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



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Joe Trader,
 
Thank you for advise. It is only a matter of small different of periodicity list box
(under security open window) while in metastock 8.0, that function is disabled.
But then Equis enable it for 9.0 version.
It costs quite fortune for this fix.
 
Sincerely,
Agustinus Utama 

joetrade69 <joetrade69@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Get 8.01 or later, preferably 9.0. This was an issue in 8.0

Trader Joe...

--- 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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