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The Ultimate Forex Algorithmic Trading Course | Build 5 Bots

Name: The Ultimate Forex Algorithmic Trading Course | Build 5 Bots
Rating: 4.7 (112 reviews)

Build your own SMA Crossover Bot, Bollinger Bands Trading Bot , Grid Bot, DCA Bot and a Basic Bot to learn Fundamentals

Created byManeesha S. Nirman

Last updated 11/2023

English

What you'll learn

Learn the Fundamentals of Python
Data Analysis With Pandas Library in Python
Foundation Forex Knowladge For Beginners ( Learn Types of Currency Pairs , Lots, Pips, Leverage, Margin, 6 Types of Order Types , Basic Calculations )
The Grid Trading Strategy ( Placing Orders at Different Price Levels , Calculating the Profit , Taking a Correct Entry, Best Markets to Grid Stratergy )
The DCA Trading Strategy ( Placing Orders at Different Price Levels , Calculating the Profit , Taking a Correct Entry, Best Markets to Grid Stratergy )
The SMA Crossover Trading Strategy
The Bollinger Band Trading Strategy
Fundamentals of Algorithmic Trading
Connecting MetaTrader with Python Using MetaTrader5 Library and Placing Different Types of Orders
Calculating Profit, Margin,Volume ect with Python
Building Grid Strategy Using Psudo Code and Converting into Python Code
Building DCA Strategy Using Psudo Code and Converting into Python Code
Creating Multiple Trading Bots Using Classes and Objects and Run Them Parallelly with Multi Processing
Build 5 Trading Bots ( Simple Trading Bot, SMA Crossover Bot, Bollinger Band Trading Bot, Grid Bot and DCA Bot)
Understanding Suitable Market Situations and Live Trading

Course content

19 sections • 73 lectures • 4h 4m total length

Introduction3:22

Installing Python and Setting up IDE3:24
Print Function and F Strings4:44
Variables and Basic Data Types in Python7:21
Learn how to name and store values in Python variables, assign strings, numbers, and booleans, convert between data types, and assign multiple values in one statement.
Operators in Python9:13
Explore Python operators across arithmetic, comparison, boolean, and assignment categories, with examples of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, modulus, exponentiation, and integer division.
Python Functions6:42
Global and Local Variables in Python2:46
Working with Lists6:55
Working with Dictionaries3:55
If Else Statements in Python1:25
While Loops, Break and Continue Statements6:25
For Loops4:33
Classes and Objects in Python7:09

Installing MetaTrader and Setting Up a Correct Broker Account for this Stratergy3:51
Types of Currency Pairs in Forex2:40
Explore the types of currency pairs in forex—the major pairs with the base currency and code currency, cross currency pairs, and exotic pairs—plus how to add custom currency pairs.
Bid, Ask and Spread0:58
Lots, Pips , Leverage and Margin2:25
Master forex terminology, including pips (fourth decimal for most pairs and ten pips for yen), lots, margin, and leverage, with practical examples.
Essential Calculations - Example 11:44
Essential Calculations - Example 21:57
Essential Calculations - Example 30:58
Calculate euro dollar profit by comparing current and previous values after a one-pip move for a one-lot trade, using 100,000 as the lot value, deriving profits like 10 USD, 0.1, and 0.01.
Types of Orders in Forex4:21
Explore forex order types in MetaTrader, including market orders executed instantly at the current price and pending orders, including stop and limit orders placed for future price levels.

Metatrader5 Python Library and Connecting Python with MetaTrader1:23
Install the MetaTrader Python library, import it, and connect Python to MetaTrader 5 by initializing and logging in with the server, account number, and password.
Placing Buy Limit and Sell Limit Orders with Python4:31
Placing Market Orders1:18
Getting Current Position Details3:23
Calculate Total Profit and Volume Part 13:00
Calculate Total Profit and Volume Part 22:35
Separate buy and sell orders via the type column, with 0 for buy and 1 for sell; filter using lock and create functions to calculate buy and sell profits.
Calculate Margin3:59
Calculating Profit as a Percentage2:03
Close All Positions1:54
Close Limit Orders1:20

