Backtest vs Live

[lookOutBelow]

Could someone let me know how NT works in this respect?

If you run live for 5 days. Those dates are January 10th through the 14th. On the 15th, you decide to run a backtest from Jan 3rd to the 15th. Does Strategy Analyzer use the same data that came in during live trading the 10th through 14th? Or does it download those days from the historical server?

I'd like to compare my live trading results with what the backtest would normally use if I didn't have my computer on during those days. If SA uses the live data, how can I force it to use historical?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello lookoutbelow,

There will be a data request for this period if it's not available. Please see the following link then > When does NinjaTrader load historical data?

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

You can force a download of historical data through the Tools > Historical Data Manager. Click the download tab specifically or reload if you have this instrument currently loaded somewhere.