Historic Data - Source

Hein Esterhuyse

Hi,

I am new to backtrader and firstly want to know if this is possible.
Basically what I want to do is run a strategy and use different settings each time to see what works best in back tests. (Forex Data)
Normally in Metatrader you would have to run a backtest, chance settings and run it manually again.

With back trader I surely think it is possible to run this in a loop to test what settings works best. (An example would even be better)

Now, where should I get historic data from?
Would Tickstory data be sufficient? (https://tickstory.com)

Or is there another way to get this information?

Thanks in advance for any advice

backtrader

@hein-esterhuyse said in Historic Data - Source:

With back trader I surely think it is possible to run this in a loop to test what settings works best. (An example would even be better)

You seem to be looking for optimization:

@hein-esterhuyse said in Historic Data - Source:

Now, where should I get historic data from?
Would Tickstory data be sufficient? (https://tickstory.com)

The data has to meet your needs. Any reliable data source will do. You will probably get a csv file which you can load with GenericCSVData

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