Execute deterministic, reproducible historical backtests from a start date, end date, and strategy concept using the Alpaca CLI plus agent-written workspace code. Use when the user wants to backtest a strategy, simulate historical trades, or return trades, diagnostics, and reproducibility artifacts.
How to install backtest?
alpacahq/alpaca-skills/backtest
$npx -y skills add alpacahq/alpaca-skills --skill backtestInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-skills" --skill "alpacahq/alpaca-skills/backtest"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-skills" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-skills"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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