backtesting Vs real

 

Hi everybody,


How much have you made with yours EA on backtesting

Very different to real execution?


Thanks for your responses.

 
Luis Nino:

How much have you made with yours EA on backtesting

Millions

Luis Nino:

Very different to real execution?

I'm not a millionaire.

 
Luis Nino: Very different to real execution?
  1. variable slippage
  2. variable spread
  3. stops close at market (#1 and #2) Tester closes exactly at the stop.
  4. Price gaps inter-bar.
  5. It can take seconds to open an order (#1 and #2) During news, it can takes minutes. Tester is instantaneous.
  6. Connection problems, more minutes.
 
honest_knave:

Millions

I'm not a millionaire.


thanks for the responses.
 
whroeder1:
  1. variable slippage
  2. variable spread
  3. stops close at market (#1 and #2) Tester closes exactly at the stop.
  4. Price gaps inter-bar.
  5. It can take seconds to open an order (#1 and #2) During news, it can takes minutes. Tester is instantaneous.
  6. Connection problems, more minutes.

Thanks for the responses.
 
Luis Nino:

Thanks for the responses.

Nobody said it would be easy ;)
 
Luis Nino:

Thanks for the responses.

I'm forward testing.