After some more working on it, I feel I am close to working through the problem (just have to wait for markets to open again on sunday night). When I run my latest script, I receive this error:

TWS Time at connection:20190111 15:00:43 EST
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:/Dropbox/Parker Magic Dropbox/Elliot Parker/Drums/QuantStrategyProjectFiles/__init__ (1) (1) (1).py", line 222, in <module>
    run()
  File "D:/Dropbox/Parker Magic Dropbox/Elliot Parker/Drums/QuantStrategyProjectFiles/__init__ (1) (1) (1).py", line 219, in run
    cerebro.run()
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\cerebro.py", line 1127, in run
    runstrat = self.runstrategies(iterstrat)
2018-12-12 AAPL-STK-SMART-USD
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\cerebro.py", line 1298, in runstrategies
not pos
    self._runnext(runstrats)
tradetoday finish
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\cerebro.py", line 1630, in _runnext
    strat._next()
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\strategy.py", line 325, in _next
    super(Strategy, self)._next()
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\lineiterator.py", line 270, in _next
    self.prenext()
  File "D:/Dropbox/Parker Magic Dropbox/Elliot Parker/Drums/QuantStrategyProjectFiles/__init__ (1) (1) (1).py", line 110, in prenext
    self.next()
  File "D:/Dropbox/Parker Magic Dropbox/Elliot Parker/Drums/QuantStrategyProjectFiles/__init__ (1) (1) (1).py", line 116, in next
    pos = self.getposition(d).size
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\strategy.py", line 1366, in getposition
    return broker.getposition(data)
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\brokers\ibbroker.py", line 306, in getposition
    return self.ib.getposition(data.tradecontract, clone=clone)
  File "C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\backtrader\lineseries.py", line 461, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self.lines, name)
AttributeError: 'Lines_LineSeries_DataSeries_OHLC_OHLCDateTime_Abst' object has no attribute 'tradecontract'

So it is able to recognise the first datafeed, but is unable to recognize the second datafeed's name and date, this I am not sure how to solve. I might try cleaning up that file as so it only has one of each date, sorted, etc.

My latest script:

import datetime
import backtrader as bt
from http.cookiejar import _debug
from Functions.PandasData_Extend import PandasData_Extend
import pandas as pd
import pytz

# Create a Stratey
class ADRLeader(bt.Strategy):
    StrategyInformation = dict(
        StrategyName='NextDayStrategyBinsS',
        Notes='US Leads AUS, BHP, Bin 0, Short| Freebandz',
        OrderExecutionType='Market',
        BuyLogic='%Bracket',
        SellLogic='%Bracket',
        DateRun=datetime.datetime.now(),
        DataGranularity='Day'
    )

    params = dict(
        ma=bt.ind.SMA,
        p1=5,
        p2=15,
        limit=0.005,
        limdays=1,
        limdays2=1,
        hold=1,
        usebracket=False,  # use order_target_size
        switchp1p2=False,  # switch prices of order1 and order2
        limu=0.005,
        limd=0.01,
        valid=1,
        when=bt.timer.SESSION_START,
        bin=0,

    )

    def __init__(self):
        self.add_timer(when=self.p.when)
        self.orefs = list()
        self.order = None
        self.o = dict()
        self.signal = self.datas[1].PercentileDailyPctChange
        self.tradetoday = 0


    def notify_data(self, data, status, *args, **kwargs):
        # print('*' * 5, 'DATA NOTIF:', data._getstatusname(status), *args)
        if status == data.LIVE:
            self.datastatus = 1

    def notify_store(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
        # print('*' * 5, 'STORE NOTIF:', msg)
        return

    def notify_order(self, order):
        if order.status == order.Completed:
            # self.holdstart = len(self)
            # print('Order Completed')
            # print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime())
            # print(order.price)
            return
        if order.status == order.Accepted:
            # print('Order Accepted')
            return
        if not order.alive() and order.ref in self.orefs:
            self.orefs.remove(order.ref)
        if order.isbuy():
            if order.status == order.Submitted:
                # print('Order Submitted BUY')
                # print(order.price)
                # print(str(order.price) + 'Order Buy Price')
                return
        if order.issell():
            if order.status == order.Submitted:
                # print('Order Submitted SELL')
                # print(order.price)
                return

