Rfactory/Intro to Systematic Trading

Recorded Workshop Now Available!

We had a great time at this workshop on Saturday, Nov 23rd. Sign up below to get access and work at your own pace.

  • $1,995

Intro to Systematic Trading

  • Course
  • 21 Lessons

Have you ever wanted to build and test your own trading ideas? Or a variation of a system you read about? Learn to design, code and test your own trading systems using TradingView in this hands-on workshop. We’ll start with proven techniques from industry legends like Tom Basso & Perry Kaufman and build them into trading systems together from scratch. You’ll leave with the skills to extend these with your own ideas.

Here's a 4min Overview of what we'll cover

Why You Should Attend

In this interactive, live Zoom workshop, you’ll learn how to turn your trading ideas into fully functioning trading systems. Whether you’re new to system development or want to refine your approach, this workshop will guide you through the process of designing, coding, and backtesting systems. You'll also...

  • Learn Proven Techniques from trading Legends

  • Build Tom Basso's 3-Indicator Suite as one of our example systems

  • Code alongside us or jump to the final code versions and customise

Workshop Agenda

Welcome! Before we begin...

Thanks for Joining Us - Get Ready!
Create a TradingView Account (if you don't have one)
Preview

Introduction, What We're Going to Build & Tom Basso Chat

Introduction to the Workshop - 00:29:20
Jumping In at the Deep End with Tom Basso - A Deep Dive into the Three Indicator Suite and More - 01:02:50

TradingView Overview & Coding an Indicator

Housekeeping and Expectations in Coding Sessions - 00:03:30
Introduction to TradingView: Overview, Features, and Limitations - 00:27:44
Getting Started with Pine Script on TradingView - 00:20:57
Deeper With Pine Script: Technical Analysis and Indicator Fundamentals - 00:53:08

Implementing a Strategy: Perry Kaufman's Trend Following MA System

Evolving the Classic MA Cross Strategy with a Simple Perry Kaufman Mechanism - 00:27:15
Enhancing the MA Strategy with Inputs for Rise/Fall Lengths and Date Filters - 00:31:05

Mindset for Systematic Traders

Sonal Darbar: Can You Really Engineer Yourself Out of a Trading System? 00:58:16

Building Tom Basso’s 3-Indicator Suite System

Q&A, Initiating a New Strategy and Adding Donchian Channels - 00:19:41
Adding Keltner Channels and Bollinger Bands - 00:21:13
Create Buy & Sell Bands (Lowest-Upper & Highest-Lower) and Add Orders - 00:23:58
Enhancing the Strategy’s Usability with Custom Inputs and Parameters - 00:24:56
Implementing Both Long and Short Trades, Hooking up the DateRange Filter & Offset - 00:18:20

Resources & Workshop Wrap-Up

Further Resources & Wrapping Up the Live Workshop
Resources: Direct Links

Completed Code from the Workshop

Code that we worked through together on the workshop itself so you can get up and running

1. TradingView PineScript Basics
2. TradingView Strategy Code for the Perry Kaufman Long Term Trend Following Moving Average System
3. TradingView Strategy Code for the Tom Basso 3-Indicator Suite

Workshop Details

  • 1-Day Zoom-Based Live Workshop

  • Took Place on Saturday, 23rd November 2024

  • 9am-5pm EST (New York)

  • 2pm-10pm BST (London)

  • Recordings now available

What You'll Learn

  • Systems Thinking & Design: Understand essential systems concepts and how to apply them to trading.

  • Hands-On Coding: Build custom indicators and trading systems in TradingView, even if you’ve never coded before.

  • Real-Time Feedback: Visualize and test ideas live in the workshop.

  • Leverage Proven Techniques: Learn from industry legends like Tom Basso and Perry Kaufman.

Objectives

No Black Boxes Here

I like to know how things work and reckon you do too. The beauty of developing your own systems is that you'll know exactly what the system does and how it works.

Teach you to fish

Learning by example is a great way to get started. But the idea here is self sufficiency so that you can bring your own ideas to the table and test them yourself.

Code Custom Indicators

Visualising trade ideas on a chart is how many trading system ideas are born. We'll start by coding some indicators which will also allow us to check later to see if the system is working as intended.

Code & Backtest Multiple Systems

Here's where the magic happens. We'll transform those visual ideas into trading systems which will allow us to run backtests to see if they're capturing the original idea, identify anything we might have missed and gauge performance.

Customize with your own ideas

By using the system examples that we'll work through together you'll have a set of templates that you can use as a base to customize and extend using your own ideas or preferences.

Why This Workshop Is Different

This isn’t a pre-recorded lecture. It’s a hands-on, interactive workshop where you’ll:

  • Build systems step-by-step alongside the instructor

  • Get real-time feedback and troubleshooting

  • Access insider tips that save you time and avoid common pitfalls

Learning Approach

Workshop not Lecture

We want to cultivate interactivity, fun and be able to answer questions in real time so everyone's on the same page.

Shortcut your Learning Curve

By leveraging our experience with good practices and avoid pit-falls and time wasting technical hiccups.

Make it ASAP

(As Simple As Possible)

How's that for a reframe of the old adage? With simplicity also comes speed so there's an element of "as soon as possible" but we're focusing on simplicity.

Learn Practically by Doing

We're going to use the TradingView Platform which enables everyone to code along-side us if they choose.

Leverage Legends

We're going to use concepts from industry legends as the building blocks for our systems:

  • Perry Kaufman

  • Tom Basso

  • Linda Raschke

Have Fun!

Life's too short so let's have some fun while we skill up... especially on a Saturday!

Who Should Attend

This workshop is perfect for:

  • Aspiring and experienced traders who want to create or refine their own trading systems

  • Traders who are looking to automate their strategies

  • Anyone who prefers a visual, practical learning experience

Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

Who is this workshop for?

As this is an introductory workshop it is aimed at those who have some experience of trading and financial markets but who may not have ventured into coding indicators, systems or backtesting using a trading platform.

What if I can't make it live?

No problem! You’ll have access to the recordings to review at your own pace.

Do I need prior coding experience?

No! We’ll guide you through the coding step by step using the TradingView platform.

Some basic coding skills would of course be useful but we're going to start with some simple examples and build on them.

Don't forget... you'll have access to both the workshop recordings and all the finished code examples so no stress!

Even if you don't want to code yourself, you will have gained an understanding of the process and systems thinking so that you can instruct a developer to code on your behalf.

Do I need a specific computer or software?

Nope, all you need is Zoom and a web browser!

We're going to use TradingView as the platform because of its features and accessibility. TradingView can run in a web browser which makes it really easy to get up and running on pretty much any computer. Its also really easy to create an account and they offer a free tier which is enough to get started with. We'll provide some setup instructions ahead of time so that everyone's on the same page before we start.

If you want to get fancy then two screens (or devices) might be helpful so you can watch the workshop on one screen and have your own TradingView platform up on the other.

Will recordings be made available?

Yes! You’ll have access to the recordings to review at your own pace.

Will I have access to the code in the examples?

Yes! The code examples will all be made available. Follow along and code during the workshop if you like or grab the final versions afterwards. Whatever works best for your learning style.