Vaquero
Code-free backtesting with real market friction.
What it does
Vaquero is a backtesting engine and research desk for algorithmic traders and quants: describe a strategy in plain words and put it through history across crypto and US equities. Join the waitlist before the beta opens.
Describe a strategy you already have in plain words. Vaquero
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