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by Tim Arnold
Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:50 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: solution
Replies: 2
Views: 2672

Some customers use eSignal together with qCollector (Tradeworks Software) to create hourly bar files live during the day.

http://www.tradingblox.com/tradingblox/ ... rtners.htm
by Tim Arnold
Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:58 am
Forum: Testing Software
Topic: Basic TB questions
Replies: 3
Views: 4882

Thanks for your interest in Trading Blox. 1) Yes as a customer you will always have access to the Customer Support forum, the Blox Marketplace, and the Feature Request forum. 2) Trading Blox charts any built in or custom indicators on the price and trades chart. There is also a Quick Chart feature t...
by Tim Arnold
Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:01 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Data from Excel to TB
Replies: 7
Views: 5170

Yes TB can handle multiple intraday timeframes. Each system can only be long or short a market, but multiple systems can be tested at the same time so a market can be long and short at the same time.
by Tim Arnold
Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:26 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Portfolio Filter inflection point and trades
Replies: 6
Views: 4285

Set the test end date, generate orders, then set the test end date ahead and generate orders. If everything looks ok then it was a data change issue. One of the things I do is use Generate Forward in CSI UA to help stabilize the data. But if CSI made data corrections or otherwise, then things can ch...
by Tim Arnold
Sat May 28, 2011 6:33 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Would I enter this "Order Generated" trade at mark
Replies: 1
Views: 1973

The trade will be rejected if the open is already through the protective stop price. So it will depend on where the open is.

If the open is not already through the protective stop price, but the open is through the stop entry, then Trading Blox will enter on the open.
by Tim Arnold
Wed May 25, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: tracking intraday sequences (time stamps) on daily bars
Replies: 14
Views: 9883

You could use intraday data alone and have Trading Blox create the daily, weekly, and monthly bars which you could then use to create indicators and signals. Or you could load two separate data files as two separate instruments appending the daily with a -D. Then use LoadSymbol to load up the daily ...
by Tim Arnold
Tue May 24, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: tracking intraday sequences (time stamps) on daily bars
Replies: 14
Views: 9883

Some customers trade using the intraday data, but base the signals on daily data. Likewise you could trade daily based on weekly data.
by Tim Arnold
Fri May 20, 2011 10:08 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: where is the Customer Support forum
Replies: 4
Views: 4727

Trading Blox Customer Support Forum, Blox Marketplace, and Feature Request Forum are all customer only areas.
by Tim Arnold
Wed May 18, 2011 4:15 pm
Forum: Futures Markets
Topic: Bank Deposits 1 day as Rate
Replies: 2
Views: 2540

But something is wrong , when I run TB with only that markets I have no trades .
Check the Filtered Trade Log to see why there are no trades, if you suspect that there are signals.
by Tim Arnold
Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:46 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: importing lists of trades into TB
Replies: 5
Views: 4441

I have a block that reads the Tradestation trade log and imports into Trading Blox for signal and trade generation.

It is a starting point, and would require further work, but email me if you are interested.
by Tim Arnold
Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:06 am
Forum: Testing Software
Topic: Testing intraday-systems with TB?
Replies: 7
Views: 7879

And I'm still unsure what's meant if they claim TB is capable of intraday-testing. Trading Blox will test intraday data as small as one minute bars. So the data format would be a text file in a DTOHLCV format and the testing process would be much the same as with EOD data. The date and time of each...
by Tim Arnold
Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:48 am
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: csi coupon code
Replies: 0
Views: 13992

csi coupon code

Use Coupon Code TBLOX15 to get 15% off your first order.
by Tim Arnold
Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:31 am
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: csi data coupon code
Replies: 0
Views: 2623

csi data coupon code

If you order from CSI please be sure to inform them that you are a Trading Bloxâ„¢ customer and use discount code TBLOX15 to receive a 15% discount on your first order.

www.csidata.com
by Tim Arnold
Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:20 pm
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: Anoyone has download problems today..
Replies: 4
Views: 4153

Yes having the same problem. My hosted server is unable to connect, but my home PC is fine.
by Tim Arnold
Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:51 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Tradestation and Rina
Replies: 3
Views: 3770

Portfolio backtesting for the masses is coming soon.
Well, they use a different definition of 'portfolio backtesting' than I would use. I don't think testing each market separately and then stitching the results together afterwards qualifies as portfolio backtesting.
by Tim Arnold
Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:30 pm
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: Getting data from Bloombergs
Replies: 3
Views: 3439

This file looks fine. If you just delete the stockinfo file for now, Trading Blox will load up all text files and create a market with the symbol "erik" in this case. Then later you could add back the stockinfo file if you need a stock description or currency, etc. Also add the stock to a ...
by Tim Arnold
Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:52 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Stop-Loss on entry date
Replies: 1
Views: 2131

Is there a way to have stops executed on entry date? When you place your entry, you can indicate the entry day stop as well such as: broker.EnterLongOnOpen( protectiveStopPrice ) And if you want to adjust this stop price on the entry day, based on the fill price as an example, then you could put th...
by Tim Arnold
Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:28 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Testing synthetic databases in TBB
Replies: 4
Views: 3793

Trading Blox does not create synthetic data. But if you have different data sources for the same markets, you could run separate tests with each type of data.
by Tim Arnold
Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:47 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Correlation Matrix:
Replies: 11
Views: 8770

Re: Correlation Matrix:

Correlation Matrix: So I have a portfolio of say 6 instruments. I am interested in looking at their correlation matrix. Can someone please tell me how I can produce a correlation matrix for these 6 instruments – thanks. This block will print your current correlation matrix: http://www.tradingblox...