Integrity checks for downloaded quotes
We all know that it is important that we start our backtesting process with a clean and relaible data.

We are downloading data from free sources so I want to make sure that we do not have any missing...

Muscat Securities Market downloader shows error
Hi,

While trying to download quotes for Muscat security markets, the downloader errors out. How can this be fixed?...

MM Error report
Hi,
I am running a money management script posted by another user.I keep on getting an error message..
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# of trades
Hi, i'm backtesting 900 individual securities using the Symlist indicator and money management script QS team has created. It works great but i'm curious to know if there is a way to display how many trades

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^S&P_CNX_NIFTY not updating
Hi,

Since March 1, 2013 I could not get ^S&P_CNX_NIFTY to update on a daily basis:...

SUM for the past X days with intraday time series
a = Crossindicator(close);
b = hour() == 16;
c = iff(b==1,a,0);...

Save Rules Analyzer Output
Is there a way to save the output from a rules analyzer run in Excel or a CSV file?

If not, I'd like to suggest this as a feature request. I'm noticing that saving output from QuantShare in useful formats...

Mutiple TimeFrames in TradingSystem
Hi,

Three questions:...

2 minute / 3 minute bars
Probably an easy answer, but I couldn't see how to change the chart timeframe to be 2 minutes or 3 minutes. I saw the functionality to create new periodicty, but there didn't seem to be an option to
add
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Second Computer and QS
Hi,
I just downloaded QS to my desktop.I was running it on my laptop before buying the desktop.Is it possible to have all of my settings,charts,systems,
watchlists etc that I had set up on my laptop on...

Create a watch list from a list of symbols
How can i create a watch list from a list of symbols?

jp...

Access intraday data while working on daily chart
My intraday indicator gives me only one value at hour 16:00

I want that value to be shown when I switch over to daily chart setting....

Chande trendscore error formula
I have 2 account 1 for italian market and one for us market
Why the chande trendscore work only italian market?
In us market write...error in formula.... And not work....

Trading indicator divergence
Is there any formula or method to spot and plot divergences in value of an asset and an indicator? e.g. close price and rsi.

Counting bars after a condition has been met
Hi, I want to count how many bars occurred between two conditions and what the maximum value is between the two conditions:

Condition 1 = cross(a,b) Upward cross (price increases from bottom to up)...

QS trading software
Hi, after using this software for the past couple of weeks, I just wanted to make a thread to share my experience with the QS software. Overall, in my opinion this is a great software. Learning curve is

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Day's opening price
Hi, how can I create a rule for day's opening price using ''create function''

I'm using ...

REPLAY TOOL
SIR,
New replay tool is fantastic.Following modification are desirable.
1 A choice to decide when a trade should be executed ie AT THE CLOSE OF THE BAR,AT THE OPENING OF NEW BAR OR AT THE HIGH OF PREVIOUS...

Delay in Daily Stock Quotes - International | For NSE Symbols
i observe 10 minutes delay in data that i get with "Daily Stock Quotes - International " downloader.
There is no delay in Intraday day for the same stock.
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Custom Metrics
Hello. I'm trying to add a few custom metrics to the backtest results. The first one is "Expectancy"
and I think it is working properly. The formula is:
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referring screener in backtest
I have a screener that works to my likings. I'm curious if there is a way for me to refer the screener in my backtest? That way the backtest can get the symbols that my screener comes up with and buy/sell

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All my screeners and strategies disapeared??!
Umm.. not sure what just happened but I was working on my screener and exploring QS. I click on:

Download > Market data> and then US stock market > then I downloaded it...

Gap down screener and addcolumn
a = histoprice(_close,1);
b = histoprice(_open,0);
var1 = b < a;...

Buy a specific instrument via QS vector language
Hi,

if i want to buy a specific instrument ( in QS vector language), which function must I use?...

Paper trading/forward testing
Is there a way to plug in live data and get intraday signals to test the strategies realtime? Or is this a feature that will be added later? Release date?

Combined Trading System report causes hang
Hi,

After running a "Combined Trading Systems" analysis, when clicking on any of the "Report" buttons on the results grid, the Reportit window opens momentarily but then the entire...

Different Sharpe Ratios in "Combined Trading System"
Hi,

I have run the simulator on 2 basic trading systems and the resulting Sharpe Ratios from the backtests are -7.068 and 32.244....

Error object assignment
Hi there,

I'm starting a script in the Tools/Script Editor:...

Trading System time period not including start day
Hi,

I have created a new Trading System and under "Symbols and Dates" and I have selected a a "Period" From 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009....

Capital allocation - total capital is split in Long/Short strategy
Hi,

I am trying to backtest a Long/Short strategy with $100k starting capital. However, the capital is split 50:50 by QuantShare so each long/short trade is only given 50k....