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I develop & manage algorithmic trading systems for financial markets, advise startups, and develop cloud based products. My professional interests include: quantitative finance, algorithmic trading, applied machine learning, data analysis, optimization, startups, cloud computing, and HPC computing.

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Public Backtests (20)

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DEAP Genetic Programming Classifier Example

22.005Net Profit

1.149Sharpe Ratio

0.15Alpha

-2.68Beta

9.693CAR

6.1Drawdown

47Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.118463820889Sortino Ratio

540Tradeable Dates

1080Trades

-0.036Treynor Ratio

53Win Rate

Hyper-Active Sky Blue Crocodile

0.523Net Profit

0.097Sharpe Ratio

0.034Alpha

-0.959Beta

0.138CAR

38.2Drawdown

50Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.010054893976874Sortino Ratio

755Tradeable Dates

189Trades

-0.018Treynor Ratio

50Win Rate

Energetic Fluorescent Yellow Goat

13.566Net Profit

1.405Sharpe Ratio

-0.236Alpha

21.685Beta

20.031CAR

7.1Drawdown

83Loss Rate

1Security Types

-1.3643478333384Sortino Ratio

129Tradeable Dates

9Trades

0.009Treynor Ratio

17Win Rate

Formal Brown Dogfish

30.339Net Profit

5.488Sharpe Ratio

1.594Alpha

-15.26Beta

388.152CAR

5.3Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

41Tradeable Dates

11Trades

-0.088Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate

Smooth Red-Orange Panda

30.339Net Profit

5.488Sharpe Ratio

1.594Alpha

-15.26Beta

388.152CAR

5.3Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

41Tradeable Dates

11Trades

-0.088Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate


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Derek left a comment in the discussion How do I set the end date to current?

Only supplying a 'self.SetStartDate' should work. You can comment out the SetEndDate...

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion How do I adjust it so it make a trade only once every week based on the data?

Scheduled events are great for this: 

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion Not Shorting Crypto - Invalid Orders

"General "announcement" -- GDAX removed leverage/margin trading from all their...

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion Forward bias in daily data

Could it be related to the use of fillforward for fills?

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion Minute Bars VS Hour Bars

I think with Coarse especially there is a problem with at open trades for a new asset being given...

6 years ago

DEAP Genetic Programming Classifier Example

22.005Net Profit

1.149Sharpe Ratio

0.15Alpha

-2.68Beta

9.693CAR

6.1Drawdown

47Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.118463820889Sortino Ratio

540Tradeable Dates

1080Trades

-0.036Treynor Ratio

53Win Rate

Hyper-Active Sky Blue Crocodile

0.523Net Profit

0.097Sharpe Ratio

0.034Alpha

-0.959Beta

0.138CAR

38.2Drawdown

50Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.010054893976874Sortino Ratio

755Tradeable Dates

189Trades

-0.018Treynor Ratio

50Win Rate

Energetic Fluorescent Yellow Goat

13.566Net Profit

1.405Sharpe Ratio

-0.236Alpha

21.685Beta

20.031CAR

7.1Drawdown

83Loss Rate

1Security Types

-1.3643478333384Sortino Ratio

129Tradeable Dates

9Trades

0.009Treynor Ratio

17Win Rate

Formal Brown Dogfish

30.339Net Profit

5.488Sharpe Ratio

1.594Alpha

-15.26Beta

388.152CAR

5.3Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

41Tradeable Dates

11Trades

-0.088Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate

Smooth Red-Orange Panda

30.339Net Profit

5.488Sharpe Ratio

1.594Alpha

-15.26Beta

388.152CAR

5.3Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

41Tradeable Dates

11Trades

-0.088Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate

Jumping Sky Blue Penguin

0Net Profit

0Sharpe Ratio

0Alpha

0Beta

0CAR

0Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

4Tradeable Dates

0Trades

0Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate

Upgraded Yellow-Green Dinosaur

2.192Net Profit

0.193Sharpe Ratio

0.014Alpha

-0.575Beta

0.296CAR

4Drawdown

44Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.077203648226198Sortino Ratio

