"Fun fact" about backtest and live account difference.

• 02/13/2019 at 9:09 AM #91252
  jebus89

  So i was in panic-mode again this morning. Reason being that backtest said “no entry” while live account was in deep red from a “bad entry” (time will show)

  So im not sure why this is but it gave me a slight heart attack.

  On the backtest the trade didnt show as an active trade until after a full red 30 minute candle closed (30 minutes after my live account opened the trade). No clue as to why. Ill include pic.

  Guessing this is just how “backtest” works?

  

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  02/13/2019 at 10:08 AM #91264
  GraHal

  Yes there is some strange phenomenon where backtest doesn’t show the trade until one bar later.

  It doesn’t sound logical, but it has been discussed on here. I can’t even get my head around it now, but that may be due just got up and only had one mouthful of coffee! 🙂

  It came to me … I guess it’s cost else IG would have to have so many live feeds, but then it’s only IG trades / data anyway??  Server processing power … as you can see I’m guessing … more coffee!? 🙂

  

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  02/13/2019 at 10:17 AM #91266
  jebus89

  haha not sure coffee is gonna help u this time 🙂 I guess its just how PRT / IG works yea. Well no crisis THIS time either haha and i didnt know it had been discussed here b4 🙂 Guess u guys can close this thread then.

  

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