Controlling parallel backtests from Python by Colin Skow

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I would like to implement my own system for tuning hyperparemeters from Python. I would like to be able to launch multiple parallel backtests via Python and access the results.

From all the docs I've read, LEAN launches the backtest and controls the Python script. Is it possible to control the entire process from outside of LEAN?

In addition, is it possible to step through the trade tick by tick and request the next iteration rather than the automatic feed? This is important for my training model, but obviously i wouldn't do that in production.

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Jared Broad

Welcome to QuantConnect Colin! You can do this locally on your own compute and data just by launching the LEAN engine via command line. You can configure the parameters with a few switches.

In the cloud, we don't have the features or business model in place for this to operate properly. To ensure smooth backtesting for everyone we cap the number of parallel backtests individuals can run.

Re: Stepping through prices: sorry not at this time; however there is a 10minute per loop timeout; so you can easily just pause for up to 10 minutes per step.

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