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Backtrader for Backtesting (Python) - A Complete Guide - AlgoTrading101 Blog

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Learn to backtest simple and complex strategies, build indicators and implement stock screeners. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of Backtrader.

Last Updated on July 16, 2022 If you want to backtest a trading strategy using Python, you can 1) run your backtests with pre-existing libraries, 2) build your own backtester, or 3) use a cloud trading platform. Option 1 is our choice. It gets the job done fast and everything is safely stored on your local computer. (After you become an algorithmic trading expert, you can consider option 2 if the current available solutions don’t fulfill your needs.) There are 2 popular libraries for backtesting. Backtrader is one of them. The other is Zipline . In this article, we will focus on Backtrad

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