StrategyQuant X

Step-by-step action plan

The first orientation for beginners

Software Creating
Live trading
installation strategies
Software installation

□ Step 1: Register to get a TRIAL license

Enter your name and e-mail at our website.

□ Step 2: Download SQ X program

After registration you can click on a green button. Alternatively, use this link.
Note: You can choose between Windows, Mac and Linux version.

□ Step 3: Install the program on your PC

For further information click on this button DOCUMENTATION

Note: If you had problem with the installer, you could download SQ X as a ZIP archive (it is available on our download page, too).

□ Step 4: Launch the program and enter your unique license code
This code was sent to your e-mail address after your registration.
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□ Step 5: Get oriented in SQ X

The main sections of SQ X are: Builder, Retester, Optimizer, Data Manager, Custom Projects, AlgoWizard
and SQ 4 Business (Ultimate edition tool for selling strategies).

DOCUMENTATION

□ Step 6: Download data

You need historical data to create/backtest strategies (also called robots, EAs, etc.). Download them in Data Manager section.

BLOG ARTICLE TUTORIAL

□ Step 7: Create first strategies

Builder section is the core of the software. It is all about configuration of building options.

TUTORIAL DOCUMENTATION

□ Step 8: Test robustness of the created strategies

Avoid overfitting and filter quality strategies in Retester section.

DOCUMENTATION TUTORIAL
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□ Step 9: Export high-quality strategies

You can easily get a source code of your strategies to load it to your trading platform
(SQ X currently supports MetaTrader 4/5, MultiCharts, TradeStation and JForex).

DOCUMENTATION TUTORIAL

□ Step 10: Enjoy trading your strategies in your platform

Load your strategies to the trading platform connected to your broker’s account.
Note: We highly recommend to test strategies on demo account first (on very small real account alternatively).
Do not forget to import SQ indicators to the platform!

That’s it!
Now you are complete algo-trader!