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Post From: Savings charts to images for manual back testing
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| ticinotrader - Posts: 391 |
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Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but you can simply use an external screen capture application and automate its functions: On Linux, there are many (Ksnip, Flameshot, etc). On Windows, Greenshot or the most powerful is Sharex (getsharex.com) > recommended (see below). All these applications allow you to - assign keyboard hotkeys to certain screenshot functions (no need to use the mouse or click through menus) - automatically save the screenshot to a preset folder (or upload to FTP, etc) using a filename pattern (can be set to anything and autoincrements are allowed), and automatically create the directories based on the date/time structure, etc - all without manual intervention (other than pressing a hotkey on the keyboard). This alone can significantly reduce the time you spend saving images. Sharex also has a 'timer' function that allows you to save screenshots of a preset region or the entire screen at regular intervals, so you can automate the whole process and can select an interval suitable for bar-by-bar or preset interval based backtesting. All these apps have the option to save files to multiple different locations or publish them somewhere + copy the screenshot to the clipboard, so pasting it into other applications (notes) is just takes using CTRL+V There are SC plugins (studies) for similar functions, but they are 3rd party studies and usually have some limitations. One free I know of is SimpleSystemTrading's screenshot study, that automatically can take a shot when you open a position and when it closes - can also be helpful if you execute trades during backtesting. Hope this helps. Regards, tt Date Time Of Last Edit: 2024-09-29 13:38:33
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