Graham, thanks for that example.
I modified the example to try to solve my slippage problem. From every
way I look at it, I now appear to have all the correct controls. Yet it
still has no effect! Note that I can't use GetPrice on Closed trades,
according to the reference guide.
I really hate looking like a coding klutz, but do you, or anyone see
what I am still doing wrong?!
if ( Status( "action" ) == actionPortfolio )
{
bo = GetBacktesterObject();
bo.PreProcess(); // Initialize backtester
for ( bar = 0; bar < BarCount-1; bar++ )
{
bo.ProcessTradeSignals( bar );
for ( Trade = bo.GetFirstTrade(); Trade; Trade =
bo.GetNextTrade() )
{
if ( NOT Trade.IsOpen() )
{
if ( Trade.IsLong() ) // Exit Long
{
ExitTrue = Trade.ExitPrice - Slippage;
Trade.ExitPrice = ExitTrue;
}
else // Exit Short
{
ExitTrue = Trade.ExitPrice + Slippage;
Trade.ExitPrice = ExitTrue;
}
}
}
}
bo.PostProcess(); // Finalize backtester
}
--- In [email protected], Graham <kavemanpe...@...> wrote:
>
> You have not included all the required control functions and method
> for getting the signals, here is example from knowledge base, you can
> see what is missing. This example does a different actual change to
> the trades, but the whole process is the same.
>
> if( Status("action") == actionPortfolio )
> {
> bo = GetBacktesterObject();
>
> bo.PreProcess(); // Initialize backtester
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> for(bar=0; bar < BarCount; bar++)
> //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> {
//<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\
<<<<<<<<<<<
> bo.ProcessTradeSignals( bar );
> //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> CurEquity = bo.Equity;
>
> for( pos = bo.GetFirstOpenPos(); pos; pos = bo.GetNextOpenPos() )
> {
> posval = pos.GetPositionValue();
>
> diff = posval - 0.01 * EachPosPercent * CurEquity;
> price = pos.GetPrice( bar, "O" );
>
> // rebalance only if difference between desired and
> // current position value is greater than 0.5% of equity
> // and greater than price of single share
> if( diff != 0 AND
> abs( diff ) > 0.005 * CurEquity AND
> abs( diff ) > price )
> {
> bo.ScaleTrade( bar, pos.Symbol, diff < 0, price, abs( diff ) );
> }
> }
> }
//<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> bo.PostProcess(); // Finalize backtester
> //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> }
>
> 2009/3/19 ozzyapeman zoopf...@...:
> > The custom commission table unfortunately doesn't allow me to do
what I
> > want, which is to slip exits by an amount that varies according to
market
> > time. The example I am pasting here is simplified. I'm trying to
model based
> > on what I am seeing in live trades.
> >
> > Thanks on ProcessTradeSignals. But I still must be doing something
wrong,
> > because no effect:
> >
> >
> > if ( Status( "action" ) == actionPortfolio )
> > {
> > bo = GetBacktesterObject();
> >
> > for
> > ( sig = bo.GetFirstSignal(); sig; sig = bo.GetNextSignal() )
> > {
> >
> > sig.ProcessTradeSignals();
> >
> > if( sig.IsExit() )
> > {
> > if ( sig.IsLong() ) // Exit Long
> > {
> > ExitTrue = sig.Price - Slippage;
> > sig.Price = ExitTrue;
> > }
> >
> >
> > else // Exit Short
> > {
> > ExitTrue = sig.Price + Slippage;
> > sig.Price = ExitTrue;
> > }
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" groups@ wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> You need to call ProcessTradeSignals.
> >>
> >> BTW: it is easier to just define custom commission table
(AA->Settings
> >> "Commission table: Define...")
> >> that includes slippage than wresting with code.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Tomasz Janeczko
> >> amibroker.com
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: ozzyapeman
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:31 AM
> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Simple slippage implemented in CBT
generates COM
> >> error
> >>
> >>
> >> Okay on #1, I realize that the COM error was due to the bit of
legacy
> >> code: SetCustomBacktestProc( "" );
> >>
> >> However, the slippage code seems to have no effect whatsoever on
the
> >> backtest trade report.
> >>
> >> What might I be doing wrong?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In [email protected], "ozzyapeman" zoopfree@ wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hello, hoping someone can help on this. I am using ApplyStop,
which does
> >> > not have a slippage factor. I'm trying to avoid using a BarCount
loop to
> >> > implement slippage on exits and instead am trying to modify the
signal
> >> > list of the CBT to implement slippage, before the backtester
engine
> >> > processes the trades.
> >> >
> >> > But I am running into two problems, namely:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 1. Get error COM method/function 'GetFirstSignal' call failed, on
the
> >> > for loop line, even though that line and prior ones were copied
and
> >> > pasted direct from the reference guide.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2. More of a question at this point: What if my calculation of
ExitTrue
> >> > price is below the Low, or above the High of the bar? Will the
> >> > backtester engine simply ignore that signal? Or is there some way
I can
> >> > filter out that possibility directly in the code below?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In this example, Slippage = 0.0002 elsewhere in my code,
backtesting on
> >> > Forex:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > SetCustomBacktestProc( "" );
> >> >
> >> > if ( Status( "action" ) == actionPortfolio )
> >> > {
> >> > bo = GetBacktesterObject();
> >> >
> >> > for( sig = bo.GetFirstSignal(); sig; sig = bo.GetNextSignal() )
> >> > {
> >> > if( sig.IsExit() )
> >> > {
> >> > if ( sig.IsLong() ) // Exit Long
> >> > {
> >> > ExitTrue = sig.Price - Slippage;
> >> > sig.Price = ExitTrue;
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > else // Exit Short
> >> > {
> >> > ExitTrue = sig.Price + Slippage;
> >> > sig.Price = ExitTrue;
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > }
> >> > }
> >> > }
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Graham Kav
> AFL Writing Service
> http://www.aflwriting.com
>
