Hello,
As Steve wrote you, you need to check "Detailed log"
(switch in AA settings, report tab).
There can be many reasons why trade is not entered. If you
only trade one contract, it could
be because you have "position size shrinking" turned off
and there is not enough money on the account.
"Detailed log" would help you reveal the
reason.
If you need me to spot the reason you would need to send
formula, signal list, trade list, detailed log to support.
As to second question: you need to say exactly what error
you are getting,
without that the error may mean that you are using
some older version (pre 4.96) or that
you have incorrect syntax (for example missing semicolon
in previous line).
Best regards,
Tomasz
Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 12:45
AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Why is scan
and backtest different?
Tomasz
I don't understand why there would be a
difference. I only trade one contract of gold. I never hold more that one
postion at a time. I don't have any problems with the position size
or equity size. All though I get the same signal bar after bar, I only
hold 1 contract at a time so the other signals are ignored.
It works perfectly on 41 out of 45 trades.
Also, this gives me an error when I added it
to my program and tried to verify it.
// signal-based backtest,
redundant (raw) signals are NOT removed, only one position per symbol
allowed
SetBacktestMode( backtestRegularRaw );
Tom
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008
12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Why is
scan and backtest different?
Hello,
Scan shows RAW signals,
backtest shows actual
trades.
The difference is pictured in the User's Guide: Tutorial:
Portfolio level backtest:
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_portfolio.html
Best
regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message
-----
From: "professor77747" <professor@xxxxxxxxx1.biz>
To:
<amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
Sent:
Saturday, August 30, 2008 8:43 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Why is scan
and backtest different?
>I have a formula that I backtest and
trade. I noticed that for a
> period of 2 weeks and a few other
times. The backtest didn't show a
> trade when the scan showed
buy and sell.
>
> The backtest had this for the period from
April 1,2008 to April
> 18,2008.
> Statistics | Charts |
Trades | Formula | Settings | Symbols
>
> Trades
>
> Trade list Ticker Trade Entry Exit % change Profit Shares Pos.
value
> Cum. profit # bars Profit/bar MAE/MFE Scale In/Out
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Open Short 04/18/2008 4:30:00 PM
>
935.3 04/18/2008 4:30:00 PM
> 935.3 0.00% -4.80
> -4.80% 1
100.00 -4.80 2 -2.40 -2.32%
> 1.24% 0/0
>
> Notice
that it had only a trade on the last day.
>
> This is the
scan results for the same period.
> Ticker Trade Date Close
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Buy 04/02/2008 919.1000
> ZG DEC
08-ECBOT-FUT Cover 04/02/2008 919.1000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Buy
04/03/2008 4:30:00 AM 919.1000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Cover
04/03/2008 4:30:00 AM 919.1000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Buy
04/03/2008 4:30:00 PM 920.2000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Cover
04/03/2008 4:30:00 PM 920.2000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Buy
04/04/2008 4:30:00 AM 918.0000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Cover
04/04/2008 4:30:00 AM 918.0000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Buy
04/04/2008 4:30:00 PM 924.4000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Cover
04/04/2008 4:30:00 PM 924.4000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Sell
04/09/2008 4:30:00 AM 920.0000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Short
04/09/2008 4:30:00 AM 920.0000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Buy
04/11/2008 4:30:00 PM 938.2000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Cover
04/11/2008 4:30:00 PM 938.2000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Sell
04/13/2008 930.7000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Short 04/13/2008
930.7000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Sell 04/18/2008 4:30:00 PM
935.3000
> ZG DEC 08-ECBOT-FUT Short 04/18/2008 4:30:00 PM
935.3000
>
> Why don't these buy and sell have trades made
in the backtest.
>
> I have about 41 trades in a 5 months
backtest and about 5 are
> missing. So out of a possible 46
trades the backtest only shows 41.
>
> On my chart, I have
arrow that show trading signals. The arrows are
> on the chart,
but the backtest doesn't show the trades.
>
> What would
cause this to happen?
>
> Tom
>
>
>
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