Python Algorithmic Trading Course – Massive, SnapTrade & Alpaca Integrations

By freeCodeCamp.org
Published: Sep 29, 2026

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Learn how to build a complete algorithmic paper trading system from the ground up using Python and Django. This hands-on course guides you through configuring a pipeline that connects market data from Massive, manages portfolios securely via SnapTrade, and routes automated signals to a simulated Alpaca account for risk-free execution. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a fully functional web dashboard that calculates 12-month momentum scores across a 50-stock universe to generate and execute trade recommendations.

Course resources: https://snaptrade.com/fcc1

Sign up for Massive: https://massive.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=freecodecamp&utm_content=tutorial__stocks

?? SnapTrade provided a grant to make this course possible.

?? Chapters ??
– 0:00:00 Introduction & Course Overview
– 0:00:44 Setting Up a SnapTrade Account
– 0:02:16 Creating a Massive Account
– 0:03:33 Setting Up an Alpaca Account
– 0:06:47 Alpaca UI Tour
– 0:07:56 Project Preview
– 0:15:57 Local Environment Setup
– 0:17:33 Installing Django
– 0:22:26 Creating Django Apps
– 0:25:26 Database Modeling
– 0:41:59 Configuring the Django Admin
– 0:47:35 Massive API Integration
– 1:08:59 SnapTrade API Integration
– 1:23:38 Strategy & Momentum Services
– 1:29:52 UI Development
– 1:35:01 Backfilling Data & Testing

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