Rookie Quant Series 02: Building Your First Quant System (Without Lying to Yourself)
Most people think building a quant system means writing indicators and backtesting charts.
It doesn’t.
Most beginner quant systems are simply:
historical fan fiction with Python syntax.
Because hindsight is addictive.
Once humans see what already happened, the brain immediately starts constructing explanations that feel intelligent:
“This setup was obvious.”
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