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Post From: does sierra chart plan to improve bectests

[2019-04-12 17:10:45]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Accurate back testing can be slow but refer to:
Auto Trade System Back Testing: Improving Back Test Performance

if i make it faster (lets say 10x or even 5x) , it returns completely wrong entries on places where they should not be and places that should be taken it doesnt make an order. so it is incorrect.
What you are describing is a problem with your system. When you say it returns completely wrong entries this is because that's what your trading system is doing! It's your system! You are only talking about what your trading system is doing! All of this is for you to resolve. We have no ability to resolve what your system is doing. This is point-blank obvious by what you are saying.

One thing we discovered with one user was they were relying on the current date-time variable which can be inaccurate and that was affecting how their trading system was working, and this is explained here:
ACSIL Interface Members - Functions: sc.GetCurrentDateTime()

This is the only Date-Time which could vary in the ACSIL interface during a back test based on the replace speed. Otherwise, everything is always 100% consistent.

Maybe you are doing the same thing.


and this is not by far only my problem. as far as i talked with others who develop under siera, they have the very same problem. you should really consider what i am saying. if it was only me, then ok, it may be on my side, but since it has pretty much everyone, it is not on my side.
This is not valid to us whatsoever. There is no basis of fact here. Do not tell us what supposedly other people are saying. We need a proper technical explanation from them. But for the record, the answer is probably the same as what we gave above.

There simply is no problem for us to resolve. There could not be. This is a complete impossibility.
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

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Date Time Of Last Edit: 2019-04-12 19:18:48