Price difference in backtest
Define "sometimes"
There are many variables that could affect your profit/loss and 12pips are not always $120 either...
we need more info, exact numbers, currency pairs, etc...
Currency EURUSD. Will get numbers later.
# Time Type Order Size Price S/L T/P
431 2006.08.09 20:29 sell 172 1.00 1.2863 1.2875 1.2851
435 2006.08.10 00:54 s/l 172 1.00 1.2875 1.2875 1.2851 -113.40
Then correct one
412 2006.08.09 11:57 sell 162 1.00 1.2872 1.2884 1.2860
415 2006.08.09 12:34 s/l 162 1.00 1.2884 1.2884 1.2860 -120.00
Maybe not 30% but 10% or less of the "sometimes" Phy...
I get -124.90 a couple of times.
Is this a bug in the backtester or is there something else I dont know.
L
No idea...
I don't have a lot of backtesting experience...
in the first case, it is most probably the swap that affects the price. As you could see your position was opened on 08/09 and then closed on the next day 08/10 i.e. that was after the daily rollover and therefore the swap was added here. Thats why you have same pips but less money of actual loss. So, no, I dont see a bug here...
thank you
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I'm not connecting to any servers because that would corrupt the data.
I don't think swap gets calculated offline does it?
Thanks for your answers.
Phy Im curious on how you backtest. I'm not very confident with strategy tester and would like an alternative.
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Hi
When I backtest i notice that usually 12 pip loss is $120 and then sometimes it would lose $177 or $133.
Why is this and how can I sidestep this?
L.