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[amibroker] Re: Backtesting a ranking system


  • Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:05:13 -0000
  • From: "droskill" <droskill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: [amibroker] Re: Backtesting a ranking system

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Amibroker has a unique backtesting mode for system such as this called Rotational - plenty of examples on this board if you do a search.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "googool123123" <bfallahi@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to write a simple backtest that would rank a watchlist
> based on a certain criteria and buys any neww addition at the end of the
> month and sells any one that goes out of previous top 5, can someone
> please help me to the right direction? Thanks
> 
> something like this pseudo code assuming RSI is used for ranking
> 
> maxPositions = 5
> minPositions = 5
> 
> stockArray = rankRSI(watchList)
> rankArray = sort(stockArray)
> 
> if( now is endOfMonth)
> {
>       for i = rankArray[0] to rankArray[4]
>       {
>           if(rankArray[i] not in openPositionsArray
>           {
>                buy rankArray[i]
>                openPositionsArray.add(rankArray[i])
>            }
>        }
> 
> 
>          for i = openPositionsArray[openPositionsArray.length] to
> openPositionsArray[0]
>          {
>               if(openPositionsArray[i] is not in rankArray[0] to
> rankArray[4]
>              {
>                   sell(openPositionsArray)
>                   openPositionsArray.remove[openPositionsArray[i])
>              }
>           }
> }
>




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