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Post From: Replay results using Tick vs 1 Second historical data

[2013-12-24 01:16:33]
Bedhog - Posts: 179

Hello All,

I'm using the SC RTDS and am working with the Spreadsheet System for Trading.

Question:

Does the Intraday Data Storage Time Unit play a role in the format of the realtime data stream?

If it does not, which of these strategy results will be closer to running in realtime?

Replay Settings For Both Scenarios:
For All Charts In Chartbook = Checked
Skip Empty Periods = Checked
Accurate Trading System Back Test Mode
Speed: 21520
Processing Step In Seconds = 1

Scenario 1:

Closed all chartbooks, deleted the files CLG4.scid AND CLG14.dly, and opened a chartbook that uses CLG4 with an Intraday Data Storage Time Unit = 1 Tick.

Opened a chartbook that uses CLG4 and the resulting file size was ~29MB.

Ran a strategy from 12/2 - 12/23 and it returned $32.60

Scenario 2:

Closed all chartbooks, deleted the files CLG4.scid AND CLG14.dly, and opened a chartbook that uses CLG4 with an Intraday Data Storage Time Unit = 1 Second.

Opened the same chartbook that uses CLG4 and the resulting file size was ~8MB.

Ran the same strategy from 12/2 - 12/23 and it returned $92.00


The difference between these 2 scenarios is significant.

The returns of the scenario that used the 1 Second historical data are desired, but I must defer to you about what is received during realtime based on this setting.

I have reviewed this document http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=doc/doc_TickbyTickDataConfiguration.php and am wondering if the results will be different based on the broker (cts, transact, velocity)

Thank you.