    def notify_trade(self, trade):
        if trade.isclosed:
            # print('tradeclosed')
            # date = self.datas[0].datetime.datetime()
            # print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime())
            # print(date, trade.pnl, trade.pnlcomm)
            # tradetoday = (bt.num2date(trade.dtopen)).date()
            # print(trade.ref)
            # self.listforall.append(tradetoday)
            # print('tradetoday')
            # print(tradetoday)
            self.tradetoday = 1
        if trade.isopen:
            # print('tradeopen')
            # date = self.datas[0].datetime.datetime()
            # time = self.datas[0].datetime.time(0)
            # print(date, trade.price)
            return

    def notify_timer(self, timer, when):
        # print(str(when.time()) +' '+' juice')
        if when.time() == datetime.time(0,0):
            # print('Its a new day')
            # print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime())
            self.tradetoday = 0
        else:
            # print('does not')
            return

    def prenext(self):
        self.next()

    def next(self):

        for i, d in enumerate(self.datas):
            dt, dn = self.datetime.date(), d._name
            pos = self.getposition(d).size
            # print(AAPL-STK-SMART-USD)
            print('{} {}'.format(dt, dn))
            # print(i[0])
            #Setting up the Not in Position
            if i == 0:
                pos = self.getposition(d).size
                # print('position size start')
                # print(pos)
                # print('position size finish')
            else:
                pass
            if pos == 0:
                print('not pos')
                #Setting up the If Not traded today
                if not self.tradetoday == 1:
                    # print('tradetoday start')
                    # print(self.tradetoday)
                    print('tradetoday finish')
                    if (len(self.datas[i]) > 0):
                        # print(self.datetime.date())
                        #print(self.signal)
                        print('top')
                        # print(self.data0.Close)
                        print('bottom')
                        # print (self.data0.l.close[-1])
                        if d._dataname.PercentileDailyPctChange[+1] == 12:
                            print('PercentileValue')
                            print(d.datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                            print(d._dataname.PercentileDailyPctChange[+1])
                            print('PercentileValueFinish')
                            if i == 0:
                                print(d.close[0])
                            # self.buy(data=d, )

                        elif i == 0:
                            print('0')
                            print('Currency Latest Close')
                            print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                            print(d.close[0])
                            print('Currency Latest Finish')
                        else:
                            print('nope')
                            return



            else:
                print('In Position')
                return
        else:
            print('no datasets coming in')
            return
    def start(self):
        if self.data0.contractdetails is not None:
            # print('yo')
            # print('Timezone from ContractDetails: {}'.format(
            #     self.data0.contractdetails.m_timeZoneId))
            return
        header = ['Datetime', 'Open', 'High', 'Low', 'Close']
        # print(', '.join(header))

        self.done = False

def run(args=None):
    cerebro = bt.Cerebro()

    storekwargs = dict(
        host='127.0.0.1', port=7496,
        clientId=None, reconnect=100, timeout=10.0, _debug=False)
    ibstore = bt.stores.IBStore(**storekwargs)
    broker = ibstore.getbroker()
    cerebro.setbroker(broker)
    # 'EUR.USD-CASH-IDEALPRO'
    # AAPL-STK-SMART-USD
    # , tradename='AAPL-CFD-SMART-USD'
    # , tradename = 'BHP-CFD-SMART-AUD'
    # BHP-STK-SMART-AUD
    data0 = ibstore.getdata(reqRealTimeBars=True, dataname='AAPL-STK-SMART-USD', rtbar=False,
                            timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Seconds, compression=1)
    # cerebro.resampledata(data0, timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Seconds,
    #                      compression=3)
    cerebro.adddata(data0)
    # print('remix')
    # print(data0)

    # cerebro.adddata(data0, name='d0')

    StockPercentile = pd.read_csv(r'D:\Dropbox\Parker Magic Dropbox\Elliot Parker\Drums\QuantStrategyResults\AUSLeadsUSPercentile.csv',
                                  header=0, index_col=0, parse_dates=True)
    StockPercentile = StockPercentile[~StockPercentile.index.duplicated(keep='first')]
    StockPercentile = StockPercentile.sort_index(ascending=False)
    StockPercentile = pd.DataFrame(StockPercentile.iloc[:, :])
    # print(StockPercentile)
    data1 = PandasData_Extend(dataname=StockPercentile, timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Days, compression=1)
    # cerebro.resampledata(data1)
    # cerebro.replaydata(data1)
    cerebro.adddata(data1)

    cerebro.addstrategy(ADRLeader)
    cerebro.run()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    run()

I have made some progress, but I have hit a new snag.

