run_backtest
Run Bounded Factor Backtest
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A SMALL, BOUNDED, in-Worker sanity-check backtest — NOT a full-universe backtesting engine. Answers a quick question like 'does this factor actually work on these 5 names over the last year' inline, mid-conversation, without leaving MCP. Composes two existing tools (get_pit_universe + get_pit_valuation_ratios) across up to 10 tickers x 12 rebalance dates (120 cells): for each rebalance date, checks which requested tickers were in the survivorship-free PIT universe on that date (dropping — never erroring on — a ticker not yet listed or already delisted), then pulls each surviving ticker's point-in-time valuation multiples and computes the forward return to the NEXT rebalance date from the raw (unadjusted) close. Returns a flat {rebalance_date, ticker, factor_values, forward_return_pct} grid plus a small factor<->forward-return correlation per requested factor — a quick cross-sectional signal check, NOT a transaction-cost-aware portfolio simulation or a statistically validated backtest result. If the requested grid exceeds 120 cells, this tool does NOT silently truncate — it returns a stream_fallback response (signed Parquet download URLs, same shape as get_compute_ready_stream) and tells you to use those URLs. For a REAL full-universe, multi-date, survivorship-free backtest, use the Python SDK's AlphaEngine (pip install valuein-sdk) looped over as_of dates client-side — this tool is explicitly the small complement to that, not a replacement for it. Pro and Institutional only: it composes get_pit_valuation_ratios, which reads the daily price series the free tiers do not carry (licensed market data), so the free plans receive an ENTITLEMENT_DENIED upgrade envelope before any read. Coverage follows your plan tier same as the two tools it composes.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tickers | array | yes | 1-10 stock ticker symbols, e.g. ["AAPL","MSFT"]. |
| rebalance_dates | array | yes | 1-12 historical dates (YYYY-MM-DD) to snapshot valuation multiples on. Order does not matter — the tool sorts them chronologically. Forward return is computed from each date to the NEXT one in the sorted list. |
| factors | array | no | Which of get_pit_valuation_ratios's own output fields to include as factor_values. One or more of: pe_ratio, ps_ratio, pb_ratio, ev_ebitda, ev_revenue, fcf_yield_pct, gross_margin_pct, operating_margin_pct, net_margin_pct. Omit to include all of them. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"tickers": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 10,
"pattern": "^([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9.\\-]{0,9}|\\d{1,10})$"
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 10,
"description": "1-10 stock ticker symbols, e.g. [\"AAPL\",\"MSFT\"]."
},
"rebalance_dates": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 12,
"description": "1-12 historical dates (YYYY-MM-DD) to snapshot valuation multiples on. Order does not matter — the tool sorts them chronologically. Forward return is computed from each date to the NEXT one in the sorted list."
},
"factors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"pe_ratio",
"ps_ratio",
"pb_ratio",
"ev_ebitda",
"ev_revenue",
"fcf_yield_pct",
"gross_margin_pct",
"operating_margin_pct",
"net_margin_pct"
]
},
"description": "Which of get_pit_valuation_ratios's own output fields to include as factor_values. One or more of: pe_ratio, ps_ratio, pb_ratio, ev_ebitda, ev_revenue, fcf_yield_pct, gross_margin_pct, operating_margin_pct, net_margin_pct. Omit to include all of them."
}
},
"required": [
"tickers",
"rebalance_dates"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}