Warnings and Failed Date Ranges in Backtest

• 03/14/2017 at 12:07 PM #28500
  Bard

  I am getting a lot of failed attempts when I change date ranges since using the new V10.3 Backtest date ranges window? Please see screenshot.

  Is anyone else getting this? The solution seems to be to changing the dates to something else and then back to the desired range.

  

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  03/15/2017 at 5:13 PM #28682
  Bard

  I’m also seeing this warning when a strategy is open in the background (and being used an daily chart) but I go to change the number of units on a completely different chart (10 min chart)?

   

  

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  03/15/2017 at 5:34 PM #28684
  Nicolas

  When this warning window appear, I always close the Probacktest window and open it again with the desired chart for backtest.

  

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  03/15/2017 at 7:14 PM #28693
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  DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // defparam flatbefore=090500 defparam flatafter=173000 MyRSI = RSI[14](close) MyBollingerDown = Bollingerdown[25] (close) myBollingerUp= bollingerup[25] (close) IF MyRSI <30 AND close < MyBollingerDown then buy 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET endif MyRSI >70 AND close >mybollingerup then sell 1 contract at market

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  DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // defparam flatbefore=090500 defparam flatafter=173000   MyRSI = RSI[14](close) MyBollingerDown = Bollingerdown[25] (close) myBollingerUp= bollingerup[25] (close) IF MyRSI <30 AND close < MyBollingerDown then buy 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET endif MyRSI >70  AND close >mybollingerup then sell 1 contract at market

  hi Nicolas, one short question… proreal shows syntax mistake   on >70  , what do i have to change? thx

  

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  03/15/2017 at 10:01 PM #28711
  Bard

  I would but I’m getting this every session, plus it takes a while to load up the 8 charts two with 5 MESA indicators. Strange though as I never had this issue with v10.2?

  

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  03/15/2017 at 10:15 PM #28712
  GraHal

  Hi Dref … you’re missing an IF and Endif … see below.

  However you’ve hijacked Bard’s Thread so best not to reply (raise your own Thread?)

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  IF MyRSI <30 AND close < MyBollingerDown then buy 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET endif If MyRSI >70 AND close >mybollingerup then sell 1 contract at market Endif

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  IF MyRSI <30 AND close < MyBollingerDown then buy 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET endif   If MyRSI >70  AND close >mybollingerup then sell 1 contract at market Endif

   

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  03/25/2017 at 2:29 PM #29819
  Bard

  I just got the date range warning when changing a Dow chart from 10,000 units to 200 units? What is causing this? Never had this with v10.2 !

  

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  05/09/2017 at 1:30 PM #34937
  Bard

  Hi Nicolas,

  Do you know if it is possible to get a permanent code fix on the continuing date range issues in V10.3?

  I did try your suggestion and closed PRT and relaunched it today. It makes no difference and makes backtesting difficult. (Note: These errors were rare in V10.2 and easily resolved by changing date parameters and then going back to the original range choice).

  Thanks
  Bard

  

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  10/24/2020 at 12:24 PM #148319
  Kovit

  Hi all I also get this error message whenever I try to backtest on a specific date range. Is there a particular sequence or workaround for this? Currently I only back test on units for the 1 minute time frame then have to manually scroll back to the date that I wish to look at which isn’t ideal. Thanks in advance.

  

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  10/26/2020 at 9:24 AM #148479
  Nicolas

  It can happen when you try to backtest a time range period which is not displayed in your chart. The quick work around is to display the maximum units possible for your trading account type (max is 100.000 bars with IG v10.3) or to close the chart and your code and re-open them again and restart the process to get the right backtest period.

  

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