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[amibroker] Backtesting problem! Any Ideas?



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I've am new to AB, programing/coding etc., but I've been putting in 
my time trying to learn, but kind of stumped at this point.  Any help 
with this would be greatly appreciated!

I've been trying to backtest a simple ADX pull back system, the code 
follows:

_SECTION_BEGIN("HV100");
HV100 = round(StDev(log(C/Ref(C,-1)),100)*100*sqrt(256));
_SECTION_END();

Filter = HV100 > 40
AND ADX( 14 ) > 30
AND PDI() > MDI()
AND Close > 40
AND  MA( Volume, 50 ) >= 400000
AND Close > MA(Close, 200)
AND RSIa( Close, 5 ) < 50
AND RSIa( Close, 2 ) < 30;

TriggerPrice = Ref(High,-1);
Buy = Ref( Filter, -1) AND High > TriggerPrice;
BuyPrice = Max( Open, TriggerPrice );
Sell = Cross ( EMA ( Close, 8 ), Close);

Here's the problem, using the Range "All Quotations" I only get back 
71 results that date from 1999 to late 2001, but if I set the Range 
to  test over this past year 10/16/05 to 10/16/06...I get 25 
additional signals.

What appears to be happening is that for some reason not all of the 
quotations are being backtested.  Has anyone had this sort of problem?

Below are my settings from the report generated:

Initial Equity: 7000  Periodicity/Positions:  Daily/Long  
Commissions: 7.00 per trade  Annual interest rate: 0.00% 
Range: 10/16/2005 00:00:00 - 10/16/2006  Apply to: Filter 
Include Filter    Exclude Filter   
Market -  Market - 
Group Stock  Group - 
Sector -  Sector - 
Industry -  Industry - 
Watch list -  Watch list Exclude 
Index -  Index - 
Favourite -  Favourite - 
Account margin: 50  Futures mode: No 
Def. round lot size: 100  Def. Tick Size 0 
Drawdowns based on: High/Low prices      
Long trades 
Buy price: Open  Sell price:  Close 
Buy delay: 0  Sell delay:  0 
Short trades 
Short price: Open  Cover price:  Close 
Short delay: 0  Cover delay:  0 
Stops 
Maximum loss: disabled  Profit target:  disabled 
Value: 5.00  Value:  0.00 
Exit at stop? yes  Exit at stop?  yes 
  
Trailing stop: disabled       
Value: 0.00       
Exit at stop? no       

Thanks!

Wade Bullock




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