Continuing problems with Forward test mode: it still attempts t live trade CL Tuesday night I forward tested a SampleES version, a PredatorCL version and a SampleLE version. Wednesday noon it was atempting to buy CL contracts but could not as not enough money in the account.
In order to collect data and keep going, I have now created BlankES, BlankCL and BlankLE without any goLong(), goFlat() or goShort() commands. I think the LE contract worked for me in the past, but TWS says it does not recognize the instrument. I might try to use the base version that specifies the expiry. Could one of you guys check my flow to see where I am making the mistake? or could it possibly be a bug in JbookTrader? I can provide my files if needed. The way I do it is: Start TWS, I have a cash account with $4206. I enter my login, password, then asks for security card codes, enter those, and TWS starts. I starts with 4 tabs: Untitled, Portfolio, Futures Scanner: most Active, Pending (All). I then Go to eclipse and select JBookTrader-9.01-AV and press the green play button, this compiles and start JbookTrader, which pops up with a selection of ~ 22 strategies I right click on the one I want and select 'Forward Test' A window pops up from TWS saying: accept incoming connection attempt from xxxxxx? I say yes, and TWS then creates an empty tab on TWS called API. I think Jbooktrader starts reading data at that point. I may or may not have that symbol already displayed in my Untitled tab, but for completedness (because I dont know if I need to) I always add the contract onto the API tab manually by typing for example ES, and specifying it as a future and selecting the expiration. I do the same with CL and perhaps ZN or LE. I then let it run overnight (dont wake up early enough to start it before market starts) go to work, come back at noon, check on it, and on two occasions the CL contract had attempted to trade live. (it cant, because it needs $4250 and TWS refuses the order, it gets stuck sending continuous buys commands) Is that the procedure you guys use to forward test? Am I supposed to enter anything on the API tab or leave it blank? In the mean time I've been collecting data and trying to back test some strategy codes. Thanks for any replies, AV. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JBookTrader" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
