Jesse
Python framework to research, backtest and trade crypto strategies, with optimization through Optuna.
Clean, research-friendly crypto framework with a great backtesting experience.
Who it is for
Anyone who wants to write crypto strategies in Python with a backtester that avoids look-ahead bias.
Strengths
- Backtests the project describes as "without look-ahead bias".
- Parameter optimization with Optuna and cross-validation.
- Paper trading, multiple accounts and notifications via Telegram, Slack and Discord.
- MIT license, active project in October 2026.
Good to know
- The repository does not say whether live trading is paid: check the official website before deciding.
- Like any optimizer, Optuna can hand you parameters overfitted to the past.
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Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these sources, checked on 2026-10-24. If something has changed, the source wins; tell us at contact@tradebotcheck.com.
- https://github.com/jesse-ai/jesse: features (backtest, optimization, live, paper, notifications), MIT license and activity
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