backtesting-frameworks

Robust backtesting systems that avoid look-ahead bias, survivorship bias, and overfitting.

wshobson ↓ 13k
Claude Code
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What it does

  • Developing trading strategy backtests
  • Building backtesting infrastructure
  • Validating strategy performance
  • Avoiding common backtesting biases
  • Implementing walk-forward analysis
  • Comparing strategy alternatives
  • Use point-in-time data - Avoid look-ahead bias

Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23

Robust backtesting systems that avoid look-ahead bias, survivorship bias, and overfitting.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/wshobson/agents

backtesting-frameworks FAQ

What does the backtesting-frameworks skill do?

Build robust backtesting systems for trading strategies with proper handling of look-ahead bias, survivorship bias, and transaction costs. Use when developing trading algorithms, validating strategies, or building backtesting infrastructure. Developing trading strategy backtests Building backtesting infrastructure

How do I install backtesting-frameworks?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/wshobson/agents --skill backtesting-frameworks --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/wshobson/agents.

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