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[amibroker] Re: Losing Trades in Custom Backtester



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I guess I should read the sample more closely.
>From sample page:
"One thing worth mentioning is the fact that since scaling-in 
signals do not store position score this example formula does not 
support ranking of signals according to user-defined scores."

I need the PosScore information, so I will see if I can solve the 
problem another way.

Cey

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "C Alvarez" <yahoo@xxx> wrote:
>
> More information.
> So the first trade signal has a PosScore but the subsequent scale 
in 
> signals have PosScore empty.
> 
> Cey
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "C Alvarez" <yahoo@> wrote:
> >
> > Tomasz,
> > 
> > The sample code looks like it will let me do what I want. The 
> > problem I am now running into is the sig.PosScore is empty. Why 
is 
> > that? I am setting it.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Cey
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > Answer is here: http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2006/04/24/using-
> > redundant-signals-for-entries/
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > > amibroker.com
> > >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >   From: C Alvarez 
> > >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > >   Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:04 PM
> > >   Subject: [amibroker] Losing Trades in Custom Backtester
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   I am using the Custom Backtester to iterate through the 
Signal 
> > list. Depending on some additional conditions that I only can 
know 
> > at this time, I might decide to skip a trade and set the PosSize 
= 
> > 0. This prevents the trade from happening, as I want.
> > > 
> > >   The problem is that if I remove a trade from the Signal list 
> and 
> > then the Buy array has a buy for the next day, it is not showing 
> up 
> > the Signal list. And at this time I might want to take the 
trade. 
> > Any suggestions on how I can do this?
> > > 
> > >   Here is the simplified code.
> > > 
> > >   Thanks,
> > >   Cey
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   SetCustomBacktestProc("");
> > > 
> > >   if( Status("action") == actionPortfolio )
> > >   {
> > >           bo = GetBacktesterObject();
> > >           bo.PreProcess(); // Initialize backtester
> > > 
> > >           for(bar=0; bar<BarCount; bar++)
> > >           {
> > > 
> > >                   for( sig = bo.GetFirstSignal(bar); sig; sig 
= 
> > bo.GetNextSignal(bar) )
> > >                   {
> > >                           if( sig.IsEntry())
> > >                           {
> > >                                   if (some_condition) // don't 
> > take trade
> > >                                   {
> > >                                           sig.PosSize = 0;
> > >                                   }
> > >                           }
> > >                   }
> > > 
> > >           bo.ProcessTradeSignals(bar); // Process current 
bar's 
> > signals
> > > 
> > >           }
> > > 
> > >           bo.PostProcess();
> > >   }
> > >
> >
>