Best Python libraries for backtesting and algo trading

• fast-trade

  12 336 4.0 Python

  low code backtesting library utilizing pandas and technical analysis indicators

Hey! Yup, here you go: https://fasttrade.dev. Here's the script I use to do it: https://github.com/jrmeier/fast-trade/blob/master/fast_trade/update_symbol_data.py. I also have a discord with some people that are also doing trading stuff (I’m also building a platform around this stuff). Let me know if you would like an invite!

• jesse

  6 5,233 9.1 Python

  An advanced crypto trading bot written in Python

  

I'm surprised to find that nobody has mentioned Jesse for crypto trading and back testing.

• WorkOS

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• wolfinch

  6 258 0.0 Python

  Wolfinch is your friendly trader Bot written in Python

have you taken look at https://github.com/ldmonko/wolfinch ? This is a full fledge algo trading platform in python. Supports backtesting, genetic optimization, paper trading and many more features.

• simple-back

  1 60 0.0 Python

  A simple daily python backtester that works out of the box. (by MiniXC)

I've released simple-back this summer which is focused on use in jupyter notebooks.

• backtrader

  3 213 0.0 Python

  Python Backtesting library for trading strategies (by backtrader2)

  

Do you know if Backtrader is being actively developed? Seems like for a while the community had started developing a Backtrader2 (https://github.com/backtrader2/backtrader) because the main developer was too busy to work on it

• InfluxDB

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