I am adding into the strategy the signals/etc, as in I would like to do

if self.datas[1].PercentilePctChange[+1] == 12:

os = self.buy_bracket(data=d, size=200, limitprice=limuLMT, limitargs=dict(valid=0),
            price=closeslip, valid=0,
            stopprice=limdSTP, stopargs=dict(valid=0),
            )
            self.orefs = [o.ref for o in os]

[tried to do the above in the code block but it didn't seem to want to work]

But at the moment I am unable to access the values from the two different data feeds. I have tried quite a few combinations, read the forums, the documentation and googled and I can't seem to work out to access a value from data1, but trade the values from data0.

I have seen in the examples that you are just able to reference d, but I am not sure how it knows which data feed specifically to trade off. For the moment I am stuck in that I am able to retrieve the value when I specify an if function and i==1, but form here I am unable to access the values from data0.

Here is a link to my latest bit of code:

import datetime
import backtrader as bt
from http.cookiejar import _debug
from Functions.PandasData_Extend import PandasData_Extend
import pandas as pd
import pytz

# Create a Stratey
class ADRLeader(bt.Strategy):
    StrategyInformation = dict(
        StrategyName='NextDayStrategyBinsS',
        Notes='US Leads AUS, BHP, Bin 0, Short| Freebandz',
        OrderExecutionType='Market',
        BuyLogic='%Bracket',
        SellLogic='%Bracket',
        DateRun=datetime.datetime.now(),
        DataGranularity='Day'
    )

    params = dict(
        ma=bt.ind.SMA,
        p1=5,
        p2=15,
        limit=0.005,
        limdays=1,
        limdays2=1,
        hold=1,
        usebracket=False,  # use order_target_size
        switchp1p2=False,  # switch prices of order1 and order2
        limu=0.005,
        limd=0.01,
        valid=1,
        when=bt.timer.SESSION_START,
        bin=0,

    )

    def __init__(self):
        self.add_timer(when=self.p.when)
        self.orefs = list()
        self.order = None
        self.o = dict()
        self.signal = self.datas[1].PercentileDailyPctChange


    def notify_data(self, data, status, *args, **kwargs):
        # print('*' * 5, 'DATA NOTIF:', data._getstatusname(status), *args)
        if status == data.LIVE:
            self.datastatus = 1

    def notify_store(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
        # print('*' * 5, 'STORE NOTIF:', msg)
        return

    def notify_order(self, order):
        if order.status == order.Completed:
            # self.holdstart = len(self)
            # print('Order Completed')
            # print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime())
            # print(order.price)
            return
        if order.status == order.Accepted:
            # print('Order Accepted')
            return
        if not order.alive() and order.ref in self.orefs:
            self.orefs.remove(order.ref)
        if order.isbuy():
            if order.status == order.Submitted:
                # print('Order Submitted BUY')
                # print(order.price)
                # print(str(order.price) + 'Order Buy Price')
                return
        if order.issell():
            if order.status == order.Submitted:
                # print('Order Submitted SELL')
                # print(order.price)
                return

    def notify_trade(self, trade):
        if trade.isclosed:
            # print('tradeclosed')
            # date = self.datas[0].datetime.datetime()
            # print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime())
            # print(date, trade.pnl, trade.pnlcomm)
            # tradetoday = (bt.num2date(trade.dtopen)).date()
            # print(trade.ref)
            # self.listforall.append(tradetoday)
            # print('tradetoday')
            # print(tradetoday)
            self.tradetoday = 1
        if trade.isopen:
            # print('tradeopen')
            # date = self.datas[0].datetime.datetime()
            # time = self.datas[0].datetime.time(0)
            # print(date, trade.price)
            return

