Tutorials¶
Learning-oriented walkthroughs that teach qkt by building. Each tutorial holds your hand from the first command to a working result — explaining why at every step, not just how.
Read these in order if you're new. Skip to specific recipes if you already know the basics.
How tutorials differ from recipes¶
- Recipes are task-focused. "I need to add a stop-loss." They solve one problem.
- Tutorials are model-focused. "Teach me how qkt works." They build understanding.
If you're not sure which to read, start with Tutorial 1 — it covers everything a recipe would assume you already know.
The three tutorials¶
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Tutorial 1 — Your first strategy
From zero: install qkt, write a tiny strategy, backtest it, read the result. About 20 minutes.
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Tutorial 2 — Backtest to live
Take the strategy from Tutorial 1 through paper-trading to an MT5 demo broker. About 30 minutes.
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Tutorial 3 — Composing strategies
Build a portfolio of two strategies that switch based on market regime. About 40 minutes.
What you'll need¶
Same prerequisites for all three:
- A computer with JDK 21 (Temurin recommended) and Git installed
- ~1 GB of disk for the codebase + data
- Tutorial 2 also needs Docker + a free Exness demo account for the live segment
No paid accounts, no cloud services, no credit cards.