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  • Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: How raw signals are converted to trades and how then trades are picked based on score in regular backtest mode
  • From: "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:15:01 -0700

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Hello,

No. MaxOpenPositons sets the *MAXIMUM*, not the actual number of positions.

You should vary PositionSize variable to achieve different number of positions open at
any time within 0...to MaxOpenPos range.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "buzzmr" <buzzmr@xxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: How raw signals are converted to trades and how then trades are picked based on score in regular backtest
mode


> Tomasz,
>
> Can 'MaxOpenPositions' be DYNAMICALLY changed during the course of
> time based upon a criteria of some 'trigger'-level of current account
> equity at a given bar number?  For money-management purposes, it
> would be useful to increase or decrease the max-open-positions as the
> account grows or shrinks.
>
> Buzz
> ---------------- 
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > 1. No. Trade delay was ZERO in the example, but it does not really
> matter too much. Delay = 1 just shifts everything by one bar
> > 2. Trade price is irrelevant for this example (the point was to
> show that entire trades are picked or skipped)
> > 3. Most options are irrelevant as far as only process of picking
> trades is considered.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: john gibb
> >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >   Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 9:06 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [amibroker] How raw signals are converted to trades
> and how then trades are picked based on score in regular backtest mode
> >
> >
> >   Hi TJ,
> >
> >   Thanks for taking the time to illustrate this process.
> >
> >   Questions:
> >
> >       1) May I assume you are using a trade Delay of 1?
> >
> >       2) May I assume you are using a trade price of Close?
> >
> >       3) Other than MaxOpenPositions, does this assume any other
> SetOption setting?
> >
> >   thanks,
> >
> >   -john
> >
> >   PS: Yahoo did NOT deformat your post for me, using Outlook
> Express...
>
>
>
>
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>
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