    def notify_timer(self, timer, when):
        # print(str(when.time()) +' '+' juice')
        if when.time() == datetime.time(0,0):
            # print('Its a new day')
            # print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime())
            self.tradetoday = 0
        else:
            # print('does not')
            return

    def prenext(self):
        self.next()

    def next(self):

        for i, d in enumerate(self.datas):
            #Setting up the Not in Position
            if i == 0:
                pos = self.getposition(d).size
                # print('position size start')
                # print(pos)
                # print('position size finish')
            else:
                pass
            if pos == 0:
                # print('not pos')
                #Setting up the If Not traded today
                if not self.tradetoday == 1:
                    # print('tradetoday start')
                    # print(self.tradetoday)
                    # print('tradetoday finish')
                    if (len(self.datas[i]) > 0):
                        # print(self.datetime.date())
                        print(self.signal[+1])
                        if d._dataname.PercentileDailyPctChange[+1] == 12:
                            # print('1')
                            print('PercentileValue')
                            print(d.datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                            print(d._dataname.PercentileDailyPctChange[+1])
                            print('PercentileValueFinish')

                            # self.buy(data=d, )

                        elif i == 0:
                            print('0')
                            print('Currency Latest Close')
                            print(self.datas[0].datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                            print(d.close[0])
                            print('Currency Latest Finish')
                        else:
                            print('nope')
                            pass
            else:
                print('In Position')
                pass
        else:
            print('no datasets coming in')
            pass
    def start(self):
        if self.data0.contractdetails is not None:
            # print('Timezone from ContractDetails: {}'.format(
            #     self.data0.contractdetails.m_timeZoneId))
            return
        header = ['Datetime', 'Open', 'High', 'Low', 'Close']
        # print(', '.join(header))

        self.done = False

def run(args=None):
    cerebro = bt.Cerebro()

    storekwargs = dict(
        host='127.0.0.1', port=7496,
        clientId=None, reconnect=100, timeout=3.0, _debug=False)
    ibstore = bt.stores.IBStore(**storekwargs)
    broker = ibstore.getbroker()
    cerebro.setbroker(broker)
    # 'EUR.USD-CASH-IDEALPRO'
    # AAPL - STK - SMART - USD
    # , tradename='AAPL-CFD-SMART-USD'
    # , tradename = 'BHP-CFD-SMART-AUD'
    # BHP-STK-SMART-AUD
    data0 = ibstore.getdata(reqRealTimeBars=True, dataname='AMP-STK-SMART-AUD', rtbar=False,
                            timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Seconds, compression=1)
    cerebro.resampledata(data0, timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Seconds,
                         compression=3)
    # cerebro.adddata(data0)
    # print('remix')
    # print(data0)

    # cerebro.adddata(data0, name='d0')

    StockPercentile = pd.read_csv(r'removed',
                                  header=0, index_col=0, parse_dates=True)
    StockPercentile = StockPercentile[~StockPercentile.index.duplicated(keep='first')]
    StockPercentile = StockPercentile.sort_index(ascending=False)
    StockPercentile = pd.DataFrame(StockPercentile.iloc[:, :])
    # print(StockPercentile)
    data1 = PandasData_Extend(dataname=StockPercentile, timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Days, compression=1)
    cerebro.resampledata(data1)
    # cerebro.replaydata(data1)
    cerebro.adddata(data1)

    cerebro.addstrategy(ADRLeader)
    cerebro.run()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    run()

@kdulep messaged, thank you, will test.

@backtrader Thanks for the response; sorry for the delay.

The csv file was populated with values from a python script. The dates are in the australian format in case the error is you are concerned 15 might not be a valid month.

An idea would be to include 00:00:00 after each date, I will try that.

I was going to remove the repeated dates from the csv when it was referenced by the live strategy, but I can easily ensure that the file always only has unique date values.

The idea was to reference values from the past from the live strategy, as so the live data would reference the value from the day before, as such dates in the past.

Any ideas I am still a little bit lost?

