Quantblocks
Finance and crypto
backtesting trading strategies
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
8 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Idea: 4 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Only daily data, no intraday
From 2 comments
How granular is the data that you backtest against? Daily, Hourly, Minute or tick data? I subscribed to another similar service for several years but one thing I always wished…
mswen on HNCurrently it's daily. One of the possible future extensions is into intra-day but it brings a whole load of extra technical problems. Honestly the problems look really fun,…
afarquhar on HN
Strategy IP terms claim user algorithms
From 2 comments
Looking at the terms & conditions, any algorithms that the users create become the intellectual property of Quantblocks. Is this just a tool to help users or is it a tool for the…
sycren on HNThe signup/confirm/login metaphor is really tired and annoying. Don't give me two screens of meaningless text, show me what your product does and let me interact with it before…
etrain on HN
Too few stocks available to test
From 1 comment
I like the idea of the site, but only having 5 stocks available to test against doesn't allow me to get comfortable enough with the platform to pony up for a paid account.…
steamfarmer on HN
Unclear what Pro subscription includes
From 1 comment
I built something similar for my own personal use, so it's very interesting to see something similar polished for mass consumption. The only thing I'm confused about is what you…
s_henry_paulson on HN
Requests
Support for multiple securities at once
From 1 comment
Hey! This is very cool, very fast. One thing I would suggest is the ability to specify a list of securities rather than a single security. In my experience, if you're going to…
farnja on HN
Optimise button for parameters
From 1 comment
we've all been salivating about the potential for an 'Optimise' button. It would be really cool, it has a few wrinkles though, e.g. there might not be a unique maximum solution,…
afarquhar on HN
Volume data
From 1 comment
Volume data would be nice.
annon on HN
Forex support and a programming language option
From 1 comment
Very neat. Do you guys have plans to add support for Forex trading too? And, even if one of the strong points is "no coding required". Do you foresee at some point to let…
espinchi on HN
Questions
Where does the historical data come from and can it be used commercially
From 2 comments
Looks cool, can I ask where you sourced the historical data from?
greendestiny on HNyeah that caught us out - we found that even though the data is freely available from those sources, you're not allowed to include that data in a commercial app :-(
afarquhar on HN
Alternatives named
Quantopian
From 1 comment
If you find Quantblocks interesting, you should also look at Quantopian. (www.quantopian.com) We're geared a bit more towards programmers. Rather than use blocks, our members…
dunster on HN
R, Octave, Matlab or Excel
From 1 comment
If you really want quant stuff, then use R, Octave||Matlab or even Excel. MA, RSI test are available on Internet and works with all browser. By the way - it does work well with…
Dzidas on HN