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Eliminate Survivorship Bias at least for the S&P 500
The existing backtest tools in Vectorvest are plagued by Survivorship Bias. This makes it impossible to get an accurate simulation of the expected future statistical performance of a strategy based on historical data, because the historical data becomes more and more inaccurate the further back in time you go in the backtest.
Even if you restrict your backtest search Universe to the 500 stocks in the S&P 500 Watchlist, that too is inaccurate. The 500 components contained within the actual S&P 500 varies from year to year. A committee meets each year and retires certain components and adds replacements.
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Add MACD as market timing in backtester
Current BackTest tool down not allow to select MACD as market timing signal. Please add it in BackTest tool.
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Average True Range (ATR) – Plot Stops on Charts, Enable use as a Custom/Calculated Field and Enable Use for Volatility Based Position Sizing
There are a range of ATR requests so this is to some extent duplication.
VV currently offers the use of ATR as a stop in back tests with variables being the lookback period and ATR multiplyer. Can this facility be extended to allow plotting such stops on stock and index charts please?Please introduce the capability to use ATR as a calculted/custom field in Watch Lists, Viewers, Portfolios and Backtests.
Can VectorVest implement the use of ATR volatility to generate volatility based position sizes for backtests and portfolio management.
Much has been written about the importance of correct Position Sizing…
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In automation rules, sell if stock no longer satisfies unisearch criteria
This would bring the power of unisearch to the backtest automation rules.
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allow the backtest listing data to be copied into spreadsheet or clipboard
add a button to the backtest list screen that will copy the list and data to the computer clipboard as a table. this will allow it to be imported into an excel file or any other document ie MS word, wordpad, notepad, etc.
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the ability create user defined backtester signals in addition to of C/UP, GLB, DEW, etc
It would be powerful to create our own backtester UP and DOWN signals instead of using the existing VV signals. The VV signals are good but it would be nice to use the DEW UP signal AND some other technical signal.Or as an example a cerrtain candle located 20% below the 20ma.
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Backtester Stop Functionality
Can we add into Backtester a stop functionality whereby a stop is triggered when a Stock's Price (low, high, open or close as selected by the user) crosses above/below (as selected by the user) a Moving Average (EMA, MA etc as selected by the user) please?
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New RT combo pair strategy to be posted
I think it's a great idea to run backtests on an RT kicker combo strategy "S&P500 Stop Asc/Contra ETFs", and list this as a model portfolio and include it in the Daily Color Guard discussion. This is important since we are not allowed to short stocks in an IRA account, but are allowed to buy contra ETFs.
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Add dividend stop criteria to backtester
Add an option to stop criteria such as "hold for X days". Where 'X' would typically be 30/60/90 days. This would allow for backtesting against a strategy that was focused on collecting dividends.
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End of Day option
Add option to use end of day instead of intraday in backtests for replacing stocks
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the Stop Criteria should include Custom Field and shold
the Stop Criteria should be able to customized to any techincal or VectorVest creteria I set. Currently it's just too simple.
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In the Backtester provide a way to make a timing list like I was formerly able to do with Simulator.
27OCT2020
I'd like to be able to make timing lists with the Backtester, specifying only a single stock and multiple purchase dates and multiple sale dates without using VV indicators, searches or watchlists -just the stock I'm interested in and what would have happened if I had bought and sold it on specific dates that I choose to include in the test. This was a great feature of Simulator when it was available.4 votes -
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Allow moving average crossovers to serve as entry AND exit stops on backtesting
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Have a stop criteria that lets me hold by number of days
Make it possible to back test buy at open and sell on the close of the same day or 1 to x number of days. This seems like it would be easier to code than most of the stop criteria that is available.
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Add Folders to the Backtester tab for organizational purposes
Having folders within the Backtester tab would make it easier for organizational reasons, especially during times of competition.
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Make the Simulator and Variator function with VV7
The true test of an investment process is its success over time. A one shot test of a process may or may not function well in other time periods. The Derby will tell what is working this moment. While that is of value I would like to discover if a process that is suitable to my risk parameters works over time.
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Day Trading Backtesting - Closing Trades at End of Day
I day trade stocks entering at market open based on previous days closing signals and close today 15 minutes before market closes, win or lose. Repeat the next day. I cannot seem to make the backtest module replicate this process. I decide on bullish or bearish positions based on my own proprietary market direction signals not VV calls. I would like to test a search by putting my start and end date for bull or bear move in backtester, then have the backtester buy previous day's search results at market open price today and close all positions at market close…
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Expand BackTest Sell options by creating a "Sell Criteria" UniSearch
UniSearch allows many options for selecting individual stocks during backtesting. However stop criteria for stocks in the portfolio are much more limited.
So here is the idea. Have a "Buy UniSearch" and a "Sell UniSearch" . For stop criteria in BackTester add one new capability -- stop if stock in the current portfolio meets (or does not meet) "Sell UniSearch criteria.
Your first thought might be of concern for the extra compute power this might take. Perhaps this can be mitigated somewhat by having an implied criteria on Sell UniSearch to filter by stocks in the current portfolio, much as…
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AutoTester In-depth Training Webinar Needed
I have watched the AutoTester training video on Video Tab, using the AutoTester extensively and have talked to a number to technical support personnel at VectorVest; but I'm still not clear on how to specify some of the parameters on the More Settings tab of the Automation Rules (Up) in the AutoTester (e.g. Limit Repurchases (check box and slide rule), Don't buy if stock violates stop criteria at purchase (check box), etc.).
I'd appreciate it very much if the Training Department can conduct an In-depth Training Webinar on the AutoTester, and/or provide a detailed user's guide on AutoTester explaining every…
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Separate each part of the timing systems, so that user can create their own combinations of timing systems.
Currently we can use preset timing systems where each part of the timing system is programmed. Example: GLB RT Kicker up signal is matched with a C/Dn down signal. A useful facility which would add flexibility, would be to allow the user to mix and match different components of a timing signal. For example, user might want to test the results of GLB RT Kicker Up signal, combined with a DEW down signal. Another Example: DEW Up signal matched with a C/Dn down signal. User could then create tests using these timing system component combinations to see which combinations work…
4 votes
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