FAQ

How to have a single open session

In most cases, opening a new session, while there are other open sessions, is desirable.

If we don't want to start a new session while there are open sessions:

def on_entry(self, row, session):
    if self.wallet.base != 0:
        # we still hold a position for an open session
        return
    ...

Why cipher cuts the dataframe

Cipher may cut the composed dataframe if it contains indicators that need time to initialize.

For example, if the dataframe contains EMA50, it means that the first 50 rows will be nulls, and so we can not use the indicator in the first 50 rows.

How to debug a strategy code

Use pdb.set_trace().

Example:

def compose(self):
    df = self.datas.df

    import pdb
    pdb.set_trace()

    return df