I have gone through and worked out that I needed to add a second data feed.

def run(args=None):
    cerebro = bt.Cerebro()

    storekwargs = dict(
        host='127.0.0.1', port=7496,
        clientId=None, reconnect=100, timeout=3.0, _debug=False)
    ibstore = bt.stores.IBStore(**storekwargs)
    broker = ibstore.getbroker()
    cerebro.setbroker(broker)

    data0 = ibstore.getdata(reqRealTimeBars=True, dataname='AAPL-STK-SMART-USD', rtbar=False, what='BID',
                            timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Seconds, compression=1, tradename='AAPL-CFD-SMART-USD')
    cerebro.resampledata(data0, timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Seconds,
                         compression=10)
    # print('remix')
    # print(data0)

    # cerebro.adddata(data0, name='d0')

    StockPercentile = pd.read_csv(r'C:\Users\Elliot Parker\Dropbox\Drums\QuantStrategyResults\AUSLeadsUSPercentile.csv',
                                  header=0, index_col=0, parse_dates=True)
    StockPercentile = StockPercentile[~StockPercentile.index.duplicated(keep='first')]
    StockPercentile = StockPercentile.sort_index(ascending=False)
    StockPercentile = pd.DataFrame(StockPercentile.iloc[:, :])
    data1 = PandasData_Extend(dataname=StockPercentile, timeframe=bt.TimeFrame.Days, compression=1)
    cerebro.resampledata(data1)

So, I now have two data feeds. The live data feed "data0" and the daily data from my csv "data1".

When I attempt to run:

class IBFwkLive(bt.Strategy):

    def __init__(self):
        self.datastatus = 0
        self.orderid = list()
        self.data_minute = self.data0
        self.data_daily = self.data1
        # self.close0 = self.datas[0].close
        # self.close1 = self.datas[1].close
        # self.PercentileDailyPctChange = self.datas[1].PercentileDailyPctChange
        # self.open = self.datas[1].open

    def notify_data(self, data, status, *args, **kwargs):
        # print('*' * 5, 'DATA NOTIF:', data._getstatusname(status), *args)
        if status == data.LIVE:
            self.datastatus = 1

    def notify_store(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
        # print('*' * 5, 'STORE NOTIF:', msg)
        return
    def notify_order(self, order):
        if order.status in [order.Completed, order.Cancelled, order.Rejected]:
            self.order = None

        # print('-' * 50, 'ORDER BEGIN', datetime.datetime.now())
        # print(order)
        # print('-' * 50, 'ORDER END')

    def notify_trade(self, trade):
        # print('-' * 50, 'TRADE BEGIN', datetime.datetime.now())
        # print(trade)
        # print('-' * 50, 'TRADE END')
        return
    def prenext(self):
        self.next(frompre=False)

    def next(self, frompre=False):
        for i, d in enumerate(self.datas):
            txt = []
            txt.append('%04d' % len(d))
            txt.append('Data_%d' % i)
            print(len(self.data_minute))
            # txt.append(d.PercentileDailyPctChange[0])
            if i == 1:
                txt.append(d.datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                # txt.append(str(d.PercentileDailyPctChange[0]))
                # txt.append(str(d.open[0]))
                # txt.append(str(d.high[0]))
                # txt.append(str(d.low[0]))
                # txt.append(str(self.close1[0]))
                # txt.append(str(d.volume[0]))
                # txt.append(str(d.openinterest[0]))
                # txt.append(str(d.PercentileDailyPctChange[0]))
            else:
                txt.append(d.datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                txt.append(str(d.high[0]) + str('movingapack'))
            # txt.append(d.datetime.datetime().isoformat())
            # txt.append('%.4f' % d.close[0])
            print(','.join(txt))


    def start(self):
        if self.data0.contractdetails is not None:
            # print('Timezone from ContractDetails: {}'.format(
            #     self.data0.contractdetails.m_timeZoneId))
            return
        header = ['Datetime', 'Open', 'High', 'Low', 'Close']
        # print(', '.join(header))

        self.done = False

The "PercentileDailyPctChange" column is a column from "data1" which I added to the lines using:

import backtrader as bt

class PandasData_Extend(bt.feeds.PandasData):
    lines = ('SPIPctChange',
             'IndexPctChange',
             'PctChange',
             'PercentileDPR',
             'DailyPctChange',
             'PercentileDailyPctChange',)
    params = (
        ('SPIPctChange', -1),
        ('IndexPctChange', -1),
        ('PctChange', -1),
        ('PercentileDPR', -1),
        ('DailyPctChange', -1),
        ('PercentileDailyPctChange', -1)
    )
    bt.feeds.PandasData.datafields = bt.feeds.PandasData.datafields + [u'SPIPctChange'] + [u'N225PctChange'] + [u'PctChange'] + [u'PercentileDPR'] + [u'DailyPctChange'] \
                                                                    + [u'PercentileDailyPctChange']

I am attempting to find the latest value of PercentileDailyPctChange.

