FOREX backtesting.

[sknudsen]

I can't for the life of me figure out how to backtest any strategies with Forex? I have an account with forex.ca and also eSignal for my Data. I can't find anything mentioning Forex back-testing in the help guides. Help!

Scott

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Searching for "backtest" in the online help yields 36 matches. http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/helpguide.html

You could start e.g. here: http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/BacktestAStrategy.html

You also might consider attending one of our free webinars: please see link in my signature.

There is no specifics with Forex backtesting, it's like with any other security.

[sknudsen]

Not having the proper INSTRUMENT selected was the problem. I don't recall reading anything about selecting Instruments when it came to backtesting strategies!




Searching for "backtest" in the online help yields 36 matches. http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/helpguide.html

You could start e.g. here: http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/BacktestAStrategy.html

You also might consider attending one of our free webinars: please see link in my signature.

There is no specifics with Forex backtesting, it's like with any other security.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Likely do not have historical data for the different date. You can verify this by comparing the chart in the Strategy Analyzer, see if the data set is identical.

You can view our historical data options here - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/HistoricalData.html