Technical Threshold Backtesting
About
This is trading application I built in 2021 to investigate the effectiveness of technical trading strategies. It uses the alpaca API to get historical stock prices and backtest technical strategies using default or customer parameters. It focuses on the two most common technical indicators: relative strength index (RSI) and simple moving average (SMA).
RSI Analysis
Explore a relative strength index strategy. Enter the stocks you want to analyze, or customize the thresholds and time frame.
SMA Analysis
Explore a simple moving average strategy. Test buying near the average and selling when the price moves further above it.
Market overview
Compare SPY, QQQ, and DIA over the past year, alongside closing prices and year-to-date changes for selected stocks.
Backtesting Overview
Apply a strategy to historical prices to evaluate its performance, identify weaknesses, and experiment with different parameters.
Alpaca API Integration
Historical daily prices come from Alpaca. Trades are simulated locally by the backtest engine; the application does not place orders.