In the Reports section of the Backtester, under Summary report, there are 2 pie charts that are nicely supplied showing:
a) Current Positions by Symbol and
b) Current positions by Industry
These are great to ensure diversification but I wonder- for easier comparison if:
-you could match the colors so that the stock and sector it belongs to are the same color. It would be quicker and easier to read- apple to apples?
Many thanks for the consideration

It would be great to see an index or the VVC graph alongside a back-test result graph so that we can see how our idea performed against the market at the time of the back-test. That would give more depth/proof to the back-test I'm thinking.
Thanks
Heather

Allow user “custom field definitions” to be used as stop criteria in BackTester.

I have run many different backtests and would like to be able to export the summary lines and manipulate the data in Excel so I can make graphs of the performance parameters and visualize which methodologies are most effective.

To help clubs judge the variance between daily monitoring/action on stop positions and just deciding at dates of meetings

I am trying to find a filter that will generate the most income per year from stocks that payout regular dividends. I know ETF are hard to get dividend payout information, but most other stocks provide this information.

Add capability to have customized/modified timing lists as in VV6. Such as Confirmed Signals with modifications for Bear Markets. i.e. 2008-9 2011 where one good ignore or delete Buy and Sell signals to stay in cash.

I'd like a one hour webinar on how to use the backtester. They go over using the backtester in webinars for 5 minutes, but that's not enuf for me.

Since Dr. D said there is NO model which will work all the time, it would be nice to be able to chart trendlines and use other market timing tools on the model's performance chart to help determine when it's time to abandon that model or start using it again.

This would help the user to see under which conditions a search is optimal. It could also be used to compare results to the existing grouping by timing system.

Add 5 MA RT crossing below 40 MA RT as stop criteria for Backtests and Portfolios

Commissions are accounted for in VV back testing, but not the cost of using the VV data. The last webinar had a 5 1/2 year backtest w/ $4500 worth of commissions, but no impact on results from VV costs of anywhere from $3000 to over $12000 depending on version and plug-ins. Could these costs be added to the Back Tester?

My best backtest strategy does great when confirmed up and terrible when confirmed down. Would like to test whether it is better to sell entire portfolio or hold until stop when a confirmed down is called. As a bonus: The ability to switch strategy with confirmed calls would be nice.

I want ability to create new stop criteria in the backtester and portfolio settings.

member; 354571

dear customerservice,

I like the following suggestion:
can you install the UNISEARCH tool in the backtester - Automation Rules - Stop Criteria, so that I have a lot of more possibilities in the backtester.

for example: I want that the backtester sells the stock in the portfolio, if the MA stock price 20 days is becoming under the MA stock price of 50 days.

thank in advance for putting this in your software updating.

best wishes,

Leo J.M. van der Werf

In the old system, one could create a portfolio on a certain date and then march it forward one day at a time with one click. This was a wonderful educative tool and enabled the member to observe the behavior of the portfolio vis a vis the broad market and other factors. This is a big confidence builder in using the more aggressive and successful but highly volatile strategies. (Think bottom fishing strategies).