Back testing - crypto algo in python

AI & Machine learning
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Hi,



I have followed a crypto algo trading course on Quanta and would like to set it up to back test.

Do I need to acquire certai software to setup the back testing?

Is there a certain step by step guide available to set this up?



Thanks in advance.



Kind regards,



Jelle

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Hi Jelle, 



You can backtest the algorithm for crypto assets on Blueshift. 

You can refer to the following links for the available datasets and API documentation. 



Datasets: https://blueshift.quantinsti.com/docs/datasets/

API documentation: https://blueshift.quantinsti.com/api-docs/introduction.html



Hope this helps!



Thanks, 

Bhavika

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Hi Bhavika,



Thank you for the feedback. I have subscribed to blueshift.

For uploading the strategy blueshift requests a file in Py or archive.

I have been trying to upload a file with .ipynb extension, but this seems not to be possible.



Do I need a different type of file or have a different setup?



Thanks in advance.



Kind regards,



Jelle Verstraeten

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Hi Jelle, 



You can download the notebook (.ipynb) file as a python (.py) file and upload that on Blueshift. You also might have to make some minor changes to the file after downloading it as a python file.

 

Hope this helps!



Thanks,

Bhavika