Jobs → Research → Quantitative Researcher & Forward Testing Intern

About the Role This is a hands-on quantitative research and learning program focused on cryptocurrency trading strategies. The role involves investigating strategy performance, market behavior, and trading patterns across different market sessions. Key Responsibilities • Conduct forward testing of an assigned quantitative trading strategy on crypto markets • Execute paper trades based on TradingView strategy signals • Follow predefined trading and risk-management rules • Maintain a detailed Trade Journal for every trade • Analyze win rate, expectancy, profit factor and drawdown • Test strategy performance across Asian, London and New York sessions • Investigate market regimes, volatility and recurring strategy failure patterns • Develop research hypotheses based on collected trading data • Perform monthly AI-augmented analysis using multiple GenAI tools • Prepare comparative performance reports and evidence-based research insights Requirements • Students or freshers interested in quantitative finance and crypto markets • Candidates interested in quantitative research and statistical analysis Learning Support • Step-by-step TradingView & paper-trading tutorials • Trade journaling and quantitative performance metrics • Introduction to AI-assisted quantitative research What You’ll Gain • Practical quantitative strategy validation experience • Crypto market and session-wise research exposure • Statistical analysis and risk-management skills • Structured forward-testing and experimental research experience • TradingView and paper-trading experience • AI-assisted trading-data analysis exposure • Portfolio-ready quantitative research project experience • Offer letter + mentorship from mahesys.com, a registered company Initial Focus Instrument: BTCUSD; other crypto instruments may be assigned. Research Plan: Month 1 — Asian Session | Month 2 — London Session | Month 3 — New York Session. Important Note: This is a learning-focused, simulation-based research program. No live-money trading is involved. Interns are not required to invest in trading or risk their own money. All trading activity is conducted for research and strategy validation. This is an unpaid internship, designed for candidates interested in quantitative research and cryptocurrency strategy validation.