ptahlmud 0.0.2

Trading strategies crafting tools

ptahlmud

Python library for crafting and backtesting trading strategies. Ptahlmud helps you design, test, and evaluate algorithmic trading strategies using historical market data.

Features

This project is still under construction and features may be added or reworked.

• Signal-based trading: Define entry and exit points with customizable signals
• Portfolio simulation: Track your strategy's performance over time
• Risk management: Configure position sizing, take-profit, and stop-loss parameters
• Backtesting engine: Test strategies against historical market data

Installation

pip install ptahlmud

Quick Start

Here's a simple example of defining trading signals and running a backtest:

from datetime import datetime

from ptahlmud.backtesting.backtest import RiskConfig, process_signals
from ptahlmud.backtesting.portfolio import Portfolio
from ptahlmud.entities.fluctuations import Fluctuations
from ptahlmud.types.signal import Signal, Side, Action

# Define trading signals
signals = [
    Signal(date=datetime(2023, 1, 1), side=Side.LONG, action=Action.ENTER),
    Signal(date=datetime(2023, 1, 15), side=Side.LONG, action=Action.EXIT),
    Signal(date=datetime(2023, 2, 1), side=Side.SHORT, action=Action.ENTER),
    Signal(date=datetime(2023, 2, 15), side=Side.SHORT, action=Action.EXIT),
]

# Configure risk management
risk_config = RiskConfig(
    size=0.1,          # Use 10% of available capital per trade
    take_profit=0.05,  # Take profit at 5% price increase
    stop_loss=0.03,    # Cut losses at 3% price decrease
)

# Initialize portfolio
initial_portfolio = Portfolio(
    starting_date=datetime(2023, 1, 1),
    starting_asset=0,
    starting_currency=10_000,
)

# Load market data (you'll need to implement this for your data source)
fluctuations: Fluctuations = load_your_market_data(...)

# Run the backtest
trades, final_portfolio = process_signals(
    signals=signals,
    risk_config=risk_config,
    fluctuations=fluctuations,
    initial_portfolio=initial_portfolio,
)

# Analyze results
print(f"Number of trades : {len(trades)}")
print(f"Final capital : {final_portfolio.get_available_capital_at(datetime(2023, 3, 1))}")
print(f"Win rate : {sum([1 for trade in trades if trade.total_profit > 0]) / len(trades)}")

Advanced Usage

Creating a Custom Strategy

You can define custom trading strategies by creating signals based on technical indicators or other market conditions:

from ptahlmud.types.signal import Signal, Side, Action

def moving_average_strategy(fluctuations, fast_period: int, slow_period: int) -> list[Signal]:
    """Simple moving average crossover strategy."""
    signals: list[Signal] = []

    # Calculate moving averages (simplified example)
    fast_ma = calculate_moving_average(fluctuations, fast_period)
    slow_ma = calculate_moving_average(fluctuations, slow_period)

    # Generate signals on crossovers
    for index, candle in enumerate(fluctuations.candles):
        # fast ma crossed above slow ma
        if fast_ma[index-1] < slow_ma[index-1] and fast_ma[index] > slow_ma[index]:
            signals.append(Signal(
                date=candle.close_time,
                side=Side.LONG,
                action=Action.ENTER
            ))

        # slow ma crossed bellow slow ma
        if fast_ma[index-1] > slow_ma[index-1] and fast_ma[index] < slow_ma[index]:
            signals.append(Signal(
                date=candle.close_time,
                side=Side.LONG,
                action=Action.EXIT
            ))

    return signals

signals = moving_average_strategy(market_date, fast_period=10, slow_period=30)
trades, final_portfolio = process_signals(
    signals=signals,
    fluctuations=market_date,
    risk_config=risk_config,
    initial_portfolio=initial_portfolio,
)

Development

It is recommended to work in a virtual environment, you can install pyenv with python >= 3.11.

pyenv install 3.12.5
pyenv virtualenv 3.12.5 ptahlmud
pyenv activate ptahlmud

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ptahlmud.git
cd ptahlmud

Setup environment

make setup

Run tests

make test

Run code quality checks

make check

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! You can open an issue, submit a pull-request or simply chat with me. I'm always pleased to discuss design, performance or technical stuff.