def get_date():
return randomDate("2010-9-1 00:00+0300", "2013-10-26 23:50+0300", random.random())
print "" print "You have chosen to backtest stocks that UCM picks. We'll compare the average return of each" print "portfolio and subtract from that the average return of the index to identify how much you beat" print "the market by with the given method and signal over the course of a year" print "" print "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++%s++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" % method.__name__ backtest_avg = [] for n in range(0, ITERATIONS): print "" print "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ITERATION %s++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" % n now = datetime.datetime.now() start = now - datetime.timedelta(days=1) - dateutil.relativedelta.relativedelta(years=2) end = now - datetime.timedelta(days=1) - dateutil.relativedelta.relativedelta(years=1) date = randomDate(start, end) print "Selecting Stocks from Date: %s" % date.strftime(DATE_FORMAT) print "Searching for investing ideas on Seeking Alpha..." stocks = seeking_alpha.get(date, SIGNAL_DAYS) print "The UCM identified %s stocks to backtest." % len(stocks) print "\n".join(stocks) if len(stocks) == 0: continue start_date = date - dateutil.relativedelta.relativedelta(years=1) end_date = date start = start_date.strftime(YAHOO_DATE_FORMAT) end = end_date.strftime(YAHOO_DATE_FORMAT)