Does Bar Replay support the generic broker/esignal paper broker interface

[demarcog]

I only recently began using bar replay primarily to familiarize myself with the AGET setups but also to validate backtested results, as in the past I've used tick replay to insure my backteted results were close approximations to actual trade results. Plus there are obvious advantages having the ability to "forward test"/validate trades on 120 days versus 10 days in tick replay and I attempted bar replay several times earlier today.

I have a strategy that generates trades in tick replay that are reported in the eSignal Default Broker window.

When I run the exact same strategy EFS in bar replay I don't see any trades reported in the broker window, although the EFS and trades generated based on the coloring of the screen background and P&L figures I display in the cursor window seemed to be processed correctly.

Are the generic broker functions supported in bar replay?

(BTW, I did also notice the efsReload() described in an earlier post that mentioned all the bars being reloaded after each new bar. However this doesn't seem to be adversly effecting the results of my testing and the delay isn't significant using 30 minute intervals 120 days of GBP).



Thanks very much,

Glen

[eSignal_JasonK]

Re: Does Bar Replay support the generic broker/esignal paper broker interface

Hello Glen,

Originally posted by demarcog
I only recently began using bar replay primarily to familiarize myself with the AGET setups but also to validate backtested results, as in the past I've used tick replay to insure my backteted results were close approximations to actual trade results. Plus there are obvious advantages having the ability to "forward test"/validate trades on 120 days versus 10 days in tick replay and I attempted bar replay several times earlier today.

I have a strategy that generates trades in tick replay that are reported in the eSignal Default Broker window.

When I run the exact same strategy EFS in bar replay I don't see any trades reported in the broker window, although the EFS and trades generated based on the coloring of the screen background and P&L figures I display in the cursor window seemed to be processed correctly.

Are the generic broker functions supported in bar replay?

The reply Alexis gave you to this question in this thread is correct. GB functions are not compatible with Bar Replay.

[demarcog]

Re: Re: Does Bar Replay support the generic broker/esignal paper broker interface

Originally posted by JasonK
Hello Glen,



The reply Alexis gave you to this question in this thread is correct. GB functions are not compatible with Bar Replay.

Jason,

Wow, somehow I totally missed Alex's last response to that post, or I would not have asked the question. I usually read every post and have no idea how I missed a response to one of my own.

I do apologize for missing that and thank you both very much for the help.

Glen

[eSignal_JasonK]

You're most welcome. No apology necessary. Have a nice weekend.

[demarcog]

Thank you Jason I appreciate that and you have a great weekend also (you too Alex).

[simbamom]

Why not change that???

In tick replay I can have multiple charts of the same contract running in sync, in bar I can have only 1 in sync. I use 2-3 charts with different time frames to confirm my trades. It seems like bar replay needs a MAJOR upgrade.

[eSignal_AveryH]

Hi Simbamom,
Yes, you can use tick replay for multiple charts of the same symbol. Here’s an article you can look over regarding Tick Replay. You would need to link the charts prior to starting the Tick replay and here is an article on symbol linking which can be helpful.

Thanks for the post and I hope this helps.

AveryH
eSignal Support.