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[Metastockusers] Re: NEW METASTOCK USER, HAVING TROUBLE WITH ENHANCED SYS TESTER



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If just one of the selected securities does not have data on the 
specified date, you will get this message.

Some of the settings (for example, default size) are not set right, 
as you are probably not getting into a trade, and the value reported 
is from the interest accrued in your trading account.

Trader Joe...

--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, james brady <jimbrady51@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I GOT A QUESTION:  I'M A METASTOCK BEGINNER.  I'M
> TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE EXAMPLES IN "MASTERING
> METASTOCK" (VER 3.0-I JUST GOT MS 9.)  I'M ON PAGE 14
> OF THE BOOK, TRYING TO APPLY THE ENHANCED SYSTEM
> TESTER TO THE NASDAQ 100.  I'M AT THE 'SELECT
> SECURITIES' WINDOW, AND I SELECTED THE 'DATES' BOX 
> TOWARD THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE BOX.  A WINDOW,
> ENTITLED 'Simulation Dates,' IS ON MY SCREEN.  I
> BULLETED 'USE PRICE DATA FROM 12/16/2003 TO
> 12/15/2004' AND HIT OK. BUT I GOT A WINDOW WITH THE
> YELLOW TRIANGLE AND THE EXCLAMATION POINT SAYING "The
> specified 'To' date falls outside the range of the
> selected local data..'  I'M CONFUSED??
> SO THEN I GO BACK AND SELECT 'LAST 250 DAYS' AND THE
> PROGRAM LETS ME THROUGH AND I END UP AT THE 'SUMMARY'
> WINDOW--NOW GET THIS, ALL THE BARS ARE GREEN, AND THE
> SAME HEIGHT?? AND I HAVE , e.g,. 
> 
> ID  Security	                 Symbol	Periodicity	Date
> Range	                                     Net Profit
> % Gain	Trades	Trade Profit/Loss  Avg. Profit/Avg. Loss
> Status
> 
> 1   ATI Technologies Inc	ATYT	Daily	07/03/2003 -
> 06/30/2004	$1514.13	3.03 %	0	0/0	           N/A
	      
>                           Completed.
> 
> 
> BUT I HAVE THE SAME #'S FOR EACH STOCK! ie NET PROFIT
> $1514.13   %GAIN 3.03%
> ANYBODY KNOW WHAT I AM DOING WRONG IN THESE 2 PLACES??
> 
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