1847Tradeable Dates

492Trades

-0.005Treynor Ratio

56Win Rate

Energetic Apricot Hippopotamus

1.668Net Profit

4.41Sharpe Ratio

0.007Alpha

76.342Beta

264.548CAR

2.2Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

0Tradeable Dates

1Trades

0.011Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate

Measured Light Brown Leopard

1.599Net Profit

1.079Sharpe Ratio

0.311Alpha

-11.514Beta

10.131CAR

2.7Drawdown

33Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.17872023977737Sortino Ratio

0Tradeable Dates

373Trades

-0.008Treynor Ratio

67Win Rate

Ugly Light Brown Eagle

15.753Net Profit

1.805Sharpe Ratio

0.253Alpha

-8.122Beta

15.707CAR

3.5Drawdown

71Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.28747601727522Sortino Ratio

253Tradeable Dates

417Trades

-0.015Treynor Ratio

29Win Rate

EMA Example

-0.454Net Profit

0.009Sharpe Ratio

0.037Alpha

-1.137Beta

-3.623CAR

11.1Drawdown

50Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.053164509855994Sortino Ratio

0Tradeable Dates

171Trades

-0.002Treynor Ratio

50Win Rate

ATR Universe Example

-1.127Net Profit

-0.294Sharpe Ratio

-0.047Alpha

-0.401Beta

-8.786CAR

7Drawdown

42Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.16036464675622Sortino Ratio

0Tradeable Dates

64Trades

0.149Treynor Ratio

58Win Rate

Energetic Magenta Rat

0Net Profit

0Sharpe Ratio

0Alpha

0Beta

0CAR

0Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

5Tradeable Dates

0Trades

0Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate

Virtual Brown Pig

0Net Profit

0Sharpe Ratio

0Alpha

0Beta

0CAR

0Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

158Tradeable Dates

0Trades

0Treynor Ratio

0Win Rate

Crawling Magenta Giraffe

2425.479Net Profit

1.963Sharpe Ratio

-0.001Alpha

0.997Beta

287.661CAR

36.1Drawdown

0Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

869Tradeable Dates

486Trades

1.093Treynor Ratio

100Win Rate

Jumping Apricot Pony

262.55Net Profit

2.678Sharpe Ratio

1.451Alpha

0.32Beta

593.304CAR

29.7Drawdown

12Loss Rate

1Security Types

15.553764899604Sortino Ratio

242Tradeable Dates

549Trades

4.645Treynor Ratio

88Win Rate

Swimming Yellow-Green Manatee

615.719Net Profit

1.845Sharpe Ratio

0.854Alpha

0.107Beta

197.965CAR

37Drawdown

20Loss Rate

1Security Types

0Sortino Ratio

658Tradeable Dates

11Trades

8.101Treynor Ratio

80Win Rate

Sleepy Blue Dolphin

92.677Net Profit

1.52Sharpe Ratio

0.197Alpha

-0.012Beta

25.744CAR

14Drawdown

48Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.0068340225491603Sortino Ratio

722Tradeable Dates

10960Trades

-16.882Treynor Ratio

52Win Rate

Square Yellow Hornet

345.663Net Profit

0.851Sharpe Ratio

0.065Alpha

0.645Beta

12.34CAR

20.1Drawdown

40Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.16219190382881Sortino Ratio

3232Tradeable Dates

1013Trades

0.196Treynor Ratio

60Win Rate

Determined Violet Scorpion

303.402Net Profit

0.796Sharpe Ratio

0.057Alpha

0.65Beta

11.465CAR

26.7Drawdown

40Loss Rate

1Security Types

0.15902686259398Sortino Ratio

3232Tradeable Dates

967Trades

0.183Treynor Ratio

60Win Rate

Derek left a comment in the discussion How do I set the end date to current?

Only supplying a 'self.SetStartDate' should work. You can comment out the SetEndDate...

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion How do I adjust it so it make a trade only once every week based on the data?

Scheduled events are great for this: 

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion Not Shorting Crypto - Invalid Orders

"General "announcement" -- GDAX removed leverage/margin trading from all their...

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion Forward bias in daily data

Could it be related to the use of fillforward for fills?

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion Minute Bars VS Hour Bars

I think with Coarse especially there is a problem with at open trades for a new asset being given...

6 years ago

Derek left a comment in the discussion Trailing Stop Loss

Maybe something like:

6 years ago