Weird positions of backtest orders

[chinaski]

When i run a backtest, orders on chart seem to be placed outside market.

How to fix this?

Thanks for help.

[Fernando Carreiro]

It's called "spread"! There is a Ask price and a Bid price. Charts only shows the bars/candles based on Bid prices.

• A "buy" position opens at the Ask price and closes at the Bid price.
• A "sell" position opens at the Bid price and closes at the Ask price.

EDIT: Enable the Ask price line on your chart so that you can track the current value visually.

[chinaski]

Fernando Carreiro #:

It's called "spread"! There is a Ask price and a Bid price. Charts only shows the bars/candles based on Bid prices.

• A "buy" position opens at the Ask price and closes at the Bid price.
• A "sell" position opens at the Bid price and closes at the Ask price.

EDIT: Enable the Ask price line on your chart so that you can track the current value visually.

Thank you. Makes sense.