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



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Now you mention "autotrade"? Shouldn't you be posting this in the AT forum?

 
d


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From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of professor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:57 PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] How can I backtest an index like the DJI?


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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> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:55 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ps.com
> 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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