Show HN: Epoch – build and backtest trading strategies with plain English

1 points by aadesola 14 hours ago

Hi HN,

My co‑founder and I just opened the public MVP of Epoch, a web app tool that lets you build, back-test, and deploy systematic trading strategies, without writing code.

What works today

Visual strategy designer – connect blocks or upload code for signals, sizing, risk, etc. Natural‐language input – e.g. “long when 20‑day momentum > 5 % and RSI < 30.” Native C++ backtesting engine – ~ crunch years of pre-cleaned Data lake out of the box – equities, futures, FX, crypto, all pre-cleaned

Why we built it

At Banks, HF, and prop shops we watched researchers spend days writing scripts just to sanity‑check an idea. We wanted an IDE‑style experience that let anyone, from a retail trader to an institutional quant, go from idea → backtest → deployment in just a few minutes.

Things we would love feedback on

Does the visual editor feel intuitive or gimmicky, and do you naturally use the Epoch-AI feature? Any missing metrics in the analytics report?

Links

Live demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD7a0auQTfI

Full product: (free, email required): https://www.epoch.trade/

We’re two folks: Microsoft SE + ex‑Wall Street trader. Tech stack is C++ for data and core engine, React/TS for front‑end.

Happy to answer any technical or product questions, critical feedback welcome and wanted!

Thanks for reading, Adesola & Garret