optimize
Optimize strategy parameters using VectorBT. Tests parameter combinations and generates heatmaps.
By marketcalls · 2,106 installs
npx skills add marketcalls/vectorbt-backtesting-skills --skill optimize
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Create a parameter optimization script for a VectorBT strategy.
Arguments
Parse $ARGUMENTS as: strategy symbol exchange interval
$0 = strategy name (e.g., ema crossover, rsi, donchian). Default: ema crossover
$1 = symbol (e.g., SBIN, RELIANCE, NIFTY). Default: SBIN
$2 = exchange (e.g., NSE, NFO). Default: NSE
$3 = interval (e.g., D, 1h, 5m). Default: D
If no arguments, ask the user which strategy to optimize.
Instructions
1. Read the vectorbt expert skill rules for reference patterns
2. Create backtesting/{strategy name}/ directory if it doesn't exist (on demand)
3. Create a .py file in backtesting/{strategy name}/ named {symbol} {strategy} optimize.py
4. The script must:
Load .env from project root using find dotenv() and fetch data via OpenAlgo client.history()
If user provides a DuckDB path, load data directly via duckdb.connect(path, read only=True) . See vectorbt expert rules/duckdb data.md .
If openalgo.ta is not importable (standalone DuckDB), use inline exrem() fallback.
Use OpenAlgo ta for ALL indicators by default (never VectorBT built in). Only switch to TA Lib if the user explicitly says "talib"/"TA Lib"
Always use OpenAlgo ta for specialty indicators (Supertrend, Donchian, etc.) no TA Lib equivalent exists
Use ta.exrem() to clean signals (always .fillna(False) before exrem)
Define sensible parameter ranges for the chosen strategy
Use loop based optimization to collect multiple metrics per combo
Track: total return, sharpe ratio, max drawdown, trade count for each combination
Use tqdm for progress bars
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Find best parameters by total return AND by Sharpe ratio
Print top 10 results for both criteria
Generate Plotly heatmap of total return across parameter grid ( template="plotly dark" )
Generate Plotly heatmap of Sharpe ratio across parameter grid
Fetch NIFTY benchmark and compare best parameters vs benchmark
Print Strategy vs Benchmark comparison table
Explain results in plain language for normal traders
Save results to CSV
4. Never use icons/emojis in code or logger output
5. For futures symbols, use lot size aware sizing:
NIFTY: min size=65, size granularity=65
BANKNIFTY: min size=30, size granularity=30
Default Parameter Ranges
Strategy Parameter 1 Parameter 2
ema crossover fast EMA: 5 50 slow EMA: 10 60
rsi window: 5 30 oversold: 20 40
donchian period: 5 50
supertrend period: 5 30 multiplier: 1.0 5.0
Example Usage
/optimize ema crossover RELIANCE NSE D
/optimize rsi SBIN