Bot 1 - The Stratergy2:29
Explain candle structure with open, high, low, and close and use a 14-period moving average to signal buys when price closes above moving average and sells when it closes below.
Assembling the 1st Bot Part 11:58
Assemble the first trading bot by creating a Python project, installing pandas and Metatrader libraries, importing them, and copying the initialize and close function templates from the resources.
Assembling the 1st Bot Part 24:49
Assemble the first bot part 2 by extracting ten candles, building a pandas dataframe of open, high, low, and close, and computing direction from the last close against the mean.
Assembling the 1st Bot Part 33:45
Testing the Bot1:25

Requirements

You need a Desktop / Laptop with Stable Internet Connection
I Will be Providing All the Fundamental Knowledge in Python and Forex. So You do not Need any Prior Knowledge.
Curious and Interested Participants are More Likely to Benefit from this Course

Description

We are going to build 5 Trading Bots in this Course. This is the course content.

Basics of Python
Data Analysis with Pandas Library in Python
Basics of Forex
Building the Strategy Plan
Forex Algorithmic Trading with mt5 Library
Bot 01: Building a Simple Forex Trading Bot to Understand Fundamentals
Bot 02: Building a SMA Crossover Trading Bot
Bot 03: Building a Bollinger Bands Trading Bot
Bot 04: Building a Grid Trading Bot
Bot 05: Building a DCA Trading Bot
Multiprocessing ( Trading Multiple Currency Pairs Simultaneously )
Live Forex Trading

Basics of Python -

This section is for absolute beginners in python. We are discussing about following topics.

Installing Python and Setting up IDE
Print Function and F Strings
Variables and Basic Data Types in Python
Operators in Python
Python Functions
Global and Local Variables in Python
Working with Lists
Working with Dictionaries
If Else Statements in Python
While Loops, Break and Continue Statements
For Loops
Classes and Objects in Python

Data Analysis with Pandas Library in Python

Pandas is a Python library created for data analysis. We are using this library to do essential forex calculations.

We are discussing about,

Pandas Series
Pandas Data Frames
Selecting Specific Rows and Columns in a Dataframe
Selecting Rows in a Data Frame by Conditions
Iterating Colums in a Dataframe

Basics of Forex

We will discuss terminology in forex and do essential calculations.

Installing MetaTrader and Setting Up a Correct Broker Account
Types of Currency Pairs in Forex
Bid, Ask and Spread
Lots, Pips , Leverage and Margin
Essential Calculations
Types of Orders in Forex

Building the Strategy Plan

In this section, we will be designing blue print of our trading bot

Forex Algorithmic Trading with mt5 Library

We are creating functions of our trading bot(Functions for Opening and Closing Different Types of Orders with Python

Getting Current Position Details,

Basic Calculations in Forex ( Profit/Loss , Margin , Total Volume ))

Building Trading Bots

We are putting all the functions together and assembling the 5 forex trading bots.

Multiprocessing

We are putting all the functions together and assembling the forex bot

Live Trading

We are waiting for suitable market conditions and correct forex pairs.

Then we do live trading

Who this course is for:

Those Who are Interested in Python and Data Science
Those Who are Interested in Forex Trading and want to Automate Trading
For Scalpers and Day Traders
Anybody expecting to learn Profitable Forex Strategies

The Ultimate Forex Algorithmic Trading Course | Build 5 Bots

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 3min

Basics of Python Programming for Beginners12 lectures • 1hr 5min

Data Analyzing with Pandas Library in Python5 lectures • 13min

Foundation Forex Course8 lectures • 19min

Forex Alogorithmic Trading with mt5 Python10 lectures • 25min

Bot 01 - Building a Simple Trading Bot5 lectures • 14min

Bot 02 - Building a SMA Crossover Trading Bot2 lectures • 4min

Bot 03 - Building a Bollinger Band Trading Bot2 lectures • 4min

Bot 04 - Grid Bot - Building Up The Trading Stratergy5 lectures • 19min

Bot 04 - Grid Bot - Assembling the Trading Bot4 lectures • 10min

Requirements

Description

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