This is a decent first-steps guide into analyzing historical trading data. With resources like Quandl, QuantConnect, etc continuing to improve, hopefully we will see more and more people diving into the data.
That being said, the "todos" at the end of this article kind of understate just how much work is left to be done before a strategy like this could be put into production. Ignoring the actual viability of a simple moving average cross signal, you could have the best strategy out there but would never stand a chance without significant time and effort committed to the execution and risk management sides of automated trading.
If building trading systems in the crypto world is something that interests you feel free to reach out to me, company / contact info is in my HN profile.
That being said, the "todos" at the end of this article kind of understate just how much work is left to be done before a strategy like this could be put into production. Ignoring the actual viability of a simple moving average cross signal, you could have the best strategy out there but would never stand a chance without significant time and effort committed to the execution and risk management sides of automated trading.
If building trading systems in the crypto world is something that interests you feel free to reach out to me, company / contact info is in my HN profile.