I have tried adding it under init as self.PercentileDailyPctChange = self.datas[1].PercentileDailyPctChange and then accessing it under next(self) as d.PercentileDailyPctChange[0] wherein I get the error: ValueError: len() should return >= 0

If I try to access it alternately as self.PercentileDailyPctChange[0] I receive "IndexError: array index out of range"

I best like the first option as that feels like it should be correct. I am a little bit lost. To recap:

I have added my local csv as the second datafeed and I am able to access other values from it (such as close, but it's a bit funny).

I am unsure how to workout how to access values from PercentileDailyPctChange column of the "data1" data feed. I read that there might be an issue with backtrader being unable to recognize the date. As when i run the code it is unable to count more than 1 in regards to the len(d). When I run any variation of d.close or self.close1 or variations with [0] or [-1] I receive an index error IndexError: array index out of range

When I attempt to run:

    def next(self, frompre=False):
        for i, d in enumerate(self.datas):
            txt = []
            txt.append('%04d' % len(d))
            txt.append('Data_%d' % i)
            # print(len(self.data_minute))
            # txt.append(d.PercentileDailyPctChange[0])
            if i == 1:
                print('1')
                txt.append(d.datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                txt.append(str(d.close[0]))
                # txt.append(str(d.PercentileDailyPctChange))
                # print(txt)
                # return
            else:
                print('0')
                txt.append(d.datetime.datetime().isoformat())
                # txt.append(str(d.high[0]) + str('movingapack'))
                txt.append('%.4f' % d.close[0])
                print(txt)
                # return
            print(','.join(txt))

I receive return:

1
0001,Data_1,2018-12-12T23:59:59.999989,-22.0

-22 corresponds to the value of close from data1 on the 3/12/2018 as opposed to the latest 12/12/2018 or the earliest 15/11/2018.

But when I change d.close[0] to d.PercentileDailyPctChange[0] it returns nan despite there being a value for that date (7).

Here is a link to the csv for data1 I am working with: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5h3h14bpxuvzmik/AUSLeadsUSPercentile.csv?dl=0

These were some incredibly helpful resources along the way:
https://community.backtrader.com/topic/26/example-of-adding-live-data-to-static-in-strategy/51?page=3
https://community.backtrader.com/topic/26/example-of-adding-live-data-to-static-in-strategy/51?page=3
https://community.backtrader.com/topic/133/unable-to-get-closing-daily-values-for-spy/91?page=5

Evening,

I am trying to transition a strategy idea from being set up for backtesting to one setup for live trading. Ideally I would like to be able to receive the live data feed and reference a static value which could be an indicator or a signal. I have calculated this static value outside of the backtrader environment (easier/faster/etc).

So far, I have tried adding it as a second data feed but I haven't been able to access any values from the datafeed. I was curious if you were able to cerebro.adddata() to a live strategy? I feel you can.

I am not sure how to add this new datafeed. For example, if I wanted to pull from a pandas dataframe I would use the pandas method, pass it to cerebro.adddata(). For this next part I'm unsure, how would I construct a dataframe that was solely the date as an index column and another column 'b'.

What an adventure. A lot of time spent and the solution is quite elegant. @backtrader was right of course; notify_timer was the key.

Send me a PM if you would like the solution. It's rather simple, but ya, learned from reading the documentation more, reading what backtrader said and then some furthering of my python ability.

@backtrader Ah ok, thank you. I will go and work on my python.

@backtrader thanks for the quick response.

I have a strategy and I feel optimization might provide some interesting insights. I really appreciate the help.

I'm sorry, I'm lost. How would I do any this? I don't know how to access any of the notify_trade values or even notify_timer values during each run of next(self)