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[amibroker] Re: Raw signal list in CBT with position score - unfiltered



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Didn't know I was on the edge! 

Thanks, raw mode does it for me.

I will add the readme  to my mandatory reading.

Thanks for unsticking me.
RLT


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dingo" <dingo@xxx> wrote:
>
> If you're going to "code on the edge" then reading the list of 
functions in
> the help file and the readme file are mandatory. Try 
SetBacktestMode - see
> readme for details.
> 
> d 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of redliontrader
> > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:15 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Raw signal list in CBT with position 
> > score - unfiltered
> > 
> > Thanks Ed,
> > 
> > That is where I am now.  The bo.PreProcess method unfortunately 
> > filters out "redundant" buy signals.
> > 
> > I tried skipping the PreProcess method, but it looks as though 
some 
> > of the other objects are not initialized and I get errors.
> > 
> > The problem I am trying to work around is that I need the 
> > positionscore for the scalein signal.  Scalling in for my systems 
> > needs to be sorted with all the other buy signals.
> > 
> > I am frustratedily chasing my tail here.
> > 
> > There seems to me to be a fundemental flaw for scaling-in in 
> > portfolio testing.  At the trading system level - before the 
> > backtester runs, I don't know if the trade is going to actually 
> > execute in the backtest (whether it has a high enough priority).  
So 
> > how can I decide to scaleIn when I don't know that I am in?
> > 
> > I could handle all this at the low-level of the backtester, but 
the 
> > low level doesn't seem low enough, as it filters out the buy 
signals.
> > 
> > maybe I am missing something, but i don't even know where to 
look.  I 
> > have read everything I can on the backtester, knowledge-base, 
looked 
> > at other code.
> > 
> > signed - stuck
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Edward Pottasch" <empottasch@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I think that if you use code like you've show yesterday, using 
> > bo.Preprocess you will get all the signals (I think there is a 
> > maximum that Amibroker stores, 2*MaxOpenPositons ).
> > > 
> > > So:
> > > 
> > > 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)) { 
> > >         
> > >          }
> > >    }
> > > bo.PostProcess();
> > > }
> > > 
> > > will walk through all signals per bar up to the limitation set 
by 
> > Amibroker.
> > > 
> > > If you want want to view the signals after a backtest is done, 
so 
> > only looking at the signals the backtester has chosen I am not 
sure 
> > if that works with in the same way. But you could maybe walk 
through 
> > the trade object which contains. 
> > > 
> > > rgds, Ed
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >   From: redliontrader 
> > >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > >   Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 2:04 PM
> > >   Subject: [amibroker] Raw signal list in CBT with position 
score - 
> > unfiltered
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   Is there a way to get an unfiltered signal list via the 
custom 
> > >   backtester? Currently if I loop through signal list, any buy 
> > signals 
> > >   for positions already held are removed. I would like to see 
those 
> > buy 
> > >   signals.
> > > 
> > >   I tried using the scalein signal, but the position score 
isn't 
> > passed 
> > >   along with a scalein.
> > > 
> > >   I need the positionscore sorted list for all stock that 
signal, 
> > >   regardless of holding status. Any help?
> > > 
> > >   rlt
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
> >
>




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