Inconsistent results between optimization and backtesting

Created at 17 Mar 2021, 01:32
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Inconsistent results between optimization and backtesting
17 Mar 2021, 01:32

Hi,

When I run an optimization I get amazing results with zero losing trades perfect equity (straight line) then I hit "Apply", go to the Backtesting tab run the backtest and get a completely different (correct I assume) backtest results with the equity chart going down, many losing trades etc.

What is going on?

 

Mike

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PanagiotisCharalampous
17 Mar 2021, 08:24

Hi Mike,

Can you share your cBot code so that we can reproduce this behavior?

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Panagiotis 

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dave.anderson.consulting
25 Aug 2023, 14:06 ( Updated at: 26 Aug 2023, 14:49 )

This is an old bug which was reported in 2019.

This issue has never been resolved since it was reported. We are now 4 years later and still no fix on cTrader version 4.8.23.
I needed to optimize a client's cBot and ran into this bug today.
To make sure it's not my fault I grabbed the originally reported cBot (see originally reported issue) and tested it and saw that there is still a difference between Optimization and Backtest results. Exactly as it was reported in 2019.

Reply to standard reply of support “Share the cBot with us so that we can reproduce”:

Originally reported issue : The same issue with cBot code in here: https://ctrader.com/forum/cbot-support/15410

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PanagiotisChar
26 Aug 2023, 14:58 ( Updated at: 26 Aug 2023, 15:00 )

RE: Inconsistent results between optimization and backtesting

dave.anderson.consulting said: 

This is an old bug which was reported in 2019.

This issue has never been resolved since it was reported. We are now 4 years later and still no fix on cTrader version 4.8.23.
I needed to optimize a client's cBot and ran into this bug today.
To make sure it's not my fault I grabbed the originally reported cBot (see originally reported issue) and tested it and saw that there is still a difference between Optimization and Backtest results. Exactly as it was reported in 2019.

Reply to standard reply of support “Share the cBot with us so that we can reproduce”:

Originally reported issue : The same issue with cBot code in here: https://ctrader.com/forum/cbot-support/15410

Hi there,

The same symptom does not mean that it has the same cause. Better share cBot code and exact steps to reproduce.

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