# QuantJourney Backtester # Copyright (c) 2026 QuantJourney. # Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. """ Example Weights 13 - Pairs Trading (Ratio Z-Score) ================================================== Mode: weights (market-neutral long/short). Idea: trade the mean-reverting spread between two closely related names using a log-ratio z-score. When the spread stretches, short the rich leg and long the cheap leg; unwind when it reverts. Universe: predeclared KO / PEP consumer-staples pair (pedagogical, not data-mined). Signal: spread = log(KO) - log(PEP); z-score over a 60-bar window. - z > +2 -> short KO, long PEP (KO rich relative to PEP) - z < -2 -> long KO, short PEP - |z| < 0.5 -> flat Weights are +/-0.5 per leg (gross 1.0, net ~0 = dollar-neutral). Note: short borrow/financing is not modeled (research approximation), so the long/short carry is excluded from returns. See the repository README. Usage: ./strategy.sh example_weights_13_pairs_ratio_zscore """ import asyncio import os import numpy as np import pandas as pd from backtester import Backtester from backtester.portfolio.rebalance import RebalancePolicy def _credentials() -> dict: api_key = os.environ.get("QJ_API_KEY") return { "api_key": api_key, "email": None if api_key else os.environ.get("QJ_EMAIL"), "password": None if api_key else os.environ.get("QJ_PASSWORD"), } class PairsRatioZScore(Backtester): """Market-neutral KO/PEP pair on a log-ratio z-score.""" LOOKBACK = 60 ENTRY = 2.0 EXIT = 0.5 def _compute_signals(self) -> pd.DataFrame: close = self.instruments_data.get_feature("adj_close") a, b = self.instruments[0], self.instruments[1] spread = np.log(close[a]) - np.log(close[b]) z = (spread - spread.rolling(self.LOOKBACK).mean()) / spread.rolling(self.LOOKBACK).std() signals = pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=close.index, columns=close.columns) ia, ib = signals.columns.get_loc(a), signals.columns.get_loc(b) state = 0 # +1 = long A / short B, -1 = short A / long B for i in range(len(z)): zi = z.iloc[i] if pd.isna(zi): state = 0 elif state == 0: if zi > self.ENTRY: state = -1 elif zi < -self.ENTRY: state = 1 elif abs(zi) < self.EXIT: state = 0 signals.iloc[i, ia] = float(state) signals.iloc[i, ib] = float(-state) return signals def _compute_weights(self) -> pd.DataFrame: return self.signals * 0.5 async def main() -> None: strategy = PairsRatioZScore( **_credentials(), strategy_name="ExampleWeights13_PairsRatioZScore", strategy_type="Market Neutral", initial_capital=100_000, instruments=["KO", "PEP"], backtest_period={"start": "2000-01-03", "end": "2026-01-01"}, benchmark_symbol="SPY", benchmark_name="SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust", source="yfinance", execution_mode="weights", max_position_size=1.0, rebalance_policy=RebalancePolicy(frequency="D"), indicators_config=[], show_text_reports=True, save_text_reports=True, save_portfolio_plots=True, show_portfolio_plots=False, ) await strategy.run_strategy() strategy.print_summary() if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main())