Blog
Insights, tutorials, and competition results from the AlphaNova team and community.
Introducing AlphaNova: The Future of Quantitative Competitions
We are thrilled to announce the launch of AlphaNova, a platform bridging academic quantitative research and real-world portfolio management.
A Practitioner's Guide to Cross-Validation in Finance
Standard k-fold cross-validation can be dangerously misleading with financial data. Learn about purged walk-forward CV and other alternatives.
Q1 2026 Competition Results: Lessons from the Top Performers
The Q1 2026 Momentum Challenge has concluded with 247 participants. Here are the results and key lessons from top performers.
Platform Changelog: February 2026
Everything we shipped in February 2026 -- team competitions, submission diffs, API key management, and more.
AlphaNova Weekly: Top Strategies and Community Highlights
This week: top strategies, community highlights, and what's coming next on AlphaNova.
Risk Management in Quant Competitions: What the Winners Do
What separates competition winners from the rest: risk management techniques that protect your score.