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Replay Back Testing Single Chart Vs Multiple Chart

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[2020-11-01 17:54:54]
User128888 - Posts: 30
I'm running a test on triggering buy/sell on a crossover using 1 Tick intraday data. I have two methods here.

1) I run replay on a Single Chart using Accurate Trading System Back Test Mode.

2) I run replay on All Charts using Accurate Trading System Back Test Mode where there's 2 charts in total. One chart has a Study/Price overlay from the other.

Method 2 which has 2 charts run significantly fast than Method 1. We are talking about a few times faster. I also notice that with Method 2, the entries and exists are done on the close of a bar instead of within a bar which tick by tick calculations should do. So it just seems like tick by tick data is only used when I use a Single chart and isn't used when I'm running multiple charts.

Is running back testing with multiple charts not using tick by tick data?

Thanks.
[2020-11-02 21:57:10]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Tick by tick data is used but it works a little different.

How this works is documented in the section here for Accurate Trading System Back Test Mode:
https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/ReplayChart.html#ReplayMode

the entries and exists are done on the close of a bar instead of within a bar which tick by tick calculations should do
We do not have an explanation for this. We do not know how your trading system is working.
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Date Time Of Last Edit: 2020-11-02 21:57:18

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