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automated backtest Alerts Help
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| [2021-07-21 02:06:45] |
| adeelchaudhry1 - Posts: 6 |
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Hi, I hope this finds you all well and in good health. I am fairly new to Sierra and have been stuck on trying to figure out backtesting with Alerts. I think my issue is a condition for my alerts, I was wondering if someone can help me with the syntax. Currently, i have " = OR(SG9>0,SG10>0)" " = OR(SG11>0,SG12>0)" Basically, I want it to generate a buy order for SG9 & SG10 ( Arrow Up) and a sell order for when SG 11 & SG12 ( Arrow Down) appear on the chart. When I run the backtest, there are no trades that are being generated. |
| [2021-07-21 04:14:16] |
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You will want to use this study for this: Trading System Based on Alert Condition And you would need two instances of the study. One for a buy entry and one for a sell entry. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2021-07-21 15:51:11] |
| adeelchaudhry1 - Posts: 6 |
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thank you for the prompt reply, i followed the instruction but still no trades popping up. Here is the alerts I used to generate a buy alert in the trading system alert condition section. =OR(ID20:SG9 > 0 , S10 > 0) Both of the signals are in ID#20 Kindly, view the screenshot. You will see the up arrows SG9 and SG10 which are being displayed on the chart, but alerts wont generate any trades. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-21 15:52:34
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| adeelchaudhry1 - Posts: 6 |
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i got it to work but some trades won't trigger off the alert condition! its picking some alerts and trading and ignoring others Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-21 17:12:56
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| [2021-07-22 15:04:14] |
| ForgivingComputers.com - Posts: 1153 |
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How fast are you backtesting? If you are seeing unexpected results, try replaying the trade at speed = 1. If it works at normal speed then you are backtesting too fast.
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| [2021-07-23 02:06:12] |
| adeelchaudhry1 - Posts: 6 |
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I was backtesting pretty fast, gonna try slowing down, Thanks!
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