How to get signals for manual trading

therookie · 2019-04-12T07:44:37+00:00

Hi! OK so this might be a very stupid question for some but here it goes. So let’s say I want to swing trade and I have a strategy (on a daily chart) that I backtested with ProBacktest and I feel like the strategy has an edge and I want to use it. However I don’t want to use automatic trading for this. What I want to do is that after the market closes (after my regular job hours finish) I want to see if I have any buy/sell signals based on the strategy so I manually can place an order the morning after at my broker. My question is thus this: what is the best way to see what current buy/sell signals I have based on a code written in ProBacktest? Best regards

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04/12/2019 at 8:44 AM #96217 quote

therookie
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Junior

Hi!

OK so this might be a very stupid question for some but here it goes.

So let’s say I want to swing trade and I have a strategy (on a daily chart) that I backtested with ProBacktest and I feel like the strategy has an edge and I want to use it. However I don’t want to use automatic trading for this. What I want to do is that after the market closes (after my regular job hours finish) I want to see if I have any buy/sell signals based on the strategy so I manually can place an order the morning after at my broker.

My question is thus this: what is the best way to see what current buy/sell signals I have based on a code written in ProBacktest?

Best regards

04/12/2019 at 8:49 AM #96221 quote
Nicolas
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Topic moved in ProOrder section.

An easy way is to let the backtest run and return the signals conditions on the chart or in a separate window. Let’s say that the trigger to open a new order is contained in a variable called “buyCondition”. Just add this line at the end of the program:
```
GRAPH buyCondition coloured(0,255,0) as "BUY SIGNAL!!"
```
You’ll get a 0/1 green signal that tell you when there is a buy condition.

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04/12/2019 at 8:51 AM #96222 quote

robertogozzi
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Leave backtest running your strategy and pop-up windows will appear whenever a new trade is opened. When you are back home you may count them, if any, then get rid of them.

Remember the 18-hour limit befor the platform shuts down.

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04/12/2019 at 9:19 AM #96230 quote

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Junior

Both very good answers. Thank You!
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Forum:	ProOrder: Automated Strategies & Backtesting
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