How to backtest a strategy with 500 stocks?

[RadheGopal]

hey @Streak

is it possible to backtest a given strategy using 500 stocks at a go??

thank you

[Hitesh_Streak]

hello @RadheGopal

Kindly note that currently in Strategies only a maximum of 50 stocks can be implemented and backtested. Hence, as a workaround, you can split the 500 stocks in the batches of 50 and create 10 baskets each of 50 stocks. After this, you can create multiple copies of the same strategy and add the baskets to the list.

Refer to the below links to learn how baskets are created:

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