strategy-test-backtesting.py

The "strategy-test-backtesting.py" project is a Python script designed to perform backtesting of trading strategies using the "backtesting.py" library. Backtesting is a crucial step in evaluating the performance of a financial trading strategy using historical data.

Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up a Python virtual environment and install the required packages for the project.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Python installed on your system.

Create a Virtual Environment

# Using venv (built-in for Python 3.3 and newer)
python -m venv venv

Activate the Virtual Environment

• On Windows:

  .\venv\Scripts\activate

• On Unix or MacOS:

  source venv/bin/activate

After activation, your terminal prompt should change to indicate the virtual environment is active.

Install Packages from requirements.txt

pip install -r requirements.txt