kieran-mackle / AutoTrader

A Python-based development platform for automated trading systems - from backtesting to optimisation to livetrading.
https://kieran-mackle.github.io/AutoTrader/
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Integrate existing indicator library #89

Closed yokotsumo closed 11 months ago

yokotsumo commented 11 months ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I would like to integrate existing TA indicator libraries (pandas_ta, TA Lib, custom .py files) and use them seamlessly with the current Autotrader instructions

Describe the solution you'd like I would like to know the proper way to do it

Describe alternatives you've considered N/A

Additional context N/A

kieran-mackle commented 11 months ago

You can use these libraries from within your strategy - this is already illustrated in many of the examples. For example, the macd strategy uses the finta library. Simply import the desired function from your strategy and apply it to the data.

yokotsumo commented 11 months ago

Thank you for the quick answer.