Quantitative Strategies

Systematic, rule-based approaches derived from statistical or economic edges.

Difficulty intermediate

Reading order

1. Mean Reversion — bet on return to average
2. Momentum — ride directional moves
3. Pairs Trading — relative-value mean reversion
4. Statistical Arbitrage — multi-asset stat-arb extensions
5. Factor Investing — value, momentum, quality, low-vol
6. Market Making — earning the spread, managing inventory
7. Machine Learning — features, models, validation

What you should walk away with

• A taxonomy of edges and the market regimes each one needs.
• An understanding of when an ML approach helps and when it overfits.
• Concrete code skeletons you can adapt to your own data.

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