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Re: T.S. 4.0 Questions



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That was the worthless module I was refering too. It
doesn't work as it should.

Don

--- Gary Fritz <fritz@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > Testing inside the bar, you get whatever
> resolution
> > > you chose.
> >   
> >  You can't test within a bar....at least with
> 2000i.
> 
> Yes you can, if you have the data.  You can have
> e.g. tick data 
> collected from your data vendor, but you choose to
> display it as 
> hourly bars.  Under Format Strategy, Properties tab,
> you can 
> select Strategy Testing Resolution and run your
> tests with tick 
> or N-minute resolution.  That means even though
> you're displaying 
> 60min bars, TS pays attention to price action
> *within* the bar 
> when backtesting.
> 
> If you have only 60min bar data -- only OHLC for the
> 60min bars -
> - then you're absolutely right you can't test within
> the bar.  
> With TS2000i or any other package.  It's not
> possible because the 
> data isn't there.
> 
> Gary
> 
>