Re: [amibroker] How can I backtest an index like the DJI?

[<professor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dingo,

When I autotrade using the stimulated trading account, I get a error that I cannot trade indexes. Therefore, I think that my formula is ok, but something else is wrong.

Thanks,
Tom
  Subject: RE: [amibroker] How can I backtest an index like the DJI?


  It would almost kinda have to be something in your formula doncha think? 

  d

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  > Subject: [amibroker] How can I backtest an index like the DJI?
  > 
  > Every time I run a backtest on a database containing an 
  > index, I never get any buy or sell results for the index. If 
  > I run a backtest on the index only, I still do not get any 
  > results. However, I know that my formula would trigger buy 
  > and sell signals. Why wouldn't the backtest work on an index. 
  > I have used ^dji and indu-nyse-ind as symbols.
  > What is wrong?
  > 
  > Thanks
  > Tom
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