Thanks lots Paul. That did the trick, although I'm still not sure why, for example, the original "Sell" only affected certain symbols, i.e. removing them from test also removed the problem. Anyway, I can move on now. Thx again.
PS --- In [email protected], "paultsho" <paul.t...@...> wrote: > > You get Long(6) when your sell statement evaluates to 6 ie sell = 6 > check your sell statements. > > --- In [email protected], "vlanschot" <vlanschot@> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I seem to have a recurring problem in my optimization/backtest, whereby at > > some point the trade enters and exits on the same day and returns > > "Long(6)", with an exit price listed as decimals: > > > > Trade Date Price Ex.Date Ex.Price > > Long(6) 26/08/2009 1181.75 26/08/2009 0.4727 > > > > Looking at the chart, as well as in the quote monitor, the data seems OK. > > > > Can somebody please enlighten me on what may cause this behavior? For all > > clarity my Buy rule is simply Buy = 1. > > > > Thx, > > > > PS > > >
