jeffreyfriedman / forex-backtesting

Node.js-based framework for backtesting Forex trading strategies. See "cuda" branch for C++/CUDA version.

forex-backtesting

Small Node.js-based framework for backtesting Forex trading strategies. Allows creation of strategies and studies, and makes inclusion of studies within strategies easy.

Setup

1. Install Node.js: https://nodejs.org.
2. Install Gulp globally: npm install -g gulp.
3. Install Node modules: npm install.
4. Download minute tick data for one security from a supported data provider.
   1. MetaTrader link: http://www.fxdd.com/us/en/forex-resources/forex-trading-tools/metatrader-1-minute-data/
5. Open MetaTrader, and open the History Center. Then import the data and export it into CSV format.
6. Put the data into ./data/:
   1. mkdir ./data/metatrader
   2. mv AUDJPY.csv ./data/metatrader
7. Create database forex-backtesting with indexes:

db.positions.createIndex({symbol: 1});
db.positions.createIndex({strategyUuid: 1});
db.backtests.createIndex({symbol: 1});
db.datapoints.createIndex({symbol: 1});
db.datapoints.createIndex({"data.timestamp": 1});
db.datapoints.createIndex({"data.groups.testing": 1});
db.datapoints.createIndex({"data.groups.validation": 1});
db.forwardtests.createIndex({symbol: 1});
db.forwardtests.createIndex({group: 1});
db.validations.createIndex({symbol: 1});
db.validations.createIndex({winRate: 1});
db.validations.createIndex({symbol: 1, configuration: 1});

Now run ./backtest.sh AUDJPY.