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[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: How to backtest using more-than-1-min-interval data on EST?



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Get 8.01 or later, preferably 9.0. This was an issue in 8.0

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--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Agustinus Utama 
<matematikaitb@xxxx> wrote:
> Dear MetaStock Users,
>  
> I am looking for help. I cannot backtest more than 1 min interval 
chart 
> using Enhanced System Tester. I am a day trader not swing trader. 
So that 
> my intention is to backtest using 5/15/30 min data, given 1 min 
ascii data from
> http://www.forexite.com/free_forex_quotes/forex_history_arhiv.html.
> Currently I am metastock 8.0 user.
>  
> I have been tryring to convert 1 mnt ASCII data to 5/15/30 min 
using The Downloader.
> The result is poor. I have just dashes everywhere. They are not 
complete candlesticks.
> I don't understand why equis doesnot put capability to process more 
than 1 min data directly on its Enhanced System Tester. They really 
PUT this capability for indicators while you can browse easily from 1 
to 5/10/15/30min, etc charts.
>  
> Please, I am completely desperate. Any sugestion would be 
appreciated. 
> I hope somebody could trick this issue by functioning 5 1-min data 
to be 
> O(5), H(5), L(5), C(5) for getting 5 min O,H,L,C from 1 min 
O,H,L,C....
> Then I just do backtesting as usual....:)
>  
> Sincerely,
> Agustinus Utama
> 
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