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Re: [amibroker] AFTER A GOOD BACKTEST--NOW WHAT?



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you could try using the portfoliio manager in AB, or else just use a spreadsheet

whatever you do you need to enter the trades manually

On 6/29/05, james brady <jimbrady51@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  I want to papertrade, using the N-100, and I have a
> simple AFL involving stochastics that did well in EOD
> backtesting with buying or selling in the AM depending
> on yesterday's close.
>    But how do I start this off?  On June 29, let's
> say,  I'll buy at the opening depending on 6/28's
> closing prices.  Does the program do this for me,
> remembering how big my hypothetical account is?  OK,
> let us say, now I "own" some tickers.  But how do I
> keep track of these?  And when I look at EOD prices on
> 6/29, what routine do I run?  How does the program
> know what I own so it can decide if it wants to sell
> anything on the AM of 6/30?  And where does it keep
> track of what I then buy, and at what price?  Does the
> program keep track of what I am buying and selling
> each day?
>   When the program runs the backtester it keeps track
> of the hypthetical portfolio as each day passes.  But
> how is this done as I go forward in time??
> 
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Cheers
Graham
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