<![CDATA[Forex Software — History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/topic/5352/history-backtest-settings/ Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:34:52 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29671/#p29671

But a possibility to import CSV data from MT5 also should be added.

I'll make a script for exporting MT5 data to CSV next week.

]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:34:52 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29671/#p29671 <![CDATA[Re: History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29670/#p29670 Anyway from Last Friday it wins...

But a possibility to import CSV data from MT5 also should be added.

Piece of cake for Popov.

]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2015 03:43:59 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29670/#p29670 <![CDATA[Re: History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29378/#p29378 If you have set the bars to 50,000, then you will get the last 50,000 bars which may not be long enough back for your requirement.

You will have to ensure that you have all of that data in FSBPro data file and then adjust 'Data Horizon' under 'Market' to reflect the dates and ensure that your copy of FSBPro will accomodate the number of bars that you are going to use.

Hope that helps.

Other than that approach, get the same data into MT4 and then export an EA and do the test in there... which is probably easier.

daveM

]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 22:22:51 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29378/#p29378 <![CDATA[Re: History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29368/#p29368 Yes got it from ducascopy.


Popov wrote:

Do you have M15 data since 2008-01-01?

]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 19:21:55 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29368/#p29368 <![CDATA[Re: History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29341/#p29341 Do you have M15 data since 2008-01-01?

]]> Sat, 23 May 2015 16:03:32 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29341/#p29341 <![CDATA[Re: History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29339/#p29339 Thankx for the fast reply

Is there any particular reason  why if i use any time frame less than 1hour the beginning date changes?

For example M30 does not begin from 2008-01-01 as i have selected it changes t0 2011-05-17
                  same with M15 it changes automatically to 2013-05-16

Popov wrote:

Generally the program calculates a backtest against all available data. Use Data Horizon tool to limit the data series: http://forexsb.com/wiki/fsbpro_guide/data_horizon 

If you want to see results from the exact date, you have to provide more data for the indicators. For your example you can set data from December 1st and to use "Date Filter" indicator in a strategy to set the beginning of the trade.

]]> Sat, 23 May 2015 14:30:33 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29339/#p29339 <![CDATA[Re: History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29338/#p29338 Generally the program calculates a backtest against all available data. Use Data Horizon tool to limit the data series: http://forexsb.com/wiki/fsbpro_guide/data_horizon 

If you want to see results from the exact date, you have to provide more data for the indicators. For your example you can set data from December 1st and to use "Date Filter" indicator in a strategy to set the beginning of the trade.

]]> Sat, 23 May 2015 14:17:47 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29338/#p29338 <![CDATA[History backtest settings]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29337/#p29337 Hello

How do i specify which date in the back-tester it will use for backtest?

For example i want to use a back test for the period of January 1 2014 to 22 May 2015

]]> Sat, 23 May 2015 14:06:19 +0000 https://forexsb.com/forum/post/29337/#p29337