QSTrader is a free Python-based open-source modular schedule-driven backtesting framework for long-short equities and ETF based systematic trading strategies.
QSTrader can be best described as a loosely-coupled collection of modules for carrying out end-to-end backtests with realistic trading mechanics.
**Step 0: Ingest Data ** Copy Tickers into tickers folder using the following format [Ticker Symbol], [Start Date], [End Date]
Run the following command
python ingest.py tickers.txt
**Step 1: Run Script **
python run.py [script name]
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