jcl,
Currenly, StartDate has two input methods: YYYY, and YYYYMMDD.
From the manual:
- A 4-digit number (f.i. 2006) gives the number of the historical data file with which the simulation begins (f.i. EURUSD_2006.t6). If the data file has no year number (f.i. MSFT.t6), the simulation starts with the earliest record in the file.
- A date in yyyymmdd format starts the simulation at a certain date (f.i. 20090401 = April 1st, 2009). The LookBack period is added in front of the date and begins accordingly earlier. Due to the lookback period, StartDate = 2006 is not the same as StartDate = 20060101.
For YYYYMMDD, can there be a mode where StartDate defines the
beginning of the lookback period rather than the first bar
after lookback? (In other words, "the simulation starts with the earliest record in the file.") Maybe input a negative YYYYMMDD to enable it?
This can be useful if I know how much historical data I have and I want the Lookback period to end as early as possible.
