[amibroker] Re: backtest: limit symbol to date range

["brian_z321" <brian_z321@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Yuki Taga <yukitaga@xxx> wrote:
>
> Is there a way to limit a symbol's inclusion in a backtest based on 
a
> cutoff date or date range?
> 
> For example, I want to include XYZ Co. in a backtest for this tax
> year to date, but I only want to take trades that occur before March
> 15 this year -- for this symbol only.  After the cutoff date I want
> to ignore trades for this symbol.
> 
> Yuki
>

Yuki,

I have my white cane out.

On the condition that if I get you into trouble someone else will 
have to get you out:

entrySignal = ???;

buy = IIF(name = XYZCo AND datenum() > 1070315,0,entrySignal);

Goodluck,

Brian_Z





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