[amibroker] Re: Excluding composites from backtest

["Mike" <sfclimbers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Filter is for explorations. To do the same for backtests, add the logic to your Buy/Short statement(s), else use the GUI as suggested in the previous post.

Mike
 
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Markus Witzler" <funnybiz@xxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Mike.
> 
> I still wonder somehow why my filters didn´t do the trick, especially Filter = GroupID() != 253 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Markus
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mike 
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:34 PM
>   Subject: [amibroker] Re: Excluding composites from backtest
> 
> 
>     Click on the Define button in the Apply To section of the AA window. On the excludes tab, enter 253 for groups. Now when running, composites will be ignored.
> 
>   Mike
> 
>   --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Markus Witzler" <funnybiz@> wrote:
>   >
>   > Hello,
>   > 
>   > I specified 
>   > 
>   > Filter = GroupID() != 253 
>   > 
>   > to exclude newly created composites from backtest, but that doens´t work.
>   > 
>   > Also 
>   > Filter = StrLeft( Name(), 1)!= "~"
>   > 
>   > doesn´t exclude them.
>   > 
>   > Any suggestions for me?
>   > 
>   > Thanks
>   > 
>   > Markus
>   >
>




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