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by birdman3000
09 May 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: trade profit wrong - Stock
Replies: 2
Views: 780

trade profit wrong - Stock

I have a backtest on ASCII Mapping data that is getting the correct entry and exit prices but is calculating the wrong PnL. I am testing on a simple Fixed 100 share position. I have tried fixing this in the code (hard code to buy 100 shares) and also in Format > Strategy Properties >Maximum shares/c...
by birdman3000
06 Aug 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: ASX 3 and 10 year Treasury Bonds [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1660

Re: ASX 3 and 10 year Treasury Bonds [SOLVED]

Correct symbol parameters can be found in Internet/at the data provider end.

Where?
by birdman3000
10 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: point or tick value configuration for backtesting
Replies: 12
Views: 4871

Re: point or tick value configuration for backtesting

Is there an easy way to find this information (price scale, minmove, big point value) for a range of futures contracts? Or is there an update that allows the correct settings to come through from IQfeed into the QuoteManager? Or do we have to manually update each contract? For example there is this ...
by birdman3000
09 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: percentile/quantile in PowerLanguage
Replies: 4
Views: 2020

Re: percentile/quantile in PowerLanguage

It's pretty basic statistics. Can I request it gets added?
by birdman3000
09 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: percentile/quantile in PowerLanguage
Replies: 4
Views: 2020

percentile/quantile in PowerLanguage

Hi is there an easy way to calculate percentiles in PowerLanguage?

It is a simple method in python pandas: https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/s ... ntile.html

Thanks
by birdman3000
09 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: ASX 3 and 10 year Treasury Bonds [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1660

Re: ASX 3 and 10 year Treasury Bonds [SOLVED]

They are incorrect as the PnL is wrong when I backtest a strategy. PointValue 0.01 MinMove 10.00 bigPointValue 1.00 TickValue 0.10 (MinMove*PointValue) PriceScale: 100.00 I'm not sure how to find the correct values.. I was checking to see if someone had experienced something similar or whether MC su...
by birdman3000
14 Apr 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: ASX 3 and 10 year Treasury Bonds [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1660

ASX 3 and 10 year Treasury Bonds [SOLVED]

Hello I am using IQFeed as my data provider. I am trying to run backtests on ASX bonds (YT and XT) however in QuoteManager I believe the Price Scale, Min Movement, and Big Point Value settings for the symbol are incorrect. Is there an easy way to get the correct data in there so that my backtests ar...

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