Hi,
I have not tested for correctness. But, to do what you are trying to
do, I believe that you would have to use mid level backtester (i.e.
PreProcess, ProcessTradeSignals, PostProcess) not the high level
backtester (i.e. Backtest).
Following your example; Get the stats at each bar and store the values
in a composite, since indicator mode (i.e. charting) would not see array
values populated during portfolio mode (i.e. backtest).
Finally, use Foreign to do the plotting.
Mike
SetTradeDelays( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
SetPositionSize( 5, spsPercentOfEquity );
weekDay = DayOfWeek();
Buy = weekDay == 1;
BuyPrice = Open;
Sell = weekDay == 2;
SellPrice = Close;
Short = weekDay == 3;
ShortPrice = Open;
Cover = weekDay == 4;
CoverPrice = Close;
SetCustomBacktestProc( "" );
if ( Status( "action" ) == actionPortfolio )
{
bo = GetBacktesterObject();
bo.PreProcess();
totalProfit = longProfit = shortProfit = 0;
for ( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
{
bo.ProcessTradeSignals( i );
stats = bo.GetPerformanceStats( 0 );
stats_long = bo.GetPerformanceStats( 1 );
stats_short = bo.GetPerformanceStats( 2 );
totalProfit[i] = stats.getValue( "EndingCapital" ) -
stats.GetValue( "InitialCapital" );
longProfit[i] = stats_long.getvalue( "EndingCapital" ) -
stats.GetValue( "InitialCapital" );
shortProfit[i] = stats_short.getvalue( "EndingCapital" ) -
stats.GetValue( "InitialCapital" );
}
bo.PostProcess();
AddToComposite( totalProfit, "~TotalProfit", "X", atcFlagDefaults |
atcFlagEnableInPortfolio );
AddToComposite( longProfit, "~LongProfit", "X", atcFlagDefaults |
atcFlagEnableInPortfolio );
AddToComposite( shortProfit, "~ShortProfit", "X", atcFlagDefaults |
atcFlagEnableInPortfolio );
}
Plot( Close, "Close", colorDarkGrey, styleBar );
Plot( Foreign( "~TotalProfit", "Close" ), "Total Profit", colorBlue,
styleLeftAxisScale );
Plot( Foreign( "~LongProfit", "Close" ), "Long Profit", colorGreen,
styleLeftAxisScale );
Plot( Foreign( "~ShortProfit", "Close" ), "Short Profit", colorRed,
styleLeftAxisScale );
--- In [email protected], "j0etr4der" <j0etr4...@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> In the User's Guide Backtester Interface section, Stat object is says,
>
> "Metrics are usually calculated once backtest is completed but it is
also possible to calculate metrics during backtest. To calculate current
metrics and get the access to them simply call GetPerformanceStats
method of Backtester object. Please note that if you calculate
statistics in the middle of the backtest they will include only closed
trades."
>
> I was hoping I could get access to the current long and short capital
stats. The following code produces the correct results in AA window
following optimization, but does not plot on the chart (values remain 0
).
>
> Is this feasible in any way? Or do I have to figure out (not likely at
my skill level) how to control trades in the backtester procedure?
>
> TIA,
>
> Joe
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> Sp = Lp = 0;
>
> SetCustomBacktestProc( "" );
> if ( Status( "action" ) == actionPortfolio )
> {
> bo = GetBacktesterObject();
> bo.Backtest();
>
> stats = bo.GetPerformanceStats( 0 );
> stats_long = bo.GetPerformanceStats( 1 );
> stats_short = bo.GetPerformanceStats( 2 );
>
> Longprofit = stats_long.getvalue( "EndingCapital" )
> - stats.GetValue( "InitialCapital" );
>
> bo.AddCustomMetric( "Long profit", Longprofit );
>
> Shortprofit = stats_short.getvalue( "EndingCapital" )
> - stats.GetValue( "InitialCapital" );
>
> bo.AddCustomMetric( "Short profit", Shortprofit );
>
> for ( i = 0; i < BarCount - 1; i++ )
> {
> Lp[ i ] = Longprofit;
> Sp[ i ] = Shortprofit;
> }
> }
>
> Plot( Lp, "Long profit", colorBlack );
> Plot( Sp, "Short profit", colorBlack );
>
