Programmatic alpha discovery, point-in-time

Mine years of point-in-time history for setup patterns and rare-event signatures. Same SQL screens live or historical — no lookahead, no separate research stack. Custom signal definitions and redistribution rights on Enterprise.

GET /v2/scan?asof=

Sweep history for signal patterns

Loop the same query across a date range. Every match is point-in-time, with no leakage or survivorship bias. Pull the forward returns from the time series endpoint, build a triggers table, validate the edge before sizing the trade.

historical sweep
-- alpha research: same SQL, point-in-time
GET /v2/scan
  ?q=pct_from_52w_high > 25
   AND rsi_oversold
   AND volume_unusual_2x
   AND momentum_strong_up
  &universe=research_universe_q4
  &asof=2025-09-30
response
200·6 matches · 2025-09-30
tickerpct_from_52w_highrsi_14relative_volume
PLTR28%29.13.4×
SOFI34%28.42.8×
U41%27.62.1×
RBLX32%29.52.6×
NET26%29.72.4×
CRWD29%27.12.9×

what you can build

What hedge funds build with Tickerbot

Historical signal sweeps

Point-in-time backtests across the historical window. Build triggers-and-outcomes tables in one HTTP loop.

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Live screens across custom universes

Name your research universes; reference them by slug. Run any SQL screen across any subset.

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Custom signal definitions

Enterprise: bring your own signal definitions; we compute and serve them alongside ours.

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comparison

Bloomberg / FactSet + internal quant vs Tickerbot

Bloomberg / FactSet + internal quant

$50k+ per seat, internal engineering

  • Per-seat costs at $20–50k/yr for Bloomberg / FactSet
  • Internal engineering team maintains backtest infrastructure
  • Backtest results trapped in proprietary platforms
  • Custom signal compute lives in your own codebase

Tickerbot

Point-in-time SQL, no engine to build

  • API access starts at $199/mo; Enterprise for custom scale
  • Point-in-time history queryable with ?asof=; no engine to maintain
  • Returns JSON; integrate with your existing research stack
  • Custom signal definitions on Enterprise tier

works with your agent

Agents are experts at SQL. Hand them the loop.

Hypothesis-test alpha programmatically without staffing a quants team. Point-in-time history queryable with ?asof= means agents can replay any setup against any date and trust the result.

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ship it

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