🎓 Learning Path

Build a systematic quant mindset from zero: concepts → strategies → risk and regimes. Each step links to on-site content.

1. 1️⃣

   Build the mental model

   Understand why a strategy can earn at all: risk premia, market efficiency, and why no strategy works forever.

   Value Factor (Relative Valuation) Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
2. 2️⃣

   Start with simple rules

   Trend following and mean reversion are complementary basics: one bets on continuation, the other on reversal. Master both first.

   Trend Following (Dual MA / Turtle) Mean Reversion (Bollinger / Z-Score)
3. 3️⃣

   Move to factors & cross-section

   Stop looking at one asset — compare a universe at each point in time: momentum, value, quality, size.

   Cross-Sectional Momentum Multi-Factor Stock Selection Growth Factor Quality Factor
4. 4️⃣

   Risk, regimes and methodology

   Every strategy has regimes where it thrives or breaks. Learn to read macro/political shocks, guard against overfitting, then extend your toolkit.

   Statistical Arbitrage / Pairs Trading Options Volatility Strategies Machine Learning Strategies
5. 5️⃣

   Verify and join the discussion

   Backtest what you learned (always with out-of-sample and parameter sensitivity), then bring results and questions back to the community.

   Market Making / High-Frequency

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