EFS Forward Test

[beverlycloak]

In a different forum we discovered that bid/ask data is only available live, not as historical data.

Given this limitation, can we forward test an algo in eSignal? If so, how can we get a summary of the results at the end of the forward test as we do in back testing?

Thanks.

[Chris747]

Hi Bev,
Backtesting is based on actual historical data ... if i'm not mistaken, you are asking to test an algorithm on data that has not yet been accumulated as it has not yet occured and is sometime in the future. I'm thinking this is not possible.

Chris