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Understanding log file #470050 12/20/17 16:56 12/20/17 16:56
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 129 Halifax, NS K kujo OP Member
kujo OP Member K Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 129 Halifax, NS	Hello, I'm trying to understand a log file Quote: V 1.665 on Wed 17-12-20 12:34:56 Lookback set to 301 bars Test: Workshop4 EUR/USD 2015..2016 [1: Fri 15-01-02 06:00] (1.20534) [2: Fri 15-01-02 07:00] (1.20525) [3: Fri 15-01-02 08:00] (1.20550) For bar #1, the date and time (Fri 15-01-02 06:00) is it a start time of the bar? (1.20534) is it an average price for the bar? It equals Mean of (High+Low)/2 of all minute ticks for this hour bar? Thank you! Last edited by kujo; 12/20/17 17:37.

Re: Understanding log file [Re: kujo] #470052 12/20/17 17:48 12/20/17 17:48
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 129 Halifax, NS K kujo OP Member
kujo OP Member K Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 129 Halifax, NS	Also, a question about profit/loss calculation Quote: [831: Fri 15-02-20 17:00] -6.7719 -1.39 0/2 (1.13703) [832: Fri 15-02-20 18:00] -6.7719 -3.34 0/2 (1.13705) [EUR/USD::S2201] Reverse 1@1.13929: -3.34 at 18:00:00 [EUR/USD::L3201] Long 1@1.13929 Risk 7$ at 18:00:00 [833: Fri 15-02-20 19:00] -10.12 -0.55646205 0/3 (1.13929) [834: Sun 15-02-22 23:00] -10.12 -1.01 0/3 (1.13877) [835: Mon 15-02-23 00:00] -10.12 -1.18 0/3 (1.13825) [836: Mon 15-02-23 01:00] -10.12 -1.40 0/3 (1.13806) [837: Mon 15-02-23 02:00] -10.12 -1.42 0/3 (1.13781) [838: Mon 15-02-23 03:00] -10.12 -0.68235999 0/3 (1.13778) [839: Mon 15-02-23 04:00] -10.12 -0.88275439 0/3 (1.13863) [840: Mon 15-02-23 05:00] -10.12 -1.01 0/3 (1.13840) [841: Mon 15-02-23 06:00] -10.12 -1.43 0/3 (1.13825) [842: Mon 15-02-23 07:00] -10.12 -1.61 0/3 (1.13777) [843: Mon 15-02-23 08:00] -10.12 -3.18 0/3 (1.13756) [844: Mon 15-02-23 09:00] -10.12 -4.22 0/3 (1.13576) [EUR/USD::L3201] Reverse 1@1.13457: -4.22 at 09:00:00 [EUR/USD::S4401] Short 1@1.13457 Risk 7$ at 09:00:00 [845: Mon 15-02-23 10:00] -14.33 +2.74 1/3 (1.13457) [846: Mon 15-02-23 11:00] -14.33 +3.93 1/3 (1.13130) I set Slippage = 0 as well as Spread = RollLong = RollShort = Commisssion = 0, Leverage = 1. The Long trade opens and closes at the price of the next bar: Long 1@1.13929 and Reverse 1@1.13457. Loss should be: (1.13457 - 1.13929) * 1000 = -4.72, where 1000 is LotAmount. I wonder why it's -4.22 instead of -4.72 ? Last edited by kujo; 12/20/17 18:17.

Re: Understanding log file [Re: kujo] #470065 12/21/17 07:25 12/21/17 07:25
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,022 Frankfurt jcl Chief Engineer
jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,022 Frankfurt	I did not understand the loss calculation - it's a bit more involved, you'll find the formula in the manual - but as to the first question, the time is the bar end and the price is the price at that time.

Re: Understanding log file [Re: jcl] #470074 12/21/17 13:59 12/21/17 13:59
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 129 Halifax, NS K kujo OP Member
kujo OP Member K Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 129 Halifax, NS	Thanks, got it! I figured out how loss is calculated. As to the bars, yes, time is the bar end and the price in brackets is the bar open price.

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