# QuantJourney Backtester # Copyright (c) 2026 QuantJourney. # Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. """ Example Weights 19 - Risk Parity (Multi-Asset ERC) ================================================== Mode: weights + risk overlay. Idea: hold a diversified multi-asset basket, but size positions so each asset contributes equal risk (equal risk contribution, ERC) rather than equal dollars. Low-volatility assets (bonds) get more capital; high-volatility assets (equities, commodities) get less. Universe: canonical multi-asset ETFs: SPY, EFA, EEM, TLT, IEF, GLD, DBC and VNQ. Base: stay invested in all assets after warm-up (equal target weights). Risk overlay: `RiskParityModel(lookback=63)` replaces the equal weights with ERC weights estimated on a strictly prior covariance window (no look-ahead). Usage: ./strategy.sh example_weights_19_risk_parity_multiasset """ import asyncio import os import pandas as pd from backtester import Backtester from backtester.portfolio.rebalance import RebalancePolicy from backtester.risk import RiskParityModel 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 RiskParityMultiAsset(Backtester): """Equal-risk-contribution multi-asset portfolio.""" WARMUP = 63 def _compute_signals(self) -> pd.DataFrame: close = self.instruments_data.get_feature("adj_close") signals = pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=close.index, columns=close.columns) signals.iloc[self.WARMUP :] = 1.0 return signals def _compute_weights(self) -> pd.DataFrame: active = self.signals == 1.0 counts = active.sum(axis=1) return active.div(counts, axis=0).fillna(0.0) async def main() -> None: strategy = RiskParityMultiAsset( **_credentials(), strategy_name="ExampleWeights19_RiskParityMultiAsset", strategy_type="Long Only", initial_capital=100_000, instruments=["SPY", "EFA", "EEM", "TLT", "IEF", "GLD", "DBC", "VNQ"], backtest_period={"start": "2007-01-03", "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="BME"), risk_model=RiskParityModel(lookback=63), 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())