Algorithmic Trading Adventure

Run the moving-average crossover backtest end to end.

Quickstart (Windows)

1. Open a terminal in this folder.
2. (Optional) Create and activate a virtual environment:
   • python -m venv venv
   • venv/Scripts/activate
3. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Run the script: python main.py
5. When prompted, enter:
   • Stock symbol (e.g., AAPL, MSFT)
   • Start date YYYY-MM-DD
   • End date YYYY-MM-DD

What it does

• Downloads historical prices via yfinance.
• Computes 50/200 simple moving averages and trades on golden/death crosses.
• Writes trade results and PnL to a timestamped trade_results_*.txt file.

Troubleshooting

• If you see SSL or network errors, retry later or switch networks.
• To rerun cleanly, delete old trade_results_*.txt files if you want fresh outputs only.