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+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from orchestrator.config import OrchestratorConfig
+from orchestrator.signals import FinalSignal
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BacktestResult:
+    records: List[dict] = field(default_factory=list)
+    summary: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+class BacktestMode:
+    def __init__(self, orchestrator):
+        self._orchestrator = orchestrator
+
+    def run(self, tickers: List[str], start_date: str, end_date: str) -> BacktestResult:
+        start = datetime.strptime(start_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
+        end = datetime.strptime(end_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
+
+        records = []
+        current = start
+        while current <= end:
+            if current.weekday() < 5:  # skip weekends
+                date_str = current.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+                for ticker in tickers:
+                    try:
+                        sig = self._orchestrator.get_combined_signal(ticker, date_str)
+                        records.append({
+                            "ticker": ticker,
+                            "date": date_str,
+                            "direction": sig.direction,
+                            "confidence": sig.confidence,
+                            "quant_direction": sig.quant_signal.direction if sig.quant_signal else None,
+                            "llm_direction": sig.llm_signal.direction if sig.llm_signal else None,
+                        })
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error("BacktestMode: failed for %s %s: %s", ticker, date_str, e)
+            current += timedelta(days=1)
+
+        summary = self._compute_summary(records, tickers)
+        return BacktestResult(records=records, summary=summary)
+
+    def _compute_summary(self, records: List[dict], tickers: List[str]) -> dict:
+        summary = {}
+        for ticker in tickers:
+            ticker_records = [r for r in records if r["ticker"] == ticker]
+            if not ticker_records:
+                summary[ticker] = {"total_days": 0}
+                continue
+            directions = [r["direction"] for r in ticker_records]
+            confidences = [r["confidence"] for r in ticker_records]
+            summary[ticker] = {
+                "total_days": len(ticker_records),
+                "buy_days": directions.count(1),
+                "sell_days": directions.count(-1),
+                "hold_days": directions.count(0),
+                "avg_confidence": sum(confidences) / len(confidences),
+            }
+        return summary