If you just signed up for the Asset Allocation Alphaton, this post will help you get started !
If you are completely new to Alphien and want to learn about the workflow, head to the Notebooks section from your home page.
Notebooks/Tutorial contains a lot of practical examples on how to import data, build strategies and test them. If you’re only interested in the Alphaton, you can skip notebooks 2 and 3.
When you’re ready to start, head to Alphien Studio from your Home page.
> .sourceQlib()
Will import all the the Alphien Quantitative Library functions, you should always start with that.
forkTemplate(‘assetAlloc’)
Will fork a script showing a typical Asset Allocation workflow, including how to import data, create payouts and submit strategies.
You can also call this function without arguments to choose between several tutorials and previous challenges workflows which might inspire you:
> forkTemplate()
Hello aurian, which template would you like to explore?Id Description Type Alias
1 1 Asset Allocation Alphaton Current competition workflow assetAlloc
2 2 How to submit a strategy Tutorial strategy
3 3 How to submit a portfolio Tutorial portfolio
4 4 Beat next crash challenge Workflow example challenge
5 5 Equity or Bond Challenge Workflow example bondorequityPlease input the id of the template you want to fork or input Q to exit.
You can visit the wiki to learn more about the platform, Qlib library and get inspiration.
Here are a couple of useful links:
Wiki beginner guide:
https://wiki.alphien.com/ALwiki/Beginner_guide_getting_started
Quantitative research workflow:
https://wiki.alphien.com/ALwiki/Workflow
Sample strategies:
https://wiki.alphien.com/ALwiki/Sample_strategies
If you have any question or need help getting started, feel free to use the Forum or Live chat !