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Date/Time: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:47:51 +0000

[Programming Help] - back vs forward testing

[2018-09-20 08:56:34] #1 [Go To First Post]
User7817001 - Posts: 96
Good morning The 'destination' signal placement/construction is not the same back vs forward testing Source chart = 150 trade chart Destination chart = 50 trade chart (in visualizations provided) this results in the trigger signal on the 50t chart to be either 1, 2 or 3 candles wide, based on the 150t chart the desired behavior is this back testing behavior, not forward live testing behavior Back testing (desired behavior) is the destination candle (50t) is constructed one 50t candle at a time, resulting in order placement triggered on 1st 50t candle, which ideal for order entry/exit Forward testing (non-desired behavior, resulting in lag/late orders) is the full/completed destination candle placed, all 1,2 or 3 candles, immediately, resulting order placement triggered from last 50t candle, which is not ideal, this results in a variable/unknown order entry/exit Attached are the screen captures: full shot of orders both back and forward test studies used, and study settings I also have captured two short videos on my twitch site showing this behavior in an order placement for the same signal candle construction both forward test and back test, same order, same time frame https://www.twitch.tv/daytradernovice/videos/all


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