backtest_lib.trade

backtest_lib.trade(direction: str | TradeDirection, qty: int, security: str) → MakeTradeDecision

Create a decision to trade a specific quantity.

This is part of the strategy output language for explicit trades. Use it when you want a single-buy/sell instruction rather than a target portfolio expressed via target_weights().

Parameters:

• direction – Buy or sell direction. Accepts "buy", "sell", or a TradeDirection.

• qty – Quantity to trade.

• security – Security identifier to trade.

Returns:

MakeTradeDecision describing the trade.