Different or same?‏

Created at 03 Jun 2015, 22:41
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sitsky

Joined 05.02.2015

Different or same?‏
03 Jun 2015, 22:41


Hey guys,
 
I am running  A LOT of simulations on cAlgo, but...
I am seemingly getting different results between Optimization, Backtesting, Demo Account, Live Account.
I am always running with tick data(Server accurate) and zero commission, and in the Live Account Standard Live Account.
What are the differences between the 4 setups?
How much can I trust the results of Optimization and Backtesting?
What will be the difference from Optimization to Backtesting to Live?
Maybe its something I can compensate in my code, if I know what it is...
 
Please any info is welcome :)
Thank you,
~S


@sitsky
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Spotware
10 Jun 2015, 12:48

Dear Trader,

When you perform a Backtesting with the same parameters from Optimization the results must be the same because of the same historical data. When you run a cBot in a demo/live account you use real-time data which can be different from previous historical data. Therefore the behavior of cBot could be different.


@Spotware