Retrieve backtest TimeFrame Parameters in a Ninja Strategy

[Jean-Marc-Molina]

Hello,

Is there a way to retrieve, into a backtested Strategy Script, the Time Frame parameters (From and To) that have been entered in the Strategy Analyser backtest panel (TimeFrame Section)?

Thank you in advance.

Regards.

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

I don't think this is supported. I will have someone confirm my assumption.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Jean-Marc-Molina,

Unfortunately not. What you can do is to just use the ToDay(Time[0]) to get the dates though. The first return will be the starting date the strategy begins running at and the last date will be the ending date of the strategy.

[Jean-Marc-Molina]

Jean-Marc-Molina,

Unfortunately not. What you can do is to just use the ToDay(Time[0]) to get the dates though. The first return will be the starting date the strategy begins running at and the last date will be the ending date of the strategy.

Hello Josh,

Thank you for your answer. I need this feature in order to print in the output file some custom stats right before the backtest is finished. In the meantime, I will add another "To .. Date" Field for each strategy in the backtest panel and will use this one. Please let me know if this feature is added in future versions.

Regards.


JM

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

JM,

You can already do what you want through custom programming. Though it may not be the most convenient route it is already possible.

[pmorissette]

What's the best way to do this? Basically, when the backtest is done, I want to call a method that will show me what I need (in terms of custom stats). What I want to know is is there any event that is triggered when the strategy has stopped being backtested? Or do I have to do it another way?

Cheers

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

If you are using NT7 you can try using the OnTermination() method.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/ontermination.htm

[pmorissette]

Ok great this works. Thanks for the help.

Phil