Josh, Thank you very much. This should be in the User Guide and indexed to "MaxBarsBack" keyword search.

Cogitas

How to set MaxBarsBack in Portfolio Trader.
Manual explains how to set this for a Chart, but how to set this when back testing a portfolio?

Thank you
Cogitas

I've tried Portfolio Trader "Rotation Strategy" Example using futures contracts. (The data dictionary is set up correctly) Problem: 1. How do I set slippage as % (percent) of the daily range when entering on stop orders? 2. I set "Initial Capital" = 1 Million yet show Corn taking a 1 lot (one contra...

Hello,

Is anyone trading a globally diversified Futures portfolio?
Can Portfolio Trader be made to work with End of Day Data?

Thank you very much.

Cogitas

Is it possible to view all new topics posted in the last X days? (Of course, with replies) Is there a topical structure to the Forum, e.g. -ASCII data -refreshing -wrong Big Point Value ... Back testing ... -Data Providers -bug -looking for recommendations ... -Programming Questions ... etc., How do...

Hi Everyone, How does one put together a trading system w/ Portfolio Trader. The 2 pdf's, "Portfolio Strategy Examples" and "Trader Manual" show code snippets--minimal explanation on why the code is the way it is. The main limitation of the documentation is lack of complete picture. How to put this ...

The Windows installed base is legacy stuff, OLD, cracks, XP, etc..
Nobody *migrates* to Windows.

New users buy OSX desktops or Linux servers.

Cogitas
p.s. I am running MultiCharts, virtualized via VMware Fusion on OSX.
Virtualized Windows works better then running it on raw hardware.