Cannot understand how backtesting works

Created at 11 Apr 2016, 14:35
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alex_gavri33

Joined 11.04.2016

Cannot understand how backtesting works
11 Apr 2016, 14:35


Hello guys

I've just started using calgo for my but. I had a c# version I did by my own and this is a porting. 
I have some problems with the backtesting as I always and up with negative equity as you can see in this chart:

I can see in the history that 95% of the trades are winning trades. Does this mean that there are many open trades that are still not closed and are loosing very bad? I did set up a basic stop loss system so they sould close if things go really bad.


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alex_gavri33
11 Apr 2016, 23:18

RE:

Nevermind I just found that executemarket order wanted take profit and stop loss as pips so I virtually had no limits on my algorithm. Now with proper stop loss is going bad :(


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