[amibroker] "Simple" Backtesting

2009-05-09 Thread brianw468
I hope this isn't a dumb question , but I've had some very strange results with what should be a really simple test (as per Howard Bandy's example on p78 et seq in Intro to AB, but with different Buy & Sell signal generation). Simple set up - Long positions only. No commissions, no stops, Buy and

RE: [amibroker] Simple backtesting question

2008-07-16 Thread Fred Tonetti
Yes . at a minimum . Sell = 0; _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sidhartha70 Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:55 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Simple backtesting question Hi All, Lets assume I have set up a Buy

[amibroker] Simple backtesting question

2008-07-16 Thread sidhartha70
Hi All, Lets assume I have set up a Buy = condition, and have also set a profit target and maximum loss stop. Assume these two stops are my only exits Question... Do I need to define the Sell keyword anywhere...? Because when I run a backtest I get a 'missing buy/sell variable assignments' e