AbstractStrategy#

class qf_lib.backtesting.strategies.abstract_strategy.AbstractStrategy(ts: TradingSession)[source]#

Bases: object

Basic interface used to create a generic strategy.

abstractmethod calculate_and_place_orders()[source]#: The base function of every strategy. Its purpose is the computation of desired signals, creation of corresponding orders and afterwards sending them to the broker.

subscribe(event: Type[TimeEventType])[source]#: Subscribes the strategy to a given Time event. Most commonly this will be CalculateAndPlaceOrdersPeriodicEvent or CalculateAndPlaceOrdersRegularEvent that calls calculate_and_place_orders method