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Brad:
You are ALMOST doing the right thing.
Change the big point value in GLOBAL SERVER, do not change it in
the chart directly. The chart settings apply to a chart. The
Global Server setting apply to every chart with that symbol.
Also, if you switch from ASCII data to CSI format, much of this
should be automated. Since stock data does not go negative it is
generally OK to run CSI data format for backtesting.
Leslie
Brad Rylander wrote:
>
> I'm using CSI eod data for stocks only, with TS2K and TS4.
>
> Both versions of TS mis-interpret the point value of a large
> percentage of symbols, 10%+. It seems as though if the symbol
> can be interpreted as anything but a stock (ie. commodity,
> option, bond, etc.), that is the interpretation that is used.
> This leads to interesting results when backtesting ...
> multi-million dollar swings on a $10K trade.
>
> In TS I can use format -> symbol -> universe and change the
> settings but these changes revert back to the improper ones as
> soon as a different chart is loaded.
>
> I've used a couple crude work arounds but I'd like to solve this
> problem. I don't even know whether the problem is with TS or CSI.
>
> I'll appreciate any help you can give me.
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> --
> Brad
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Regards,
Leslie Walko
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