fastbt

Rigorous statistical evaluation of trading strategy returns to determine if alpha is real or a statistical artifact. Supports hypothesis testing, benchmark comparison, conditional analysis, temporal validation, and distribution checks. Use when validating backtest results, comparing strategies, testing performance claims, optimizing parameters, or analyzing performance across market conditions.

Ultra-fast data discovery and loading skill for industrial finance datasets. Handles CSV, JSON, DuckDB, Parquet, and Feather with memory-efficient 2-step discovery and loading.