![]() ![]() And that could be its pitfall too. I.e., it’s not adequate if you want to do something advanced to it. Within few days I was able to enjoy using it and utilise all of its features to the max, from using my custom data, programming many formulaes, creating backtests, using commentary, etc. It took me just a few hours to be familiar with its features, and to create useful strategies to be tested. ![]() ![]() The good thing about MetaStock is it is quite intuitive to use. MetaStock is the first software that I tried. But when you want to go beyond this, say you have custom data such specific broker transaction value, then some software will struggle to support this. Most trading software allows backtesting using conventional parameters such as open, close price, and volume. The backtesting platform should also allow for visualisation of the strategy, such as graphical view of portfolio value over time, visualisation of entry and exit signals, and probably other stuff. It should allow us to tweak our strategy parameters, testing various combinations to find the best performance. That is, you design your trading strategy in some script, and let the software test your strategy using historical data to find out if the strategy is profitable. For me, in relation to quantitative trading, the most important feature of a trading software is its ability to perform backtesting. ![]()
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