartTrading Module – – Backtesting Template
StartUnequal Allocation – – Backtesting Template
StartResources
QuantZilla Basics – Day 5
StartIntroduction to Trading System Development (169:12)
StartDonchian Channel Trading System – EOD System
StartDonchian Channel Trading System – First Bar High-Low Breakout
StartDonchian Channel Trading System – High Low Breakout
StartDoncian Channel Trading System – Touch Based
StartDoncian Channel Trading System – Touch Based with Gap Criteria
QuantZilla Basics – Day 6
StartIntroduction to Trading System Optimization and Backtesting Metrics (175:20)
StartChandelier Exit
StartNifty and Bank Nifty Chandlier Exit Strategy
StartResources
Supplementary (Addon Learnings)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 1 (109:45)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 2 (94:03)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 3 (105:41)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 4 (103:08)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 5 (99:48)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 6 (100:03)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 7 (108:40)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 8 (92:53)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 9 (97:13)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 10 (134:28)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 11 (69:48)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 12 (60:34)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 13 (23:12)
StartAmibroker AFL Programming Part 14 (84:38)
StartResources and Amibroker AFL Codes
