How to have backtest and optimization use tick data

[candy7man]

Hello,

How can I ensure that when backtesting or optimizing that tick data is being used. It seems that a limit buy order is triggering is profit target within the same bar it entered. I don't believe the results. I use Kinetick data and have downloaded historical tick data. I also use a 3 min chart for the strategy. Thanks!

[koganam]

Hello,

How can I ensure that when backtesting or optimizing that tick data is being used. It seems that a limit buy order is triggering is profit target within the same bar it entered. I don't believe the results. I use Kinetick data and have downloaded historical tick data. I also use a 3 min chart for the strategy. Thanks!

You would need to use a secondary, execution timeframe, of 1-tick or 1-range.

[candy7man]

Thanks. I couldn't find any specific place to select a setting like this in either the optimization or backtesting tabs. Is this something that needs to be specified in code?

[koganam]

Thanks. I couldn't find any specific place to select a setting like this in either the optimization or backtesting tabs. Is this something that needs to be specified in code?

Yes, you would have to code it.

ref: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/f...ead.php?t=6652

There are other examples if you search the fora.