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[amibroker] Re: Get Current Symbol



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Graham,

Sorry, I misunderstood your comment of "During the backtest" to mean 
during custom backtest. You have access to the current symbol name 
(i.e. the ticker name) during a normal backtest, exploration, etc. 
simply by calling the Name() function.

http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_view.php?id=103

Mike

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Graham Johnson" <grahamj@xxx> 
wrote:
>
> Hi Mike
> 
> I'll try and digest that in the morning - time for bed now.
> 
> What I had hoped to do was to get the symbol before the CBT is 
> invoked, but if it has to be done in the CBT then so be it.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Graham
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > 
> > When writing custom backtester code, you don't deal with 
a "current 
> > symbol". Instead, you deal with signals and/or open positions 
> and/or 
> > completed trades.
> > 
> > Typically, you would iterate through the bars, then at each bar 
you 
> > would iterate through one or more of the above collections to do 
> > whatever you want to do (e.g. alter position size, calculate 
> > statistics, etc.).
> > 
> > For both the Signal object and the Trade object (open and 
> completed), 
> > a property named "Symbol" is available. This would be the closest 
> to 
> > what you are asking for.
> > 
> > Note that if the "current symbol" that you are seeking is not in 
> the 
> > signal collection, open trade collection, or closed trades 
> collection 
> > for a given bar, then you would have to use something along the 
> lines 
> > of the Foreign function, static variables or composites to get at 
> the 
> > information.
> > 
> > See http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_custombacktest.html for more 
> > information on custom backtester code.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Graham Johnson" <grahamj@> 
wrote:
> > >
> > > I thought this was going to be simple.
> > > 
> > > During the backtest, if there is a particular condition, I want 
> to 
> > > write the Symbol to a variable.
> > > 
> > > I've searched the User Doc and this forum, but no joy on how to 
> get 
> > the 
> > > current symbol.
> > > 
> > > Graham
> > >
> >
>



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