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When your algorithm graduates from a backtest environment to trading with a live account (be it demo or practice), there

Once you have started to get to grips with the basics, the logical next step is to add another level

The concept of margin and leverage can be a tricky one to setup correctly in a backtest environment. Each country

If you have read through the Backtrader: First Script post or seen any of the other code snippets on this site, you

A series of 349 tests have been performed across 4 markets over a 12 year period to determine how well

The stochastic indicator was tested and optimized against two entry/exit criteria over 12 years and in 4 markets, resulting in

If you have ever read through Backtrader’s indicator reference documentation, you were likely amazed and perhaps even overwhelmed by the

This is part 1 of a look into the world of sizers. Originally, I intended this to be a single

Python contains a lot of native and 3rd party modules that can save us a lot of time and effort

The code snippet in this post contains a forex commission scheme designed for use in Backtrader. You may or may